The Sugar Road: A Sweet and Sour History of the African Diaspora

AMAS-304

This course will focus on the past and present of peoples of African descent throughout the Americas and the Caribbean. Specifically, the course examines how sugar, as a commodity, played a crucial role in the transatlantic slavery trade, the European invasion of the Americas and its indigenous resistance, and how these historic facts shaped the music of Latin America. Through the lenses of history, music, and society, we will study the differences and similarities between Anglo-African American and Afro-Latin cultures, and how the music formed by these societies were reactive and proactive forces of change in their respective societies.

Credits
3
Prerequisites
LENG-111
Required Of
None
Electable By
All
Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring
Location
Boston
Department
AFR
Course Chair
Mike Mason
Taught By
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