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Study the formation of the Dominican people from pre-Columbian times to 1844. It examines the main demographic, economic, social, political and ethno-cultural processes of the former Spanish colony of La Española / Santo Domingo as it evolved into a new nation state named Dominican Republic. Informed classroom discussions of reading assignments, oral presentation of summary of final research project, and final research paper.
3
This course addresses relevant issues pertaining to the socioeconomic development of Dominican society. It looks at the formation of the first European colony in the New World, the creation of the Dominican Republic, and the formation of the Dominican people. The course ends in 1930, with the arrival of Trujillo.
3
Survey of the construction of the Dominican Republic as a new nation state from its proclamation of independence in 1844 to the present. It examines, among others, the internal struggles between reformers-liberals and conservatives for political power around the independence-colonialism dilemma and the social classes and/or groups associated with them; the post-abolition social dynamics of race and class within the new nation; the efforts to construct a Dominican democracy and how they reflected in constitutional changes; the growing interactions of of the Dominican Republic with the United States as the predominant power in the continent and how it has affected Dominican politics, economy and population. Informed classroom discussions of reading assignments, oral presentation of summary of final research project, and final research paper.
3
This course examines the migration process of Dominicans to the U.S. and their transformation from migrants to settled, rooted people.
3