CMLT208
CARIBBEAN WOMEN WRITERS
Also listed under 1 other title
- CARIBBEAN WOMEN'S FICTION
- Department
- Comparative Literature
- Terms offered
- 9
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
Traces the history of the Caribbean through contemporary women's writing from the anglophone, francophone and hispanophone areas. Examines the portrayal of Caribbean women from slavery and colonial times to the present day, and the depiction of women's participation in the construction of their past. Authors studied may include Julia Alvarez, Maryse Cond , Edwidge Danticat, Jamaica Kincaid, Jean Rhys and Mayra Santos Febres.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2015–2025
2005 2025
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 13% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2030 Spring: 36% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 9 spring terms since 2018. Department course count rising about 20% per year. Department faculty is about 27% above its recent average. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 13% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 10 fall terms since 2017. | 2029 Spring: 36% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 10 spring terms since 2017. Department course count rising about 14% per year. Department faculty is about 29% above its recent average. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 12% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 11 fall terms since 2016. | 2028 Spring: 38% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 11 spring terms since 2016. Department course count rising about 15% per year. Department faculty is about 35% above its recent average. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 12% chance, high confidence. Offered in 1 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: 38% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 12 spring terms since 2015. Department course count rising about 12% per year. Department faculty is about 32% above its recent average. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2025 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Mon, Thu, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM ES303 2025
- Tue, Fri, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM ONLINE 2021
- Tue, Fri, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM ES303 20182006
- Wed, 9:00 AM–11:50 AM ES420 20082008
- Tue, Fri, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM ES303 2005
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | Odile Ferly | Lecture | 1 | 11 of 19 enrolled | 33890 |
| Fall 2023 | Odile Ferly | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 19 enrolled | 22331 |
| Spring 2021 | Odile Ferly | Online | 1 | 19 of 16 enrolled | 38533 |
| Spring 2018 | Odile Ferly | Lecture | 1 | 20 of 19 enrolled | 36434 |
| Spring 2016 | Odile Ferly | Lecture | 1 | 19 of 20 enrolled | 34916 |
| Fall 2008 | Odile Ferly | Lecture | 1 | 1 of 20 enrolled | 25470 |
| Spring 2008 | Odile Ferly | Lecture | 1 | Enrollment not recorded; capacity 20 | 36596 |
| Fall 2006 | Odile Ferly | Lecture | 1 | 7 of 18 enrolled | 24248 |
| Spring 2005 | Odile Ferly | Lecture | 1 | 5 of 25 enrolled | 32342 |