49-3774 The Black Atlantic

This course will explore interrelations between the old and new worlds in the 19th and 20th centuries. The effects of voluntary and forced migration on the development of racial consciousness, capital markets, economics, and social classes will be discussed. Africa (Ghana, Senegal, and South Africa), Europe (Great Britian, France, and Portugal), North America, and the Caribbean (the USA, Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti), South America (Brazil, Argentina) will be utilized as models. Requirements include significant readings, films, and other assignments.

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