Cuba at the Crossroads: Art Culture and Identity ((4 Credits))

Catalog description

Students in this course will examine the changing cultural and political landscape of Cuba. We will look at how economic, political and cultural factors come to bear on issues of identity, and how these are reflected in the arts. Students will learn about the history of the island and about the complex heritage of indigenous, African and Iberian cultures. Cuba’s political and economic relationship to the U.S. will be examined, along with issues of race, class and gender in modern Cuban society.