ANNOUNCEMENTS:Dr. Juan C. Santamarina
Office Hours: By appointment, generally in ZH 301/302; contact Paula.Braley@notes.udayton.edu or +1-937-229-2765
Office Phone: (937) 229-2765
THIS WEBPAGE WAS LAST UPDATED 4/26/2011 at 10:00am
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II. IMPORTANT DATES
| Term Paper Proposals Due | Thurs
(Week 6) LIBRARY RESEARCH GUIDE PREPARED BY HEIDI GAUDER ABOVE LINK WILL BE AVAILABLE BY END OF WEEK 6 |
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| \Midterm Exam Review Posted | Thurs (Week 7) | |
| Midterm Exam |
Thurs (Week 8) |
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| Term Papers Draft Due for Peer Review |
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| Term Papers Final Draft Due | Thursday April 22 (Week 16) | |
FINAL EXAM TAKE-HOME |
MAY 2,
2011, SJ 013, 10:10am-12:00pm |
III. WEEKLY SCHEDULE
| I. THE COLONIAL
FOUNDATIONS
Week 1 (Jan 18) |
READ: TBD TOPIC:
1. Legacy of Independence: The Military as a Political Actor and Authoritarianism 2. US Power in Latin America 3. Development/Underdevelopment 4. Brutality |
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| Week 2 (Jan 25) | READ: Latin America: Its Problems and Its Promise:
A Multidisciplinary Introduction [Paperback] Jan Knippers Black (Editor), Part One “Taking Possession and Reading Texts: Establishing the Authority of Overseas Empires” by Patricia Seed The William and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol. 49, No. 2 (Apr., 1992), pp. 183-209 JSTOR Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2947269 Alexander Von Humboldt: Problems And Progress in Mexico, c. 1800 TOPIC:
Colonial Society Structure of Colonial GovernmentThe Colonial Foundations |
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| Week 3 (Feb 1) | READ: Latin America: Its Problems and Its Promise:
A Multidisciplinary Introduction [Paperback] Jan Knippers Black (Editor), Part Two 2-- Simón de Bolívar: Message to the Congress of Angostura, 1819 Monroe Doctrine, 1823 TOPIC:
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| Week 4 (Feb 8) Mon, Feb 7 Last day to drop classes without record |
READ: Latin America: Its Problems and Its Promise: A
Multidisciplinary Introduction [Paperback] Jan Knippers Black (Editor), Part Three Channing Arnold & Frederick J. Tabor Frost: The Rule of Porfirio Diaz, 1909 George M. McBride: Haciendas from The Land Systems of Mexico, 1923 Problems in Modern Latin American History: Sources and Interpretations, Chapter 1, Chapter 4, Chapter 6 TOPIC:
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| II. MODERN LATIN
AMERICA:
COUNTRY STUDIES AND INTERPRETATION TOPICS
Week 5 (Feb 15 |
TUESDAY: READ: Latin America: Its Problems and Its Promise: A Multidisciplinary Introduction [Paperback] Jan Knippers Black (Editor), Part Four
1--"Pinochet: The Politics"
2--"Personalization and
Institutional Constraints: Pinochet,
the Military Junta, and the 1980 Constitution"
3--Salvador Allende's Last Speach 4--Central Intelligence Agency, SECRET, "Biographic Handbook [on] Chile," November 1974 THURSDAY:
Forced
to
flee Chile after
the military coup in 1973, Ariel Dorfman has focused his writing on the
trials of tyranny and exile. This program looks at how he has fought
for human rights as a novelist, playwright, essayist, journalist, and
professor of literature and Latin American studies. Many of the works
of this multi-genre author are examined, including Death and the
Maiden, his successful play which was turned into an international film
by Academy Award-winning director Roman Polanski. (2004)
General
Augusto
Pinochet
seized
power
in
a
military
coup.
