Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 33 - Overcoming Divisions and Dictatorships:The Dominican Republic

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CUNY Brooklyn College

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Description:

3 hours, 3 credits The role of race, dictatorship, U.S. influence, and transnationalism in shaping the Dominican Republic will be examined. An interdisciplinary approach to depict trends, processes, and current issues in the Dominican Republic will be used. Topics include: Slavery, racism, Haitian intervention, independence, plantation economy, caudillos, U.S. intervention, neocolonialism, Trujillo, political exile, Bosch, globalization, labor and entrepreneurship, transmigration and transnationalism.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brooklyn.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 951-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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