FROM PIRATES TO REGGAE: THE HISTORY OF JAMAICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
LAS2JAC
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students will look at how the Caribbean became a major theatre of contestation between the great maritime empires and saw Jamaica become the centre of British piracy. But the importance of Jamaica goes well beyond this colourful past. In the 20th and 21st centuries this little island has become a cultural powerhouse. Reggae and its musical derivatives emerged as the sound of global resistance from South Africa to East Timor and for Indigenous Australians, Maoris and even African-Brazilians.
SchoolHumanities and Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorNatalie Araujo
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Available as ElectiveYes
Learning ActivitiesMajor research essay and Primary and Secondary document reviews
Capstone subjectNo
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Incompatible subjectsHIS2JAC OR HIS3JAC OR LAS3JAC
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Work-based learningNo
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