This is a revised final syllabus as of 10:00am 4/14/2000.

Please note that the FINAL DRAFT OF THE RESEARCH PAPER IS DUE APRIL 17 IN CLASS.  NO EXCEPTIONS!  ANY LATE PAPERS WILL FAIL AUTOMATICALLY.

THE FINAL EXAM TAKE HOME IS DUE IN THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT OFFICE (HM 400) by 10:00am MONDAY MAY 1, 2000--NO EXCEPTIONS.  ANY AND ALL EXAMS THAT ARE NOT TURNED IN BY THEN AUTOMATICALLY FAIL.

FANTASTIC JOB OPPORTUNITY FOR SUMMER INTERNSHIP:

I just received notice of a full-time summer intern job available at Wright-Patterson AFB in the ASC History office.  The student would be working in the archives 40 hours per week at $13.65/hr.

The listing went out yesterday and the closing date is April 22.  So the students would have to act fast.  They are looking for juniors, seniors or grad students with majors in economics, history or political science.

Students can mail or fax their resumes to:

88 SPTG/DPCXB
ATTN: Bulletin #T-00-14 (W. Yarbrough)
4040 Odgden Ave.
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Fax:  (937) 257-5443 (ATTN:  W. Yarbrough)
 

IMPORTANT DATES:

Term Paper Proposals Due	Wednesday January 26, 2000
Exam # 1 Review Posted	Wednesday February 2, 2000
Exam #1	Wednesday February 9, 2000
Exam # 2 Review Posted	Wednesday March 29, 2000
Exam #2	Wednesday April 5, 2000
Term Papers Draft Due for Peer Review	Monday April 3, 2000/Peer Review Due to the AUTHOR on or Before Monday April 10, 2000
Term Papers Final Draft Due	Monday April 17, 2000--NO EXCEPTIONS
Final Exam Take Home Posted	THE FINAL EXAM TAKE HOME IS DUE IN THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT OFFICE (HM 400) by 10:00am MONDAY MAY 1, 2000--NO EXCEPTIONS.  ANY AND ALL EXAMS THAT ARE NOT TURNED IN BY THEN AUTOMATICALLY FAIL.

FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE:  Thursday April 27, 2000, 10:00-11:50am in HM 125

READINGS:

**Required books (available at the bookstore on campus):**

Benjamin Keen. A History of Latin America: Volume II. 5th or 6th Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1996.

De Jesus, C. M. DeJesus.  Child of the Dark : The Diary of Carolina Maria De Jesus.  Check out the reviews and comments on Amazon.com

Rigoberta Menchu, E. Burgos-Debray (Designer), Ann Wright (Translator) I, Rigoberta Menchu : An Indian Woman in Guatemala.  London : Verso, 1987.   Check out the reviews and comments on Amazon.com

Additional readings TBA in class.

Cole Blasier. The Hovering Giant: U.S. Response to Revolutionary Change in Latin America. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1986.

James L. Dietz and James H. Street. Latin America's Economic Development: Institutionalist and Structuralist Perspectives. Boulder: Lynne Reinner, 1987.

Kicza, John E. (ed.). The Indian in Latin American History; Resistance, Resilience, and
Acculturation. Scholarly Resources, 1993.  Check out the reviews and comments on Amazon.com

Walter LaFeber. Inevitable Revolutions. New York: Oxford University Press, 1984.

Louis A. Pérez, Jr. Cuba: Between Reform and Revolution. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988.

Marifeli Pérez-Stable. The Cuban Revolution: Origins, Course, and Legacy. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.

Alfred Padula and Lois M. Smith. Sex and Revolution: Women in Socialist Cuba. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Students will survey the social and cultural history of Latin America and the Caribbean from Pre-Columbian times to the present. Emphasis will be on the creation of a uniquely American society through the interaction between European colonizers and the Native American peoples of the hemisphere as well as the Africans brought as slaves. Finally, we will discuss how this American society changes over time through independence and the twentieth century. We will emphasize economic and social development/underdevelopment and political stability. We will attempt to link Latin America's development to worldwide trends and influences. This course also will emphasize and evaluate the impact of the United States policies, official and unofficial, on the area. The course's goal will be an understanding of Latin America's history as a tool for understanding its future.

