This course challenges the positioning of the African American experience as a dominant referent for black cultures in the Americas through an examination of fictional writing produced by blacks in Canada and the notion of a transatlantic African diasporic sensibility.
This course examines developments in the calypso circa 1922-1992, including changes in its form, function and content. The course also explores the calypso for commentaries on nationhood, community relations in a multi-ethnic society and issues of sexuality and gender relations. Course credit exclusion: AP/REI 3305 3.00 (prior to Fall 2013). PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course […]
FULLY ONLINE This course introduces students to Indigenous cinema in the United States and Canada, although films from Mexico, the Andes (Quechua) and Brazil will be screened when available. Students view approximately ten films and read works of film theory and criticism in order to analyze how Indigenous peoples use the moving image to re-present […]
Students discover how local cultural production is fostered, disseminated, and in some cases restricted in and by the communities they serve. Building on cultural theories and concepts of public pedagogy, students work in small groups with partner organizations to engage in a choice of research or community focused experiential learning activities to be used for […]
Explores the form, function and content of Spoken Word, in terms of language, rhythm, historical developments, social- political contexts, as well as key artists of poetry, rap, dub, slam, lyricism and spoken word as live and direct purveyors of culture. By examining performance as text and artist/creator narratives, commentaries and cultural discourse, students survey the […]
Introduces students to the major cultural characteristics of the contemporary Caribbean through an examination of the writers, artists and scholars of the region. Previously offered as: AP/HUMA 2310 9.00.