The University of the West Indies' Caribbean Institute of Media and
Communication (CARIMAC) teaches a course called History, Politics and
Culture of the Caribbean. It's actually taught by Pro Vice Chancellor, Prof
Rex Nettleford. His own "Mirror Mirror" is a good book. UWI's Mona Campus
where CARIMAC is located in the Faculty of Arts and General Studies is
http://www.uwimona.edu.jm (It might download if you're patient). Naipaul's
works are very good for exploring the foundations of contemporary Trinidad
and Tobago culture.
A bit of self promotion, I (Jamaican journalist) have a small novel
"Southside Story" which explores aspects of Jamaican/Rastafari culture
during the turbulent 1970s. You can download a sample by visiting
http://www.starapple.com . You'll find a link near the right top of the
page.
Regards.
Mark Lee.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Malec" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 10:16 AM
Subject: Readings?
Hello,
I will be teaching an introductory level course on "Caribbean
Cultures" beginning in January. I am not a "Caribbeanist" by birth,
socialization, or training, and I do not know the literature as well as
I would like. I am looking for readings for the course, specifically,
(a) a good general sociocultural introduction to the Caribbean
and its cultures;
(b) some interesting and challenging ethnographies or case
studies of one or more Caribbean cultures;
(c) good general articles from various scholarly disciplines
(esp. sociology and anthropology, but also history,
government, economics and other social sciences); and
(d) perhaps a novel that you feel best "gets at" some large
aspect of the Caribbean.
If you have any such references, would you please forward them to me
at my personal address < [log in to unmask] > ? If you have a syllabus
(perhaps one that is on a web page) or reading list for a similar
course, coulkd you forward it to me?
In return, I will collate the submissions and e-mail them to
all who submitted suggestion, or to anyone else who asks.
Thank you.
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Michael Malec E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Department of Sociology WWW: http://www2.bc.edu/~malec
Boston College Ph: (617) 552-4131
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 Fx: (617) 552-4283
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