Environmental Science A18 - Caribbean Dreams

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Wheaton College - Massachusetts

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Ever since Christopher Columbus crashed into the Bahamas and called its inhabitants "Indians," theCaribbean has been a place about which people have dreamed. In the "developed" world, it conjuresup idyllic images of swaying palm trees and sparkling waters, either as a vacation paradise or a home which they had to leave for political or economic reasons. In August and September it reminds us all of nature's fury. But dreams for some are often nightmares for others, be they of sugar plantations, revolts of enslaved people, U.S. flags flying, socialist revolutions, or migrants washing ashore on Florida's beaches. This seminar, through literature, documents, and historical scholarship, examines the dreams that the Caribbean has evoked and the realities that such dreams have produced in the "Greater Caribbean," which centers on the islandswhich touch the Caribbean Sea and extends to places such as Boston, New York, Miami, London, Paris and Africa. As we consider these issues, you will become a better scholar who is prepared to tackle the academic challenges Wheaton presents. (John Bezis-Selfa)

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wheatoncollege.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 285-7722

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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