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AFST 345 Afro-descendant Identities in Cuba and Brazil Program: Afro-Latin America in Comparative Perspective 6 credits
This course will focus on overarching themes and theoretical perspectives on contemporary Afro-Latin America. Topics include: political and social change in contemporary Cuba and Brazil and their impact on Afrodescendant communities; theories of Black diasporic identity and cultural expression; theories of race, nation, and ethnicity; gender and class; social inequality.
Participation in Afro-descendant Identities in Cuba and Brazil OCS program.
- Fall 2025
- SI, Social Inquiry CX, Cultural/Literature
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Afro-descendant Identities in Cuba and Brazil Program.
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LTAM 101 Afro-descendant Identities in Cuba and Brazil Program: Elementary Portuguese 6 credits
Elementary Portuguese introduces students to Brazilian Portuguese, emphasizing communicative competence in real contexts. Instruction is conducted in the target language as much as possible. Vocabulary and grammar are taught in context. Instruction pays attention to the cultural information in relevant contexts of communication. The main learning/teaching styles used include role plays, prepared presentations, interactive lectures, classroom conversations, and dramatization. Student assessment is continuous, and includes classroom participation, homework, written exams and oral exams.
Participation in Afro-descendant Identities in Cuba and Brazil OCS program.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Afro-descendant Identities in Cuba and Brazil Program.
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SOAN 287 Afro-descendant Identities in Cuba and Brazil: Afro-Descendant Identities and Society 6 credits
This course will examine Afro-descendant identities through local and site-based topics, including political and social history of race and blackness; urban spaces and neighborhoods; Afro-descendant communities in the economy and education system; community organizing and social movements; representation and commemoration; music, dance, and cultural expression. Topics will be based on expertise of host country lecturers and community specialists.
Participation in Afro-descendant Identities in Cuba and Brazil OCS program.
- Fall 2025
- IS, International Studies SI, Social Inquiry CX, Cultural/Literature
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Afro-descendant Identities in Cuba and Brazil Program.
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SOAN 400 Integrative Exercise
Senior sociology/anthropology majors fulfill the integrative exercise by writing a senior thesis on a topic approved by the department. Students must enroll in six credits to write the thesis, spread as the student likes over Fall, Winter, and Spring terms. The process begins with the submission of a topic statement in the preceding spring term and concludes with a public presentation in spring of the senior year. Please consult the Sociology and Anthropology website for a full description.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Student is a Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN) major AND has Senior Priority.