The Caribbean: Unity in Diversity

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Course ID:	4219-SA039-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	The Caribbean: Unity in Diversity
Name in Polish:	El Caribe: Unidad en diversidad (Karaiby: Jedność w różnorodności)
Organizational unit:	American Studies Center
Course groups:	General university courses General university courses in American Studies Center General university courses in the social sciences
Course homepage:	http://www.quovadiscuba.com
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Spanish
Type of course:	foreign languages general courses
Prerequisites (description):	general knowledge of general history, international relations and cultural studies
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	Lectures are an attempt to present contemporary debate on the Caribbean as a geographical, political, cultural and historical region. It is a proposal to fill the gap in the didactic offer of the University of Warsaw and in the interdisciplinary approach to the Caribbean theme. El objetivo de esta asignatura es presentar el actual debate sobre el Caribe como una region geografica, historica, politica y cultural
Full description:	main topics to discuss: • Caribbean: an attempt to organize concepts • An attempt at a typology of historic development routes for Caribbean societies • Imperialism, colonialism and postcolonialism in the Caribbean • Between east and west, Caribbean connections with the Mediterranean • Between North and South, Caribbean in inter-American relations • Caribbean identity: what it means and what it implies • Woman in the Caribbean culture • Religious diversity of the Caribbean • Caribbean food culture • Music as an expression of the Caribbean identity • Economic potential of the Caribbean region • Regional cooperation Principales temas a debatir: • Caribe:presentación de conceptos • Tipología de derroteros históricos de desarrollo para las sociedades caribeñas. • Imperialismo, colonialismo y poscolonialismo en el Caribe. • Entre el Este y el Oeste, las conexiones del Caribe con el Mediterráneo. • Entre el norte y el sur, el Caribe en las relaciones interamericanas • Identidad caribeña: qué significa y qué implica • La mujer en la cultura caribeña • Diversidad religiosa del Caribe. • Cultura de la comida caribeña • La música como expresión de la identidad caribeña. • Potencial económico de la región del Caribe.
Bibliography:	Arcieniegas G. (1976) Burzliwe dzieje Morza Karaibskiego Arciniegas G. (1975) Biografia del Caribe, https://asociacionfilosofialatinoamericana.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/arciniegas-german-biografia-del-caribe.pdf Dembicz A. (1969) Kuba Dembicz, Katarzyna ; Barboza Lizano, Oscar (2017) "Environmental Cuba versus economic transformation", Europa XXI 32 (2017) http://rcin.org.pl/igipz/dlibra/publication/83103/edition/63685/content Mintz S. (1986) Sweetness and power https://edisciplinas.usp.br/pluginfile.php/296789/mod_resource/content/0/MINTZ.pdf Gawrycki M. (2013) (I)grając ze smakiem. Muzyka, tożsamość i polityka na Karaibach
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge: 1. Acquiring knowledge about the history and current socio-economic situation of the Caribbean Region Skills: 2. The acquisition of interdisciplinary skills of perception processes of creation and development of the Caribbean 3. Developing the skills of objective assessment of events in the Caribbean Competences: 4. Openness to other cultures 5. Tolerance 6. Understanding the importance of tradition and cultural heritage. 7. Ability to supplement and improve one's knowledge. 8. Responsibility for one's own work. 9. Team work.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Assessment criteria: 1. attendance at classes (50%) 3. completing the final task (50%)

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