COLT 0810W - Caribbean Fiction

Institution:

Brown University

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Through fiction and film originally in Spanish, French or English and theories of the postcolonial and postmodern, we explore how images of the Caribbean have been constructed and complicated: as lands of abundance, scenes of historical violence and natural disaster, destinations for colonial and modern-day tourists. Readings include Carpentier, Benítez Rojo, Santos Febres, Chamoiseau, Condé, Kincaid, Brathwaite.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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