SPAN 053. Memorias a la deriva. El Caribe y sus diásporas

This course will focus on the study of the central role that notions of diaspora and insularity have played in the formation of Caribbean cultures with emphasis in the symbolic representation of these issues during the 20^th and 21^st centuries. Particularly, we will pay attention to icons, images, and metaphors that have become an essential part of Caribbean aesthetics and subjectivity like the island, the sea, the boat, the hurricane, the bird, the cannibal, and the runaway. By tracing the representation of those emblems in a wide variety of texts and visual culture works we will reflect on the intersections between history, politics, diaspora, ecology, and affects.
Prerequisite: SPAN 022, SPAN 023, the equivalent, or permission of the instructor.
Humanities.
1 credit.
Eligible for LALS, BLST
Catalog chapter: Spanish
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/spanish

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