You may review a novel, or a film, or a series of paintings or sculptures, or musical forms, or a Caribbean sport, etc. About 5 pages will be sufficient. Caribbean Cultures in the United States. At various points in the semester, I hope to arrange opportunities for us to experience some aspects of Caribbean life and scholarship in the Boston area. I also hope to bring in guest speakers who are expert in some specialized aspect of Caribbean culture.
Suggestions are welcome.
There are scores of other books that you can and should consult, and many journals that regularly publish scholarly articles about the Caribbean. You are encouraged to spend some time browsing in O'Neill Library, as well as in the Williams collection in Bapst Library. You can read the current edition of The Jamaican Weekly Gleaner, a newspaper, in the Periodicals Room in O'Neill, and there are several Caribbean newspaper that are available via the World Wide Web. Crahan, Margaret and Knight, Franklin W. Africa and the Caribbean. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1979.