Islands in the Caribbean archipelago have been variously characterized as paradisical, as the sites of wealth-producing plantations, as staging posts for narcotics traders, as ideal Spring Break destinations. Caribbean societies and cultures have been shaped by forced convergences of indigenous populations, European, African and Asian peoples, the result of violent colonization and involuntary migrations. Caribbean Counterpoint: Havana, Cuba and Kingston, Jamaica offers Students in Global Liberal Studies who are interested in the Caribbean region the opportunity to spend two weeks of intensive study on two of the region’s most interesting cities. Drawing on readings from literature, history, cultural studies and film, this course takes an interdisciplinary, transnational approach to examining the formative influences on Caribbean urban cultures of contestations arising from histories of slavery, indentureship and colonialism in the making of the contemporary Caribbean. Questions addressed include: how have the residual legacies of slavery and colonization facilitated consumption in and of the Caribbean city?

J-Term Course Caribbean Cultures CAGC-UF 101-001 4 Credit

Course open to NYU undergraduate studentsComplete Course Dates January 5–26, 2020 Travel to Cuba Dates January 5–12, 2020 NYC Meeting Pattern Tue/Wed/Thu, 10am–2pmTuition and Registration Fees $6,680 Program Fee $1,100Department consent is required to register. For complete details and to apply, visit: bit.ly/NYUcuba Application deadline: September 22, 2019

Caribbean Counterpoint: Havana, Cuba and Kingston, Jamaica