Caribbean Culture and Environment: Puerto Rico – U of T Travel Abroad
The University of Toronto will offer the course “CAR332Y0: Caribbean Culture and Environment” in Puerto Rico this summer. Worth one full-year credit, the course will run from May to June 2025.
The course has limited space and is contingent on adequate enrolment. Classes and mandatory field trips will take place Monday through Thursday.
This course will examine the cultural and environmental politics of the Caribbean Island of Puerto Rico. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the course will explore debates on colonialism, capitalist modernity, economic development, environmental sustainability, ecosystems, religion, and race, among other issues.
Field Trips
Field trips, which are designed to complement the course readings, will include visits to the San Juan (Puerto Rico Museum of Arts, Piñones Forest, and Old San Juan tour), a day trip to Adjuntas to visit Casa Pueblo (community-based environmental organization) and La Olimpia Forest School.
Instructor
Dr. Conrad James is an associate professor in Comparative Literature and Director of the Centre of Caribbean Studies.
Professor James was awarded his Ph.D. in modern and medieval languages by the University of Cambridge in 1997. He taught at the University of Durham and the University of Birmingham prior to joining the University of Houston as an Associate Professor in World Cultures and Literature. In 2021, Professor James joined the University of Toronto as an Associate Professor with tenure in the Centre for Comparative Literature and New College (Caribbean Studies).
Application deadline: February 3, 2025.
