FALL 2008
Courses
in the Department
- Introduction
to Caribbean Studies - 595:100
Interdisciplinary introduction to the principal questions, themes, and debates in the field of Caribbean studies.
Emphasis on the complex connections and fragmentation of the different histories, cultures, and nations of the Caribbean basin.
Open to
first and second year students only. Juniors who are majors
may enter with special permission.
This course is now required
for the Major and Minor.
M/W 1:40 - 3:00 pm
- Introduction
to Latino Studies- 595:101
Interdisciplinary introduction to the principal questions, themes, and debates in the study of Latinos in the US including distinct immigrant,
national origin, and ethnic groups.
Open only
to first and second year students. Juniors who are majors
may enter with special permission.
This course is now required
for the Major and Minor.
M/Th 10:20 - 11:40 pm
- History
of the Caribbean to 1898 - 595:204
History of the Caribbean from before the Spanish conquest until the consolidation of the US imperial sphere in 1898.
Emphasis on Spanish, English, and French colonialism and the formation of Jamaica, Saint Domingue/Haiti, Puerto Rico,
Cuba and Española/Dominican Republic.
Th Noon - 3:00 pm
- History
of the Caribbean since 1898 - 595:205
Overview of the history of the Caribbean since the formation of the US sphere of influence in 1898.
Emphasis on the Hispanic Caribbean and Haiti with consideration of the English-speaking nations.
This course
is now required for the Major and an option for the Minor;
seniors may enter with special permission.
M/Th Noon - 1:20 pm
- The
Caribbean and the US 595:206
Equivalent
to "Conflict and Change" for purposes
of the "old" major. Open
to all students.
M 6:40 - 9:30 pm
- Women in the Caribbean & Caribbean Women in the US - 595-210
Examines the experience of Caribbean women in nations of origin and in diasporic communities in the US.
Focus on work, migration, transnationalism, family, daily life, gender relations, and politics.
Credit not given for both this course and 01:988:210.
M/W 1:40 - 3:00 pm
- Puerto Rican Literature - 595:266
Course description
Credit not given for both this course and 01:940:331, 332
M/Th 8:40 - 10:00 am
- Latinos
& Migration 595:298
Historical and contemporary experience of Latinos and Latin Americans with migration to/from the US
and migration within the US. Development of regional, national, and transnational practices.
Emphasis on causes and experience of migration.
Not open to first year students. Seniors may enter with special permission.
M/Th Noon - 1:20 pm
- Latinos
and Community - 836:299
Historical and contemporary formation and experience of Latino cultural, political symbolic, and geographic communities
in comparative perspective. Participation of Latinos and Latin American migrants in broader communities.
This course is now required for the Major and an option for the Minor. It is open to first, second and third year students.
M/Th 10:20 - 11:40 pm
- Caribbean Art--Topics in Latino & Hispanic Caribbean Studies- 595:312
An introductory course in the art and visual culture of the Caribbean from the pre-Conquest to the present.
Interdisciplinary in scope, the class looks comparatively at models from visual culture, literature, film, theatre, and music.
No prerequisites. Open to all except first year students. Will change to new Course Number over the summer.
T/Th 3:20 - 4:40 pm
- Caribbean Cinema-Topics
in Latino & Hispanic Caribbean Studies - 595:312
Post-revolution Cuban Cinema and the New Latin American Cinema*
This course will focus on a number of films and videos produced after the Cuban revolution of 1959.
Through the screening of films and assigned readings, the course will examine the meaning of Cuban post revolutionary
film productions in the context of the New Latin American Cinema, and explore aspects of Cuban culture as conveyed
by Cuban filmmakers. Issues of identity, difference, gender, race, sexual orientation and political descent will be
considered and discussed. We will also consider how the political system is conveyed by Cuban filmmakers.
Additional issues that will be considered include the nature of the moving image in general and the Cuban moving image
in particular. Is the moving image in Cuban cinema a reflection of Cuban reality or is it a reflection of the filmmaker's
confrontation with Cuban reality? The first position makes the filmmaker a conduit for Cuban reality; the second position
makes the filmmaker the interpreter of Cuban reality.
Open to
all except first year students. Will change to LHCS 225 over the summer.
W 1:40 - 4:50 pm
- Contemporary Puerto Rican Society -Topics
in Latino & Hispanic Caribbean Studies- 595:312
Open to
all except first year students.
W 5:00 - 8:00 pm
- Gender & Sex in Caribbean Literature - Topics
in Latino & Hispanic Caribbean Studies- 595:312
Open to
all except first year students.
M/Th 12:35 - 1:55 pm
- Mexican Migration to US - Topics
in Latino & Hispanic Caribbean Studies- 595:312
Open to all except 1st year students.
