Course Info: CSI-0309
| Course | CSI-0309 Puerto Rico & Puerto Ricans |
| Long Title | Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans Before and After Hurricane Maria |
| Term | 2018S |
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Textbook information |
| Meeting Info | Franklin Patterson Hall 103 on M from 4:00-7:00 |
| Faculty | Wilson Valentin-Escobar |
| Capacity | 25 |
| Available | 17 |
| Waitlist | 0 |
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| Cumulative Skill(s) | Independent Work Multiple Cultural Perspectives Writing and Research |
| Additional Info | Students are expected to spend at least six to eight hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time. |
| Description | The purpose of this class is to learn about the legal, cultural and political history of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Puerto Rican Diaspora, and the various social movements and perspectives that have sprung up as a result of the continuing coloniality, on and off the island. In a Hampshire College walkout in support of the people of Puerto Rico, the acclaimed poet, Martin Espada, declared that "Colonialism is a Hurricane." A colony of the United States since 1898, the devastating impact of Hurricane Maria exposed the longstanding colonial relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico. This was an upper-level seminar that required students complete weekly response papers, read books and essays from an array of disciplinary perspectives, complete a census assignment, write a final project research proposal, deliver an in-class presentation, and undertake a self-selected final project. |