This is a survey course that will explore the historically diverse and culturally rich identities of the Caribbean islands and its peoples. Students will voyage through social and cultural representations of identity in music, language, food, religion, history, politics and economics. Critical analyses of the contemporary issues concerning the Caribbean communities will be encouraged, along with a broad perspective of the different stages in the development of these island countries and their contribution to the overall history of the Western hemisphere. The course will provide a venue for students to address different aspects of the Caribbean culture in very dynamic approaches