He
banned
political
parties,
closed newspapers and spread fear throughout the country. (2000)
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| Week 6 (Feb 22) | READ: 1--"Assessing the Third
Transition in Latin
American Democratization: Representational Regimes and Civil Society in
Argentina and Brazil"
2-- "Institutional Design, Military Rule, and Regime Transition in Argentina (1976-1983): An Extension of the Remmer Thesis" 3--Confessions
from
a
Torturer
in
Argentina's
Military,
part
of
the
"Dirty
War,"
1976-83 4--Problems in Modern Latin American History: Sources and Interpretations, Chapters 8-9 TOPIC:
This
program
profiles
cases
of
Iranian-sponsored
terrorism
via
the Hezbollah
and the PLO as well as Argentina's
dirty
war,
when
the
government
used
terror
tactics against its own
people. U.S.-backed insurgency in Nicaragua via the Contras is also
analyzed. Joseph Kennedy II; Duane Clarridge, former chief of the CIA's
Latin American division; and Bayardo Izaba, of the Nicaraguan Center
for Human Rights, are spotlighted, as are retired General Martin Balza,
former head of Argentina's
armed
forces;
former
interrogator
H?ctor
Vergez;
Estela
Barnes de
Carlotto, president of the Association of Grandmothers of the May
Square; and forensic anthropologist Luis Fondebrider, who is committed
to identifying remains of the disappeared. (47 minutes, color)
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| Week 7 (March 1) Wed, Mar 2 Mid-Term Break begins after last class (Not applicable for those students enrolled in the DPT program) |
READ: Latin America:
Its Problems and Its Promise: A Multidisciplinary Introduction [Paperback] Jan Knippers Black (Editor), Part Five US
Support of Military Coup in Brazil, 1964
BRAZIL--US Trafficking in Persons Report 2009 (Department of State) Problems in Modern Latin American History: Sources and Interpretations, Chapter 12 FILM: Hummingbird Director:
Holly Mosher | Producer:
Holly Mosher
Genre: Documentary | Produced In: 2007 | Country: United States Tags: Human Rights, Social Development, Trafficking, World Synopsis: In the beautiful coastal city of Recife, Brazil - a world capital for sex tourism - a couple of determined women decided they would try to break the cycle of domestic violence and get kids off the streets. Hummingbird goes onto the streets and sees the harsh reality these kids face and shows how these programs help break the cycle, giving people a chance. THURSDAY: NO CLASSES, Mid-Term BREAK |
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| Week 8 (March 8) | TUESDAY--EXAM
REVIEW THURSDAY--MIDTERM EXAM |
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| Week 9 (March 15) |
READ: Problems in Modern Latin American History: Sources and Interpretations, Chapter 2, Chapter 3 TUESDAY:
HEIDI GAUDER AND RESEARCH GUIDE
Brazilian
Economy
Report
from
BBC BBC
Report, "Brazil hopes for economic equality" Brazilian
President,
Luiz
Inacio
Lula da Silva, talks about Economy THURSDAY TOPIC:
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| Week 10 (March 22) | TUESDAY MARCH 22:
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT---WE WILL NOT MEET
IN THE CLASS 1--Go to the library and search for 2-3 articles on your term paper topic and and additional 2-3 books. 2--Discuss with the reference librarian how else you may search for relevant sources--especially primary but secondary as well. 3--In 1-2 pages write up what additional sources you have found and the results of your conversation with the research librarian. WEDNESDAY MARCH 23: In lieu of a regular class on March 22: The Office of the Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of History, the Department of Political Sciences, the International Studies Program, and the College Liaison for Global and Intercultural Initiatives are sponsoring a teach-in next week on the recent, tumultuous events in the Middle East and North Africa. Experts from the Middle East will participate via Skype. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, March 23 from 5:00 to
6:30 p.m. in Sears Recital Hall.
Presented as a
panel discussion with audience participation, this teach-in will be
moderated by Dr. Margaret Karns, Department of Political Science, and
will feature faculty and student expertise on regional developments,
global responses, and American and Middle Eastern perspectives.
Questions and dialogue between audience and panelists are encouraged.
