Through the lenses of writers such as Maryse Conde, Aime Cesaire, Kettly Mars, Evelyne Trouillot, Gisele Pineau and Fabienne Kanor this course proposes an interdisciplinary approach to study contemporary French Caribbean literatures and cultures. Examine the distinct yet interconnected histories and cultures of Haiti the world's first black republic and theFrench Departements d Outre-Mer (DROMs) of Martinique and Guadeloupe.A mong the themes we will discuss are religion, politics,immigration, gender equity and ecological disasters and climatejustice.