Session

Fall 2024

 Term

F

Format

SEMR

Instructor

Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite

Examines the construction of the Caribbean (Hispanic Caribbean) as a geographic and cultural space whose boundaries have been charted by imperial rivalries. Topics under consideration may include Early Modern European expansion, the search for 'El Dorado' and the 'Fountain of Youth,' colonization, piracy, migration, slavery, the New World Baroque, transculturation, identity, race relations, revolutions, and nation building. Special attention is given to the representation of cities like Habana (Cuba), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Veracruz (México), and Cartagena (Colombia) in the works of writers like José Lezama Lima, Roberto Burgos Cantor, José Martí, Germán Espinosa, Reinaldo Arenas, Junot Díaz, Alejo Carpentier and others. Prerequisite: AP/SP 2200 6.00.

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