Course Info: CSI-0274
| Course | CSI-0274 Cuba: Nation/Race/Revolution |
| Long Title | Cuba: Nation, Race, and Revolution |
| Term | 2024F |
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| Meeting Info | Franklin Patterson Hall 103 on T,TH from 2:30-3:50 |
| Faculty | Michele Hardesty |
| Capacity | 25 |
| Available | 0 |
| Waitlist | 0 |
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| Additional Info | The content of this course deals with issues of race and power Students should expect to spend 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time BOOKS: Title:Cuba: An American History Author:Ada Ferrer ISBN:978-1501154560 Cost:$21.00 |
| Description | This interdisciplinary course critically engages a range of
frameworks (geopolitical, historical, sociological, literary,
artistic) to study the complex and contested reality of Cuba. The
course will begin by critiquing and decentering the stereotypical
images of Cuba that circulate in U.S. popular and official
culture. Then we will learn about the revolutions that have
defined the nation in the context of colonialism and
neocolonialism: the impact of the Haitian Revolution on colonial
Cuba; the forging of a nation in the late-19th century
revolutions for independence from Spain; and the victory of the
1959 Cuban Revolution that defied U.S. neocolonial power. From
there, we will examine how intersecting constructions of race,
gender, and sexuality have defined Cuba since the 1959
revolution, and what it means to think about Cuba as
transnational. This course is reading-intensive and is best
suited to students beyond their first semester of study. The
class will be conducted in English, with many readings and
viewings available in Spanish and English. For students wishing
to apply for the Hampshire in Havana spring semester program,
this course is a requirement and offers critical foundational
knowledge and application support. (Concurrent enrollment in a
Spanish language class is strongly recommended for non-fluent
speakers considering the Hampshire in Havana program.) Keywords:Cuba, history, Latin America, Caribbean, revolution |