ANTH 952 - Sugar and Salt

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3 HU, 3 SS, CD
In “Sugar and Salt” we will employ anthropological and literary approaches to the peoples and cultures of the Caribbean and the greater Afro-Atlantic World particularly focusing on the theme of the flow of commodities in the Atlantic over the last 600 years - commodities such as, to name a few, music, sugar, salt, cotton, rum, bananas, banking services and human slaves.

Instructor: M. Gadsby
Prerequisites & Notes
Note: Taught in London. Prior application and acceptance to the Oberlin-in-London program required.
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with AAST 952