M/W 3:20 - 4:40 pm
- Independent Study - 595:35
By Permission
- Community Internship - 595:tba
By Permission
This course examines the history of people of Latin American and Hispanic Caribbean descent
in the United States over the last two centuries. We examine how immigrants, exiles, incorporated
colonial populations, and established ethnic/racial communities were created and how they adjusted,
resisted, adapted and integrated to the many forces that have affected their lives in the US,
creating new ethnic, racial and local identities and cultures in the process.
T/Th 3:20 - 4:40 pm
- History
of Dominican Republic- 595:372
From the French invasion of Hispaniola to the present. Role in Spanish empire, U.S. control
in the transition to the sugar economy, Trujillismo, the U.S. invasion in 1965 and the impact
of migration on society.
Credit not given for both this course and 01:508:372. Open to all except 1st year students.
T 5:00 - 8:00 pm
- The History of Cuba - 595:390
A study of Cuba from pre-Columbian times to the present day. Deals with the long battle
for freedom during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Credit not given for both this course and 01:508:370 Open to all except 1st year students.
TTh 3:20-4:40 PM
- Senior
Seminar in Latino & Hispanic Caribbean Studies - 595:497
M 1:40 - 4:40 pm
Courses in other departments approved for the major and minor NOT subject to restrictions (not offered every semester, check schedules)
French 413:
Caribbean Literature. "Histoire(s) et Identites" (conducted in French with prerequisites)
English 195: Contemporary Caribbean Women Writers (English-Speaking Caribbean)
Labor School: Immigrant Workers Rights
Spanish 322: Literature & Culture of the Hispanic Caribbean
Courses
in other Departments that are approved towards the Major subject to other limitations and pre-requisites (not offered every semester, check schedules) Courses marked with a *** are highly recommended for our majors.
Please notify your advisor or chair that you are enrolling in any of these.
Besides those listed below, other courses may be approved as part of an individually designed research and indepdentent study agenda.
These courses are subject
to LHCS rules for current Major: only two "outside" courses
may be applied towards major; also subject to home department's
rules and limitations including pre-requisites--contact appropriate chair or professor for access and permission; negotitate any prerequisites.
Africana Studies
01-014-201: African Belief Systems in the Latino Community
01-014-203/204: The Black Experience in America***
01-014-370: Afro-Atlantic Diaspora***
01-014-404: Contemporary Race Relations***
Sociology of Black Econmic Development
BLACKS & ECON STRUCTRS
Afro-Brazilian History
American Studies
01-050-331: Ethnic America
01-050-250: Culture of Portuguese Speaking Communities in US
01-059-240: Latino/Latina Am. Culture
Comparative Literature
01-195-336: Literatures of Migration, Immigration and Diaspora
Criminal Justice
01-202-425: Race, Crime and Justice
Education
05-300-401: Individual and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom
English: Topics
01-351-366: Literatures of Migration, Immigration and Diaspora
Geography
01-450-336: Latin America
History: American
01-512-104: Development of the US II***
01-512-355: Americas Rise to Global Power
01-512-379: African-American History, 1877 to Present
01-512-364: Blacks in Urban America***
01-512-366: Race and Sex in America
01-512-368: Civil Rights 1900-1980***
01-512-378: Afro-American History I***
History: Afr, Asia, Latin Am.
508:264: Latin America and the US
01-508-360: History of Brazil
01-508-362: History of Mexico***
01-508-369: Gender Latin America
Journalism and Media
04-567-334: Women and Minorities in Media
Labor Studies
37-575-304: Black Workers in American Society
37-575-307: Latino Workers in the US***
37-575-320: Immigrant Workers and Their Rights***
37-575-364: Diversity in the Workplace
407: WORKERS MVMNTS IN NJ***
37-575-481: Topics: Trade, Agriculture, Immigration
Latin American Studies
01-590-402: Mixing Race and Culture
01 590-460: Race and Class in Latin America
Political Science
01-790-333: Political Development of American Race Relations
Portuguese
01-810-330: Literature and Culture of Brazil
Public Health
01-832-252: Health and Social Justice
Sociology
01-920-108: Minority Groups in American Society***
01-920-306: Race Relations***
01-920-332: Social Inequalities
01-920-428: Sociology of Cities and Suburbs
Spanish
01-940-331/332: Literature and Culture of the Hispanic Caribbean
01-940-363: Bilingualism in the Spanish Speaking World
460: Race & Class Dynamics Latin America
Women and Gender Studies
01-988-235 Dynamics of Class, Race, and Sex***
01-988-329: Race, Gender Nation***