L.HIS 405 - Cape Verdean Cartographies

Credits: 3

This travel study course to the island-nation of Cabo Verde is designed to provide students with interdisciplinary perspectives to contemporary developments in Cape Verdean society. The main content of the course will investigate the various developments since independence from Portugal in the 1970s such as emigration, return migration, and subsequent changes to the cultural landscape and human geography of the different islands. Students will also have the opportunity to visit Lisbon, Portugal where they will explore the various neighborhoods of the Cape Verdean community abroad.
Prerequisite: Not open to First-Year Students
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable