Course Info: CSI-0274
| Course | CSI-0274 Cuba: Nation, Race& Revolution |
| Long Title | Cuba: Nation, Race and Revolution |
| Term | 2025F |
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| Meeting Info | Franklin Patterson Hall 107 on M,W from 10:30-11:50 |
| Faculty | Amy Jordan |
| Capacity | 24 |
| Available | 24 |
| Waitlist | 0 |
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| Additional Info | Students should expect to spend 6-8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time |
| Description | Cuba: Nation, Race, and Revolution: This interdisciplinary course
critically engages a range of frameworks (geopolitical,
historical, sociological, literary, cultural) 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. The first part of
the course will focus on 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 cubanidad
in the late-19thcentury 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 the
Cuban after the 1959 revolution, during the Special Period, and
more recently. We will also explore how Cuba should be understood
in relation to the U.S. government, to the international Left,
and to its diaspora. This course is open to all, though it is
best suited to students beyond their first semester of study. The
class will be conducted in English, with many readings available
in Spanish and English. Additionally, for students wishing to
apply for the Hampshire in Havana spring semester program, this
course will offer 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:Caribbean, Latin America, diaspora, history, culture, colonialism,Race and Power |