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Defeat of the Morant Bay Rebellion” in Volume XIX The Jamaican Historical. Review 1996. V. Freedom and Decolonization.

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Dr. S. Ife Williams

The History, Culture and Politics of the Caribbean: Jamaica COURSE DESCRIPTION:

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The course will cover a comparative history of British and Spanish colonialism: the politicaleconomy of slavery onto which those former colonists thrived; the cultural imperatives imposed on the populations; and the political institutions created to maintain their hegemony. Throughout these systems of dominance, African and Indigenous cultures survived through a series of assimilation and ingenuity. These remarkable histories have resulted in complex, diverse societies that represent an amalgamation of challenging; yet, positive attributes of circumstances. Students will be able to contrast the methods used by each of the individual European powers in the maintenance and proliferation of slavery and those efforts for abolishment of the slave trade, slavery and much later decolonization. In addition to the historical and political legacies the cultural attributes of Jamaican society will be examined. 1.

COMPETENCIES: Students should have a demonstrated understanding of the basic concepts and ideas in political science: Competency 1: Comparative study the governance of nations in the developed and lessdeveloped regions of the world Competency 2: The processes by which political systems are shaped through historical forces, political cultures, the international environment, economic conditions, ideologies, and the decisions of leaders and public participants in politics Competency 3: The cultures of African descendants, Creoles and other ethnic, minorities within the Caribbean community.

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COURSE OUTLINE: I.

Early History of the Caribbean a. Eric Williams, From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, “White Capital and Colored Labour” b. Jose Barreiro “A Note on Tainos: Whither Progress?” online at http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/41/013.html

II.

The Political Economy of Slavery a. Basil Davidson, The Search for Africa, “Africa and the Invention of Racism”. b. Eric Williams, From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, “King Sugar” and “Capitalism and Slavery”

c. Hilary McD. Beckles, Britain’s Black Debt: Reparations for Caribbean Slavery and Native Genocide, “The Zong Massacre: Jamaica-Bound Africans Murdered” and “Prostituting Enslaved Caribbean Women” d. Trevor Burnard, “E Pluribus Plures: African ethnicities in seventeenth and eighteenth century Jamaica in Volume XXI The Jamaican Historical Review 2001.

III.

Colonialism a. Claude Ake, A Political Economy of Africa, “The Colonial Economy”, pp.43-64. b. “Spanish Colonialism”; “Colonial Nationalism”; and “The Cockpit of Europe” in From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean 1492-1969 by c. Walter Rodney, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, “What is Development”, pp. 3-29. d. Video: “The Africans: The Magnificent African Cake”

IV.

Manumission Efforts a. Chapter One in The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution by C.L.R. James, b. “The Maroon Wars in Jamaica-A Geographical Appraisal” in Volume XII, The Jamaican Historical Review, 1980 c. Gad Hekuman, “A Tale of Two Jamaican Rebellions” and Clinton Hutton, “The Defeat of the Morant Bay Rebellion” in Volume XIX The Jamaican Historical Review 1996.

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Freedom and Decolonization Decolonization in the English-Speaking Caribbean: Myth or Reality? Trevor M.A. Farrell, From, The Newer Caribbean (Eds. Paget Henry, Carl Stone, Institute for the Study of Human Issues, 1983, pp.3-12

VI.

Cultural Diaspora a. “Introduction” of Contemporary Caribbean Cultures and Societies in a Global Context by Teresita Martínez-Vergne, Franklin W. Knight b. Erna Brodber, Louisiana c. Rupert Lewis, “Marcus Garvey and culture in Jamaica” and Erna Brodber, “The emergence of reggae: a 1986 overview in Volume XX The Jamaican Historical Review, 1998. d. Michelle Cliff, If I could write this in fire, I would write this in fire e. Kwame Dawes, Bob Marley f. Films “The Harder They Come” and ”Home Again”

VII.

Impact of Globalization a. “Challenges to Caribbean Economies in the Era of Globalization” by Helen McBan and “Globalization, the World Bank and the Haitian Economy by Alex Duprey in Contemporary Caribbean Cultures and Societies in a Global Context b. Kim Crenshaw, “Intersections of Gender and Race”, Paper Prepared for the World Conference Against Racism, 2002. Power Point Presentation. c. Introduction in Women Pay The Price: Structural Adjustment in African and the Caribbean, Africa World Press 1995. d. Video: “Life and Debt”, The Impact of the IMF on Jamaica.

Course Assessment: Course will be constructed as a Hybrid and begin at the start of the summer session. Students will have access to all reading materials and will be afforded the entire session to complete all assignments online. 1. Students will write a three-page book review on a Caribbean Novel, Louisiana by Erna Brodber, due upon return. 2. During the island stay, students will interview one person on the status of the political economic system and its personal impact. Attention will be particularly paid to Structural Adjustment and the accompanying government policies. Paraphrase interview and expand in a three to five page summary citing one text from each section. 3. Students will be familiar with the following terms: Berlin Conference Colonialism IMF Underdevelopment World Bank Structural Adjustment GenderDevelopment Decolonization Pan Africanism Imperialism NGO Monoculture Feminism Nationalism Ecotourism

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