Course Description
This course covers a range of issues affecting women in the various parts of the Caribbean region. It examines the meaning of feminism within the Caribbean context. It considers the ways in which race, gender, class, ethnicity, language, sexuality, and other factors affect the formation of Caribbean women's identities in the modern world.
Athena Title
Women in the Caribbean
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in WMST 3500W, LACS 3500W
Prerequisite
WMST 1110 or WMST 1110E or WMST 1110H or WMST 2010 or WMST 2010H or permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will learn about a variety of issues affecting the lives of women in different parts of the Caribbean region. They will understand how the meaning of feminism changes within particular socio-political contexts, and more specifically, within the Caribbean context. Finally, they will understand how race, gender, class, ethnicity, language, sexuality and other factors intersect in the formation of Caribbean women's identities in the modern world.
Topical Outline
PART I: Feminism and the Formation of Feminine Identities Theoretical Text: Chapters from Consuelo Lopez Springfield's "Daughters of Caliban: Caribbean Women in the Twentieth Century," Primary Texts: Merle Hodge's "Crick Crack Monkey," Jamaica Kincaid's "Annie John," and Michelle Cliff's "Abeng." PART II: Colonial Legacies and Postcolonial Identities Theoretical Text: Chapters from Springfield's "Daughters of Caliban: Caribbean Women in the Twentieth Century." Primary Texts: Edwidge Danticat's "The Farming of Bones" and Jean Rhys' "Wide Sargosso Sea." PART III: Language, Culture, and Feminine Identities Theoretical Text: Chapters from Springfield's "Daughters of Caliban: Caribbean Women in the Twentieth Century." Primary Texts: Maryse Conde's "Crossing the Mangrove," Christina Garcia's " Dreaming in Cuban," and Rosario Ferre's "The Youngest Doll."
Syllabus