Dr. Juan C. Santamarina
Office Hours:  T-Th 12:00pm-1:15pm , and by appointment.  HM 443.
santamar@udayton.edu
Office Phone: (937) 229-2834

ANNOUNCEMENTS: MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW IS CURRENT --ALL OTHER REVIEWS ARE NOT CURRENT

READINGS

COURSE DESCRIPTION, REQUIREMENTS, AND GRADING

II.  IMPORTANT DATES

Term Paper Proposals Due	Thurs (Week 4)
Midterm Exam Review Posted	Thurs (Week 7)
Midterm Exam	Thurs (Week 8)
Term Papers Draft Due for Peer Review	Thursday April 15 (Week 15) Print and bring with you this peer review
Term Papers Final Draft Due	Thursday April 22 (Week 16)
FINAL EXAM TAKE-HOME	THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2010, 12:20-2:10

III.  WEEKLY SCHEDULE
 

I.  THE COLONIAL FOUNDATIONS Week 1 (Jan 5)	READ:  TBD TOPIC: Requirements, Introduction Themes:  Colonial Heritage of LA;  Heritage of Political/Economic Instability;  LA and the World Economy;  Vast Size and Diversity of Latin America Conquest of the Americas/Colonial Heritage of LA Structure of Colonial Government
Week 2 (Jan 13)	READ: 1--“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 2--Alexander Von Humboldt:  Problems And Progress in Mexico, c. 1800 Document Analysis Worksheet--USE THIS WORKSHEET FOR EACH DOCUMENT DUE ON THURSDAYS TOPIC: Lecture #2  Colonial Society  Structure of Colonial GovernmentThe Colonial Foundations
Week 3 (Jan 20)	READ: 1-- Nationality, Nationalism, and Supranationalism in the Writings of Simon Bolivar Author(s): Simón Bolívar and Simon Collier Source: The Hispanic American Historical Review, Vol. 63, No. 1 (Feb., 1983), pp. 37-64 Published by: Duke University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2515358 2-- Simón de Bolívar:  Message to the Congress of Angostura, 1819      Monroe Doctrine, 1823 Document Analysis Worksheet--USE THIS WORKSHEET FOR EACH DOCUMENT DUE ON THURSDAYS TOPIC: Independence Neocolonialism:  Latin America in the Nineteenth Century
Week 4 (Jan 27)	READ: 1-- Dependency and Economic Growth in Latin America Author(s): James Lee Ray and Thomas Webster Source: International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 3 (Sep., 1978), pp. 409-434 Published by: Blackwell Publishing on behalf of The International Studies Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2600322 2--Channing Arnold & Frederick J. Tabor Frost: The Rule of Porfirio Diaz, 1909 3--George M. McBride: Haciendas from The Land Systems of Mexico, 1923 Document Analysis Worksheet--USE THIS WORKSHEET FOR EACH DOCUMENT DUE ON THURSDAYS TOPIC: Neocolonialism:  Latin America in the Nineteenth Century  Overview of the 20th Century:  The Transformation of Modern Latin America
II. MODERN LATIN AMERICA:  COUNTRY STUDIES AND INTERPRETATION TOPICS Week 5 (Feb 1)	READ: 1--"Pinochet: The Politics" Author(s): Geoffrey Hawthorn Source: International Affairs (Royal Institute of International Affairs 1944-), Vol. 75, No. 2 (Apr., 1999), pp. 253-258 Published by: Blackwell Publishing on behalf of the Royal Institute of International Affairs Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2623342 2--"Personalization and Institutional Constraints: Pinochet, the Military Junta, and the 1980 Constitution" Author(s): Robert Barros Source: Latin American Politics and Society, Vol. 43, No. 1 (Spring, 2001), pp. 5-28 Published by: Distributed by Blackwell Publishing on behalf of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Miami Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3177011 3--Salvador Allende's Last Speach 4--Central Intelligence Agency, SECRET, "Biographic Handbook [on] Chile," November 1974 Document Analysis Worksheet--USE THIS WORKSHEET FOR EACH DOCUMENT DUE ON THURSDAYS TOPIC: Chile:  Socialism, Repression, and Democracy FILM:  Chile:  Defeat of a Dictator
