HIS 5144 SEXUALITY & RACE IN THE CARIBBEAN
This course explores how examining sexuality and race in the Caribbean complicates our understanding of political, economic, and social change within a global context. Students will be introduced to diverse theoretical developments concerning sexual and racial inequality in the Caribbean and various traditions of feminist epistemology. Through the lens of race and sexuality in both the colonial and post colonial context, student will attain a greater understanding of various Caribbean nations in relation to US and European political and economic influence in the region. This course requires the interrogation of specific topics such as, but not limited to, marriage and divorce, prostitution, racial and sexual politics, family life, honor, violence and sexual tourism. Students are required to complete assigned weekly readings and to demonstrate critical thinking in all writing assignments. This course also requires activities outside of class which may include films, trips to museums, galleries, or academic panels.