Overview
In this lesson plan, students will learn about the socio-economic and health conditions of Afro-descendants in Costa Rica by examining various sources of data, published studies, and journal articles. Afro-descendants comprise a minority share of the total population in Costa Rica, and the focus will be on examining if disparities exist in educational attainment, employment opportunities, occupational mobility, and health. First, students will use various analytical tools to examine raw data from the census as well as from published results in policy publications to investigate whether there are differences in the socio-economic and health status of Afro-descendants in Costa Rica and the rest of the population. Further, students will conduct literature reviews to situate their analyses within the historical and political context of Costa Rica. Finally, they will present their research in the form of a PowerPoint presentation which will include their empirical findings, discussions, and critical analyses around issues of race and economic inequality. The project has seven main activities spread out over five weeks.
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You can also refer to the corresponding project outcome on this page: https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/black-studies-across-the-americas/?p=838&preview=true. You can find the link to download the project on the page.
BMCC Students: Arturo Alejo, Johnny Anderson, Nazeera Audi, Josephine Inpanya, Leah Lalljie
Graduate Fellow: Janelle Poe, Humanities Alliance, CUNY Graduate Center
Costa Rica Collaborator: Tiffany Hall
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Shruti Sharma
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