10 courses with the subject CAST, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
CAST 1001Major Themes in Caribbean Studies
3 hours; 3 credits Major factors that have shaped the Caribbean: discovery, slavery, colonialism, imperialism, "foreign" ideologies, and neo- colonialism. Comparative description of plantation societies in the Caribbean.
3 hours; 3 credits Introduction to urban issues facing transnational communities; political, economic and sociological analyses of Caribbean Diaspora, with a focus on African descendants, in urban environments; problem-based and place-based approaches; data analysis, group projects. This course is the same as Sociology 2300 and Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 2300. Studies 1001 or Caribbean Studies 1001.
3 hours: 3 credits Introduction to the steelpan instrument, its history, and its use as a tool of community development. This course is the same as AFST 3250 and MUSC 2111.
Origins and Social function of Reggae Music 3 hours; 3 credits Investigation of the history of the Reggae genre; research African spirituality and “new world” religions. Analysis of survival strategies in the post-slavery era and their role in solidifying links to Caribbean people and their African heritage. Exploration of Reggae music and artists. Connecting Reggae to social and political movements. Exploration of Reggae as a progenitor of new genres in the global economy. This course is the same as AFST 3244 and AMST 3707
3 hours, 3 credits Caribbean Studies 145 ---------- ---------- s, as defined in the description of the Caribbean Studies, B.A. grade of C or higher. Asian presence in the Caribbean. Critical survey of the history, role, image and contributions of Asian people to the formation of Caribbean identity. Examination of indentureship, slavery, case studies of Asian descendants. Asian Caribbean contributions to art and culture, politics, social relations. The economic relations between Asia and the
3 hours; 3 credits Analysis of the role of gender in the greater Caribbean as it intersects with race and ethnicity in shaping nation-building , the economy, political relations, notions of citizenship, rights, policymaking, familial and societal relations, and cultural practices. This course is the same as AFST 3341 and POLS 3247. permission of the chairperson.
4 hours; 4 credits Sex and sexuality in the Caribbean and its diaspora; exploration of how sexuality intersects with and diverges from culture, nationalism, notions of gender, race, and ethnicity. Social science and literary texts explore a range of experiences from the nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries, including heterosexuality, interracial relationships, homosexuality, love, violence, and desire; critical and theoretical texts examine the structures of gender and sexual relations, and relationships between sex and race. This course is the same as Africana Studies 3246, Comparative Literature 3620 and Women’s and Gender Studies 3118.
3 hours, 3 credits Introduction to the physical and environmental characteristics of the Caribbean and the issues challenging these settings and concepts. Survey of theories of climate justice emerging from these concerns. Focus on the relationship of Caribbean history and development to the regional issues, policies and practices that impact the environment. Study of contemporary environmental justice initiatives. Students may take this course for credit once. This course is the same as ANTH 3145, AFST 3350 and PRLS 3130.