ANSO 362 - Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean

Institution:

Rockford University

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Description:

This is an area course to familiarize students with the human diversity in the Caribbean. Topics to be discussed include the Caribbean before Columbus; the arrival of the Europeans; the introduction of African slaves; African patterns found in the Caribbean today; Caribbean marriage and kinships; voodoo, shango and other syncretic cults; Caribbean economic and political development; emigration from the Caribbean to the United States, Canada, France and Britain; independence and communism in the Caribbean. PRQ: ANSO 100. Scheduled: When staffing allows. Meets: SNO.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rockford.edu

Phone Number:

(815) 226-4186

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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