| Introduction |
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Introductions and Review of Syllabus
Name Game
Pop Quiz |
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| Historical Inheritances and Current Realities |
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Finish Pop Quiz and Name Game
Assign Class Presentation Dates
Set Times for Movies / Precepts
Latin America as a "Living Museum" |
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| 3 |
Class Discussion of "Big Mama's Funeral" |
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| The Legacies of Conquest and Slavery |
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Map Test
The Conquest of Mexico |
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| 5 |
Class Discussion of Race
Begin Discussion of Theories of Development |
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| Development and Underdevelopment in Latin America |
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Theories of Development |
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Individual Presentations on Economic Development |
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| Development and Underdevelopment |
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The Latin American Debt Crisis, Structural Adjustment, and Market-oriented Reform |
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| 9 |
Review of Mexican Development Strategies
Extemporaneous Presentations of Steroid Hormone Industry and Mexican Development Strategies Today |
First paper (4-5 pages) due one day after lecture 9 |
| Development, Underdevelopment, and Politics in Chile |
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Class Discussion of The House of the Spirits
Chilean Democracy and its Breakdown |
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| Development, Democratic Breakdown, and Military Rule |
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The Breakdown of Chilean Democracy |
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| 12 |
Bureaucratic-authoritarianism in Latin America |
First paper rewrite due one day after lecture 12 |
| Re-democratization in Chile (and Elsewhere) |
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The Transition to Democracy in Chile and Elsewhere |
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Class Discussion: What is Democracy? Is Chile Democratic? |
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| Civil-military Relations in Latin America and Accountability for Past Abuses |
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Brief Discussion on Day of the Dead in Mexico
Establishing Civilian Control Over the Military |
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| 16 |
Transitional Justice
Preparations for Class Debate |
Second paper (4-5 pages) due one day after lecture 16 |
| Accountability for Past Abuses and the Rule of Law |
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Class Debate: Prosecute and Punish or Forgive and Forget? |
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| 18 |
Class Debate (cont.) |
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| Rule of Law in Latin America: Corruption and Criminal Justice in Mexico |
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The Rule of Law in Latin America: "Guilty until Proven Rich" |
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One-party Rule, Democratization, and Corruption in Mexico |
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| 21 |
Group Presentations on Fixing the Criminal Justice System in Mexico |
Second paper rewrite due |
| The Rule of Law in Brazil |
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Class Discussion of de Soto's Argument
Preparation for Class Presentations |
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| 23 |
Group Class Presentations: How should Land Disputes in Brazil be Resolved? |
Third paper (4-5 pages) due one day after lecture 23 |
| Conclusion: Latin America After Big Mama |
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Class Discussion of "Big Mama's Funeral"
Latin America After Big Mama |
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Latin America After Big Mama (cont.)
Class Evaluations |
Third paper rewrite (optional) may be turned in with the final exam |