LATI 201 - Peoples and Cultures of Caribbean

Institution:

New Jersey City University

Subject:

Description:

This course offers an examination of the Caribbean region as a cultural area with common historical patterns of conquest, colonization, peonage or slavery, and the development of multiracial and multicultural societies. Some of the topics of study include: the European, African and Asian cultural roots; the rise, growth and impact of the plantation economy; family organization; the tensions of gender, race, and class; and popular religion and everyday life. The focus of this course is on cultural, socioeconomic and political developments in the 20th century, particularly the past several decades.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.njcu.edu

Phone Number:

(201) 200-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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