CRB100 Course Outline
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
CRB100: INTRODUCTION TO THE CARIBBEAN
ROSWELL (FALL 2013)
Course Instructor: Terry Roswell
Office: Jorgenson Hall – JOR
Telephone: 979-5000 ext. 72
E-mail: troswell@ryerson.ca
Office Hours: Thursdays 12 - 1 p.m., Fridays 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. or by appointment
Course Description
CRB100 is a lower-level liberal course offered through the Department of Sociology. In order to understand the contemporary Caribbean situation, it is important to understand the diverse and complex history of the region and its peoples. This course examines the ongoing journey of Caribbean nations, societies, and peoples as they struggle for identity and meaning. Elements of race, class, gender and the ongoing impacts of colonialism, enslavement, and Indentureship are prominent tools utilized to uncover and explore the ways in which Caribbean peoples have experienced and expressed themselves over time.
Course Requirements
Students are expected to complete each week’s readings in full before each week’s lecture class to ensure that they not only understand the focal points of lectures and videos, but can contribute in class and tutorial discussions. Students are also required to regularly attend weekly lectures and to participate in class discussions. You are responsible for all material presented during lecture and tutorials, for any changes to the syllabus, and for readings and assignments announced or distributed during class. If you are absent please consult with other students about the material you missed. I will not provide you with lecture notes or other materials.
The class meetings and the readings together constitute the important substantive content of this course. This means that you cannot successfully complete this course by completing the readings and not attending classes, or by attending classes but not completing the readings.
Method of Instruction:
• Lectures, films, class discussions, small group work
CRB100: INTRODUCTION TO THE CARIBBEAN
ROSWELL (FALL 2013)
Course Instructor: Terry Roswell
Office: Jorgenson Hall – JOR
Telephone: 979-5000 ext. 72
E-mail: troswell@ryerson.ca
Office Hours: Thursdays 12 - 1 p.m., Fridays 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. or by appointment
Course Description
CRB100 is a lower-level liberal course offered through the Department of Sociology. In order to understand the contemporary Caribbean situation, it is important to understand the diverse and complex history of the region and its peoples. This course examines the ongoing journey of Caribbean nations, societies, and peoples as they struggle for identity and meaning. Elements of race, class, gender and the ongoing impacts of colonialism, enslavement, and Indentureship are prominent tools utilized to uncover and explore the ways in which Caribbean peoples have experienced and expressed themselves over time.
Course Requirements
Students are expected to complete each week’s readings in full before each week’s lecture class to ensure that they not only understand the focal points of lectures and videos, but can contribute in class and tutorial discussions. Students are also required to regularly attend weekly lectures and to participate in class discussions. You are responsible for all material presented during lecture and tutorials, for any changes to the syllabus, and for readings and assignments announced or distributed during class. If you are absent please consult with other students about the material you missed. I will not provide you with lecture notes or other materials.
The class meetings and the readings together constitute the important substantive content of this course. This means that you cannot successfully complete this course by completing the readings and not attending classes, or by attending classes but not completing the readings.
Method of Instruction:
• Lectures, films, class discussions, small group work