LAST 240

Spring 2016

Part of Term 1
Jan 19-May 4
Constr Afr and Carib Identity
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Credit: 3 hours.

Same as AFST 209, CWL 225, and FR 240. See FR 240.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Cultural Studies - Non-West
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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
32906
Lecture-Discussion
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2:00PM -3:20PM
MW
Foreign Languages Building
Maddox, C
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/19/16-05/04/16
Degree Notes:
Cultural Studies - Non-West course.
Section Info:
This course will introduce students to the diverse religions and expressions of folk spirituality among peoples of the Afro-Atlantic world, with special attention to religious and spiritual practices of the French-Creole circum-Caribbean. Special attention will be devoted to the French/Creole-speaking populations of the former French colonies (i.e. Haiti, Martinique, Louisiana). Using historical and anthropological approaches, we will explore the core concepts of religious syncretism and how the religious identities of Africans and their descendants developed under New World conditions. We will also draw upon interdisciplinary scholarship (i.e. dance studies, ethnomusicology, cultural studies) to examine the relationship between religious expression and cultural production. This will include discussions of music and dance expression, visual arts, and literature, as well as religious commodification, tourism, and critiques of media portrayals. Text, film, audio, and explorations of performance will be used in the course format.
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