Panelists will include:
Dr. Med
Bouzidi, Professor of Political Science, al-Akhawayn University,
Ifrane, Morocco, and recent Visiting Scholar in the College of Arts and
Sciences
Dr. Una
Cadegan, Department of History, UD
Dr. Ellen
Fleischmann, Department of History, UD
Dr. Ahmed
Ibrahim, Georgetown University in Qatar, recently appointed to the
Department of Religious Studies, UD
Zachary
Sideras, History and International Studies Major, and former student at
American University of Cairo
THURSDAY: DISCUSSION OF PAPER TOPICS AND RESEARCH |
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| Week 11 (March 29) | READ: Latin America: Its Problems and Its Promise:
A Multidisciplinary Introduction [Paperback] Jan Knippers Black (Editor), Part Six Problems in Modern Latin American History: Sources and Interpretations, Chapters 5 and 12 Trends in Unauthorized Immigration: Undocumented Inflow Now Trails Legal Inflow Mexican Immigrants in the United States, 2008 FILM: The Mexican Revolution TOPIC:
Sinaloa Cowboys { lyrics } real audio | WMA: 28k | 56k | 100k The Line { lyrics } real audio | WMA: 28k | 56k | 100k Balboa Park { lyrics } real audio | WMA: 28k | 56k | 100k Across The Border { lyrics } real audio | WMA: 28k | 56k | 100k +++++NARCO CORRIDOS (Ballads of Narco-trafficking across the border) in Music “The corridos are attempts by Mexican society to come to terms with the world around them, and drug violence is a big part of that world. The songs are born out of a traditional Mexican cynicism: This is our reality, we’ve gotten used to it. You cannot blame narcocorridos for drug violence. Drug violence is to blame for narcocorridos.” NY Times article, "Minstrels in the Court of the Kingpin", March 7, 2010 --NARCO CORRIDOS 2010(DIEGO SIERRA CON TUBA) --El Mas Bravo De Los Bravos(El Muleta-Raydel ) --More NARCO CORRIDOS Music and Videos from YouTube |
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| Week 12 (April 5) Mon, Apr 4 Last day to drop classes with record of W |
Problems in Modern Latin American History: Sources and Interpretations, Chapter 161 TOPIC:
Democracy in Puerto Rico (US Department of Agriculture Film) Puerto Rico: the 51st State? World Affairs Council: The Future of Puerto Rico |
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| Week 13 (April 12) | READ: Latin America: Its Problems and Its
Promise: A Multidisciplinary Introduction [Paperback] Jan Knippers Black (Editor), Part Seven
FILM: CUBA: A LIFETIME OF PASSION "With unprecedented access to "both" Cubas on either side of the Florida Straits, "Cuba: A Lifetime of Passion" looks at the extant reality of the Cuban Revolution, and its uncertain future." Director: Glenn Gebhard; Writer: Juan Santamarina; Narrator: Michael York TOPIC: * Cuba: Last Colony, Socialist Revolution |
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| Week 14 (April 19) Wed, Apr 20 Easter Recess begins after last class |
READ: Latin America: Its Problems and Its Promise: A
Multidisciplinary Introduction [Paperback] Jan Knippers Black (Editor), Part Eight and Nine Problems in Modern Latin American History: Sources and Interpretations, Chapters 11 and 13 TUESDAY APRIL 19: First Draft of Term Papers AND a copy of the PEER REVIEW WORKSHEET are due at the start of class. Absolutely no late submissions. I will collect the papers and redistribute to the class. You will review/edit/etc. and return to author next TUESDAY.
THURSDAY: NO CLASSES, EASTER BREAK |
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| III. CONCLUSION
Week 15 (April 26) Mon, Apr 25 Easter Monday—No day classes—Classes resume at 4:30 p.m. |
TUESDAY: FINAL EXAM REVIEW; PEER REVIEWS DUE TO AUTHORS THURSDAY: THURSDAY APRIL 28 IS THE LAST DAY OF OUR CLASS--FINAL DRAFT OF PAPERS ARE DUE TURN IN: 1--Final Paper uploaded to Isidore 2--In Class you will turn in the First Draft, Peer Review, and Final Draft 3--You will present to the class, in about 2 minutes:
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