REQUIREMENTS:
General:

Reading all the assignments by the assigned date, regular attendance to classes, discussion participation, one research paper, two exams, and a comprehensive final exam. All students are strongly encouraged to ask questions throughout the lectures and come to office hours.

Attendance:

Students are required to attend classes regularly and not miss more than three classes in the semester. However, remember that the lectures, discussion, and the readings are the core of this course. Therefore, you are expected to attend all classes. Every two class periods missed after the first three, for example absences four and five, will result in an automatic one half grade reduction for the final grade. Due dates are cast in stone! There will be no make up exams and late assignments will not be accepted. Only in the case of extreme family or personal emergency, with prior notification and doctor's letter, will I consider a deviation from this policy.

Papers:

One research paper (7-10 pp.) is required of all students. The paper serves two purposes. One is to give practice to students in critical research and writing. The second is to acquaint the student more deeply in an area he/she is interested in within the context of Latin America history. Topics are the student's choice but a proposal will be due by mid-semester. An alternative to the traditional research paper is to write a research paper and then turn it into a webpage presentation. This alternative will be given extra credit. Please see my webpage section http://homepages.udayton.edu/~santamar/students.html for examples of pages done for Western Civ. Courses.

Course Evaluation
DISCUSSION/REVIEWS.................15% (75 points)
PAPER...............................................15% (100 points)
MIDTERMS.......................................40% (150 points)
FINAL...............................................30% (175 points)

Students can earn a maximum of 500 points throughout the semester. The grading scale is:
450-500 points = 90-100% = A
400-449 points = 80-89% =   B
350-399 points = 70-79% =   C
300-349 points = 60-69% =   D
299-below = F

STUDENT PROGRESS WILL ALSO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION!

WEEKLY SCHEDULE:

I. THE COLONIAL ERA

*****ONLINE RESOURCES--PLEASE LOOK THROUGH THESE SITES*****

Week 1-2  READ: Keen, Chapters 1-3Lecture #1
Course Introduction. Guidelines, requirements, goals, themes and etc
Pre-Columbian America
The Hispanic Background
Conquest

Weeks 2-3 READ: Keen, 4-7Lecture #2
Colonial Society

Week 4 READ: Keen, Chapters 8-9
Latin American Independence Lecture #3-4
The Nineteenth Century

***PAPER PROPOSALS DUE***

Weeks 5-6 READ: Keen, Chapters 10-11
Neocolonialism: Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Brazil Lecture #5
Society and Culture Lecture #6

***EXAM #1***

READ (Written Review Due Monday of Week 9): De Jesus, C. M. DeJesus.  Child of the Dark : The Diary of Carolina Maria De Jesus.  Check out the reviews and comments on Amazon.com

READ (Written Review Due Monday of Week 14):  Rigoberta Menchu. I, Rigoberta Menchu : An Indian Woman in Guatemala.  Check out the reviews and comments on Amazon.com

Week 7 READ: Keen, Chapter 12
Indian and Mestizo Society:  The Mexican Revolution Lecture 7

Week 8 READ: Keen, Chapter 13
Argentina, "Style" and Society. Lecture 8
Chile Lecture 9

Week 9 READ: Keen, Chapters 6, 14-15
Brazil Lecture 10

Review of  Child of the Dark : The Diary of Carolina Maria De Jesus DUE MONDAY using the Document Analysis Worksheet

Week 10 READ: Keen, Chapters 6, 15
The Hunger Site:  Every Six Seconds Someone Dies of Hunger, 3/4 of them are under 5
Brazil Lecture 10

Week 11 READ: Keen, Chapters 16-17
Cuba   Lecture 11-A
CUBA TIMELINE

Week 12
Cuba   Lecture 11-B
Puerto Rico Lecture12

***EXAM #2***

Week 13 READ: Keen, Chapters 18-19
Peru Lecture 11

***TERM PAPER DRAFT DUE FOR PEER REVIEW***

Week 14-Week 15 READ: Keen, Chapters 20-21

Central America  Lecture 13

Review of I, Rigoberta Menchu : An Indian Woman in Guatemala  DUE MONDAY using the Document Analysis Worksheet

The U.S. and Latin America Lecture 15

**TERM PAPERS DUE ON MONDAY 4/27/2000, AT THE  BEGINNING OF CLASS**
***A LATE PAPER IS AN AUTOMATIC FAILING GRADE***

Week 16:  Latin America in Transition