LLS 245 Dominican Society and Identity
3 hours
This course explores the development of Dominican national identity, culture, and society in the context the historical, racial, gender, sexual, social, and political dynamics of the Dominican Republic and Dominicans in the diaspora. Anti-Blackness, white supremacy, and colorism as well as the Dominican Republic’s relations with Haiti and the impact of U.S. policies, military interventions, and neocolonialism are examined. Dominicans’ transnational identities, their migration, settlement, adaptation patterns, and social justice activism in the United States will also be studied.
Prerequisite
ENG 101; sophomore standing or above; or permission of the section instructor
Notes
This course satisfies the Flexible Core: World Cultures and Global Issues area of the Gen Ed Program.