| Credits | 1 |
| Restrictions | Only 2028 Open to first-years only |
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| Area of Inquiry | Human Thought and Expression |
| Liberal Arts Practices | Confront Collective Challenges Does not fulfill LAPW |
Faculty Profile for Professor Page
A study of Caribbean literature and society post-independence, tracing the conflicts and contradictions inherent in the post-colonial experience. The texts students analyze show the Caribbean as a complex society still caught up in its self-definition. As it contends with the afterlives of Empire, Caribbean society negotiates identity through discourses of race, class, gender, and sexuality. Students explore Caribbean literature, film, music, art, and ritual, placing special emphasis on the following themes: migration and diaspora; globalization and violence; music and revolution; religion and other politics. Students who successfully complete this seminar can satisfy the human thought and expression areas of inquiry requirement or the confronting collective challenges liberal arts practice requirement.
Kezia Page is associate professor of English and Africana and Latin American Studies. Her current work explores surveillance in Caribbean literature and culture. Prof. Page is from Kingston, Jamaica. She lives in Hamilton with her family.