Africana Studies 215 - Caribbean Political Thought and the Quest for Freedom
Caribbean Political Thought
Spring
2026
01
4.00
Aaron Kamugisha
TU TH 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
Smith College
AFR-215-01-202603
akamugisha@smith.edu
How have the history and geography of the Caribbean shaped the political claims of its thinkers in the quest for freedom from domination? This course tracks their contribution to issues fundamental to societal formation in the Caribbean, expressed in the aspiration for national independence and self-determination. The ideas of revolutionaries and intellectuals are counterposed with manifestos, constitutional excerpts, speeches and modes of creative expression to provide a survey of the range of political options, challenges and the immense choices that have faced the region’s people over the last 500 years. Enrollment limited to 40.