COLONY, NATION, AND MINORITY: THE PUERTO RICANS' WORLD

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify major trends and debates in the historical studies about Puerto Rico and its global diaspora. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Explain how those who have inhabited the Puerto Rican archipelago have resisted and navigated colonialism. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Compare and contrast Spanish and United States colonialism in Puerto Rico. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Analyze the complex realities of Puerto Rican communities in the archipelago and abroad. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Evaluate colonial violence in present-day Puerto Rico Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Analyze the history of Puerto Rico through the lens of three key concepts: la brega, coloniality, and nationhood. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Demonstrate advanced written and analytic skills through engagement with course materials. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify major trends and debates in the historical studies about Puerto Rico and its global diaspora. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Explain how those who have inhabited the Puerto Rican archipelago have resisted and navigated colonialism. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Compare and contrast Spanish and United States colonialism in Puerto Rico. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Analyze the complex realities of Puerto Rican communities in the archipelago and abroad. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Evaluate colonial violence in present-day Puerto Rico Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Analyze the history of Puerto Rico through the lens of three key concepts: la brega, coloniality, and nationhood. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Demonstrate advanced written and analytic skills through engagement with course materials. Audience: Graduate