THE GLOBAL CARIBBEAN: HISTORY AND SOCIETY
LACL 1215/AFRS 1215– SPRING 2024 Tuesdays and Thursdays COURSE
NUMBER: 20545 10:05am-11:30am
Mills Hall 103
Instructor Information Office Hours
Name: Professor Michele Reid-Vazquez
Email: [email protected] (Include
“Caribbean” in the subject line)
Tuesdays, 3-4:30pm; Thursdays – 3-3:45pm
Email Professor to make a virtual appointment on
another day/time.
Distribution Requirements: Difference, Power & Inequity; International Perspectives
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course introduces students to connective concepts and issues in locations throughout the Caribbean
region, such as Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. The course engages a
combination of historical and qualitative analysis to provide a deeper understanding of the Caribbean’s
complex history, cultural vibrancy, and global connections. Topics may include Indigenous and African
enslavement, degrees of freedom within slave systems, rebellion and revolution, anticolonial and social
movements, contemporary migration, and social justice issues.