ENG 298 - Caribbean Literature and Popular Culture

This interdisciplinary course introduces students to the rich literary traditions and oral roots of Caribbean literature, with an emphasis on the ways in which the literature shapes and has been shaped by popular cultural discourses in the English-speaking Caribbean. We will pay close attention to Caribbean oral literature and poetry (including dub poetry), as well as the music genres of reggae, calypso, soca, and dancehall. Through our exploration of Caribbean literatures and languages, as well as music and film, we will critically reflect on issues of diaspora, migration, creolization, race, and gender in an attempt to comprehend the complexities of Caribbean cultures in the Caribbean region and beyond.

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