This course concentrates in the various forms of expressive Afro-Latin identities manifested in the production of music and dance; particularly those from Cuba, Brazil, Puerto Rico in "mainland" and once translocated into the US. We will create a theoretical framework based on the notions of transculturation and mestizaje, both fundamental to understand the production of music and dance as practices and as representational discourses of class, race and gender in the Caribbean and in the Diaspora. Format: seminar. Requirements: Two in-class presentations, a take home midterm, and a final, plus a short final presentation. Prerequisites: A 200 level course in the performing or visual arts or in areas relating to Latin American cultural studies (i.e., History 249, History 242, Music 122) and permission of instructor. Enrollment limit: 12 (expected: 12). Preference will be given to students with current completed or anticipated senior/thesis/independent projects.

Hour: JOTTUR