Exploring Creole New Orleans: Three Centuries of Creole Culture in the Crescent City

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New Orleans is a city celebrated for its vibrant and diverse cultural heritage, and inextricably intertwined with its 300-year history is the concept of "Creole." This course offers an interdisciplinary journey into the multilayered world of Creole politics, culture, and artistic expression in the Crescent City, exploring the complexities of Creole identity, its rich culinary traditions, distinctive architecture, aspects of Creole languages, and the importance of Creole music. Readings, discussions, guest speakers, and field trips will encourage students to gain a deeper appreciation of the city’s Creole heritage and foster critical thinking about historical events and their impacts on the city’s different social and ethnic groups.