This course, taught in English, is intended to introduce students to the Spanish speaking Caribbean. Through the study of literature, painting, and cinema, students will have a broad overview of Hispanic Caribbean cultural traditions. Students will study three principal countries: Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Major authors to be studied may include Rosario Ferré, Miguel Piñero, Nicolas Guillen, Aida Cartagena Portalatin, Julia de Burgos, Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda and Lydia Cabrera.