HIST 2541

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HIST 2541
Modern Caribbean History

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

This course examines the development of the Caribbean since the Haitian Revolution.  It  will focus on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and our readings pay particular attention to the ways in which race, gender, and ethnicity shape the histories of the peoples of the region.  The course uses a pan-Caribbean approach by focusing largely on three islands - Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba - that belonged to competing empires.  Although the imperial powers that held these nations shaped their histories in distinctive ways these nations share certain common features. Therefore, we examine the differences and similarities of their histories as they evolved from plantation based colonies to independent nations.

When Offered Spring.

Breadth Requirement (GB)
Distribution Category (GLC-AS, HA-AS, HST-AS)
Course Subfield (HGS)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: ASRC 2308, LATA 2308

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17408 HIST 2541   LEC 001

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    • MW McGraw Hall 145
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Byfield, J

  • 17412 HIST 2541   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies