AFRA 662 - Maroons and Marronage in the Atlantic World

Credit(s): 3

MAROONS IN THE ATLANTIC WORLD
Component: Lecture
This course examines the hemispheric history of maroons and marronage in slaveholding Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States. Maroons and their communities, or communities of those some would call “runaway slaves,” were an ever-present feature of slaveholding societies throughout the Americas. Everywhere they existed, from Brazil to Jamaica, from Virginia to Suriname, or from Mexico to Haiti, they proved the indomitable spirit of African people and their descendants, and the great failures of the institution of slavery. Throughout the course, we will look closely at the demographic, economic, and geographic opportunities for enslaved mobility and resistance that shaped the formation of the Atlantic world. The central focus will be an analysis of the historical impact of marronage across the Americas from 1502 to 1865.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with HIST 662

Course Typically Offered: Fall