Week 6 (Feb 8)	READ: 1--"Assessing the Third Transition in Latin American Democratization: Representational Regimes and Civil Society in Argentina and Brazil" Author(s): Elisabeth Jay Friedman and Kathryn Hochstetler Source: Comparative Politics, Vol. 35, No. 1 (Oct., 2002), pp. 21-42 Published by: Ph.D. Program in Political Science of the City University of New York Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4146926 2-- "Institutional Design, Military Rule, and Regime Transition in Argentina (1976-1983): An Extension of the Remmer Thesis" Author(s): C. L. Arceneaux Source: Bulletin of Latin American Research, Vol. 16, No. 3 (1997), pp. 327-350 Published by: Blackwell Publishing on behalf of Society for Latin American Studies Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3338946 3--Confessions from a Torturer in Argentina's Military, part of the "Dirty War," 1976-83 Document Analysis Worksheet--USE THIS WORKSHEET FOR EACH DOCUMENT DUE ON THURSDAYS TOPIC: Argentina:  Prosperity, Deadlock, and Change
Week 7 (Feb 15)	READ: 1--Read again the article above, "Assessing the Third Transition in Latin American Democratization: Representational Regimes and Civil Society in Argentina and Brazil" 2-- 3-- US Support of Military Coup in Brazil, 1964 4--BRAZIL--US Trafficking in Persons Report 2009 (Department of State) TOPIC: Brazil:  Development and Underdevelopment FILM--Hummingbird
Week 8 (Feb 22)	TUESDAY--EXAM REVIEW THURSDAY--MIDTERM EXAM
Week 9 (March 1)	SPRING BREAK--NO CLASSES
Week 10 (March 8)	READ: Trends in Unauthorized Immigration: Undocumented Inflow Now Trails Legal Inflow Mexican Immigrants in the United States, 2008 THERE IS NO DOCUMENT REVIEW DUE FOR THE ABOVE DOCUMENTS.  HOWEVER, PLEASE READ THROUGH THEM, PRINT THEM, AND BRING THEM TO CLASS TOMORROW.  WE WILL BE USING THEM IN CLASS. FILM:  The Mexican Revolution TOPIC: Mexico:  Immigration to the US and Drug Trade ++++Bruce Springsteen, The Ghost of Tom Joad Album, Released 1995 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
Week 11 (March 15)	READ: The Making of a Colonial Welfare State: U.S. Social Insurance and Public Assistance in Puerto Rico Author(s): Marietta Morrissey Source: Latin American Perspectives, Vol. 33, No. 1, Struggle and Change in Puerto Rico: Expecting Democracy (Jan., 2006), pp. 23-41 Published by: Sage Publications, Inc. Stable URL:  http://www.jstor.org/stable/27647904 Statehood, the English Language, and the Politics of Education in Puerto Rico Amilcar Antonio Barreto Polity, Vol. 34, No. 1 (Autumn, 2001), pp. 89-105 Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3235510 TOPIC: Puerto Rico and the US FILMS FOR CLASS: Democracy in Puerto Rico (US Department of Agriculture Film) Puerto Rico:  the 51st State? World Affairs Council:  The Future of Puerto Rico NO DOCUMENT REVIEW DUE THIS WEEK
Week 12 (March 22)	READ:  Caught in a Contradiction: Cuban Socialism between Mobilization and Normalization Author(s): Marifeli Pérez-Stable Source: Comparative Politics, Vol. 32, No. 1 (Oct., 1999), pp. 63-82 Published by: Ph.D. Program in Political Science of the City University of New York Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/422433 The Absolution of History: Uses of the Past in Castro's Cuba Author(s): Nicola Miller Source: Journal of Contemporary History, Vol. 38, No. 1, Redesigning the Past (Jan., 2003), pp. 147-162 Published by: Sage Publications, Ltd. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3180702 THURSDAY:  Special guest:  Glenn Gebhard, Professor of Film, Loyola-Marymount University;  We will view and discuss a new film on Cuba TOPIC:     * Cuba:  Last Colony, Socialist Revolution
Week 13 (March 29)	SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT (SEE THE EMAIL I SENT YOU AND BELOW): 1--Go to the library and search for 2-3 additional 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. Bring this assignment to class on Tuesday April 6.
Week 14 (April 5)	MONDAY--NO CLASSES AT UD DUE TO EASTER BREAK TOPIC:  Discussion of Cuba:  A Lifetime of Passion and Cuba articles
III. CONCLUSION Week 15 (April 12)	READ:  TUESDAY: TOPIC: Problems and Solutions for the Future The United States and Latin America SEMESTER WRAP-UP--SPECIFIC COURSE THEMES: 1.  Legacy of Independence:  The Military as a Political Actor and Authoritarianism 2.  US Power in Latin America 3.  Development/Underdevelopment 4.  Brutality THURSDAY: 1--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.  From Thursday until Tuesday you will review/edit/etc. and return to author.
Week 16 (April 19)	TUESDAY:  FINAL EXAM REVIEW THURSDAY APRIL 22 IS THE LAST DAY OF OUR CLASS--FINAL DRAFT OF PAPERS ARE DUE TURN IN: 1--Final Paper to Turnitin.com 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: Paper Topic Thesis Major findings/conclusions