Description
Having viewed Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown-Trinidad (CNN) and United Shades of
America-Puerto Rico (CNN), please consider both of these popular portrayals of the Caribbean
in the context of our course readings from the British and Spanish Caribbean modules (Thomas,
Ulysse, Chevannes, Ho, Sorensen, Sullivan, Roland). While discussing at least three relevant readings, you should consider: Who is the audience of the film? What is missing about the
Caribbean societies about which you have been learning? Which aspects of the readings are represented, and which are not? Do not simply summarize the plot. Also, remember this is an
anthropology course, not a cinema course: do not dwell on cinematography issues – focus on how
the content is relevant to the themes of the course.
Anthony Bourdain-Trinidad (via Netflix)
United Shades of America-Puerto Rico (via Hulu)