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Crosslistings: ANTH 166 |
One of the unspoken rules in Caribbean societies is: "If you're white, you're all right; if you're brown stick around; if you're black stay back." Yet, ironically in many of these societies the notion that "a rich black is a mulatto and a poor mulatto is black" is also prevalent. This course critically examines the prominence of color, as a symbol of race, in the social hierarchy of Caribbean societies. It explores the complex manifestations of color particularly as it intersects with class. Students consider how color operates, as a marker of status, especially in the making and remaking of gendered identities. Themes covered include but are not limited to: Family, love and marriage patterns, beauty ideals and nationalism, political leadership and representation. Reading materials consist primarily of ethnographies.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS AFAM Grading Mode: Graded
Prerequisites: NONE
Last Updated on MAR-18-2003
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