ARH 195-01 - Introductory Special Topic: Sugar, Science, Slavery: Visualizing Modernity in the Americas

4 credits (Spring)

Our course examines a global economic system related to the specific commodity of sugar, from its historical roots to its lasting present-day impacts. We explore the science of sugar and technology of sugar production in the expanding colonial world of the Americas, as well as the development of African diasporic art and culture alongside the exploitative economies of sugar. Course travel will take place in Louisana and Cuba during spring break 2024 and Brazil in May 2024.

First-year students interested in this course will need to complete an application By October 12, 2023 in addition to doing the normal registration process. The application materials are available here:
https://www.grinnell.edu/academics/global/flag/glp

There is a $2,000 course fee for participating in Global Learning Program classes that will be added to the student’s bill during the first week of the semester. Scholarships are available for students who qualify for need-based financial aid at Grinnell and will be automatically provided. There is a $2,000 scholarship for very high need (net cost added to the bill $0), a $1,500 scholarship available for high need students (net cost added to the bill $500), a $1,000 scholarship for moderate need students (net cost added to bill $1,000), a $500 scholoarship for low need students (net cost added to bill $1,500) and no scholarship for students with no need. If you have questions about your need level and scholarship eligibility, please contact Meg Jones at jonesmeg@grinnell.edu

Prerequisite: TUT-100 with grade of S, C, or better, and application. Open to first-year students only.
Instructor: Rivera, Levandoski