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Pre-requisites:
Normally H16A & H17C (but may not apply
to non-history majors)
Prof. Verene A. Shepherd
Instruction
Format:
Lectures (2 per week, Mon. &
Tues. 5-6 in IFLT)
+ tutorials (one per week per student)
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| Course
Description |
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The course examines the primary forces and characteristic features
evident in the Caribbean between the European invasion and the
ending of the various slave systems. It is concerned with the
ways in which conquest, colonisation, the evolution of the plantation
system and other economic regimes, slavery and imperialism affected
the course of Caribbean history and fostered a spirit of resistance
in its indigenous and enslaved African peoples. It looks comparatively
at the slave systems, especially in the English-, French- and
Spanish-colonised Caribbean and examines the degree to which
the exploited and marginalised (male and female) were able to
refashion their world and bring about a collapse of slavery.
A significant objective of the course is to introduce students
to historiography, using the revisionist sources to interrogate
the traditional representations of Caribbean history and facilitate
an engagement with alternative discourses. The course will pay
attention to the diversity of Caribbean populations and take
on board issues of class, colour, gender, ethnicity and ‘race’.
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| Evaluation |
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Coursework 40% (test,
15%; oral presentation 10%; short essay, 15%))
Final Exam. 60% |
| Quota:
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| ca. 200 (but all history
majors will be accommodated) |
| Lecturer:
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| Prof. Verene A. Shepherd.
Please note that (except for physically challenged students
unable to take notes) the taping of lectures is NOT allowed
and that all cellular telephones MUST be switched
off during all classes.
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| Tutors: |
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Graduate Students and/or
Faculty members from the Department of History & Archaeology
will assist with tutorials. Tutorial sign-up sheets will be
posted during the first (teaching) week.
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