Listed in: Black Studies, as BLST-33 | History, as HIST-12
J. Celso Castro Alves (Section 01)
(LA or AF) (Also Black Studies 33.) This course explores the historical roots of contemporary racial formations in Latin America and the Caribbean. It focuses particularly on the black experiences, inter-ethnic conflicts and racial solidarities in Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti and Puerto Rico from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Topics of discussion will include the struggles for emancipation from slavery, black notions of sovereignty, forms of black nationalism, Pan-Africanism, and political radicalism. We will examine a multiplicity of historical sources, including novels, music, film, personal testimonies, and historical monographs in order to understand the black diaspora as both an historical process and as a seedbed for various identities, racial cultures and political projects. Two class meetings per week. Spring semester. Professor Castro Alves.
Section 01
Tu 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM COOP 101
Th 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM COOP 101