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Introduction to Latin American Studies

Subjects: Language · Science

Art: Frederik de Wit, 17th century world map - Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula, between 1670 · Public domain

Instructor: Prof. Chappell Lawson
Term: Fall 2005
Level: Undergraduate
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Introduction to Latin American Studies

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Lecture 1: Introductions and Review of Syllabus Name Game Pop Quiz

Lecture 2: Finish Pop Quiz and Name Game Assign Class Presentation Dates Set Times for Movies / Precepts Latin America as a “Living Museum”

Lecture 3: Class Discussion of “Big Mama’s Funeral”

Lecture 4: Map Test The Conquest of Mexico

Lecture 5: Class Discussion of Race Begin Discussion of Theories of Development

Lecture 6: Theories of Development

Lecture 7: Individual Presentations on Economic Development

Lecture 8: The Latin American Debt Crisis, Structural Adjustment, and Market-oriented Reform

Lecture 9: Review of Mexican Development Strategies Extemporaneous Presentations of Steroid Hormone Industry and Mexican Development Strategies Today

Lecture 10: Class Discussion of The House of the Spirits Chilean Democracy and its Breakdown

Lecture 11: The Breakdown of Chilean Democracy

Lecture 12: Bureaucratic-authoritarianism in Latin America

Lecture 13: The Transition to Democracy in Chile and Elsewhere

Lecture 14: Class Discussion: What is Democracy? Is Chile Democratic?

Lecture 15: Brief Discussion on Day of the Dead in Mexico Establishing Civilian Control Over the Military

Lecture 16: Transitional Justice Preparations for Class Debate

Lecture 17: Class Debate: Prosecute and Punish or Forgive and Forget?

Lecture 18: Class Debate (cont.)

Lecture 19: The Rule of Law in Latin America: “Guilty until Proven Rich”

Lecture 20: One-party Rule, Democratization, and Corruption in Mexico

Lecture 21: Group Presentations on Fixing the Criminal Justice System in Mexico

Lecture 22: Class Discussion of de Soto’s Argument Preparation for Class Presentations

Lecture 23: Group Class Presentations: How should Land Disputes in Brazil be Resolved?

Lecture 24: Class Discussion of “Big Mama’s Funeral” Latin America After Big Mama

Lecture 25: Latin America After Big Mama (cont.) Class Evaluations