| L1 |
Introduction and Pop Quiz (PDF)
Slides (PDF)
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Course Packet and Pop Quiz |
| I. Historical Inheritances and Current Realities |
| L2 |
Finish Pop Quiz
Latin America as a "Living Museum." (PDF)
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| L3 |
Class Discussion of Big Mama's Funeral (PDF) |
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| II. The Legacies of Conquest and Slavery |
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Conquest, Bourbon "Reconquest," and The Post-Colonial Period |
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| L5 |
Class Discussion of Race (PDF) |
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| III. Development and Underdevelopment in Latin America |
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Lecture: Theories of Development (PDF)
Slides (PDF)
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| L7 |
Economic Development (PDF) |
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| IV. Underdevelopment and What to Do About It |
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The Latin American Debt Crisis, Structural Adjustment, and Market-oriented Reform |
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| L9 |
Steroid Hormone Industry and Mexican Development Strategies Today |
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| V. Development, Underdevelopment and Politics in Chile |
| L10 |
Class Discussion of The House of the Spirits (PDF) |
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| VI. Development, Democratic Breakdown, and Military Rule |
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Lecture: The Breakdown of Chilean Democracy (PDF)
Slides (PDF)
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The Cast of Characters in Chile (PDF)
Chilean Chronology (PDF)
Expanded Chronology of the Fall of Salvador Allende (PDF)
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| L12 |
Class Discussion of Chilean Experience |
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| VII. Re-Democratization in Chile (and Elsewhere) |
| L13 |
Lecture: Bureaucratic Authoritarianism in Chile and Elsewhere (PDF)
Slides (PDF)
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Military Rule in Brazil (PDF)
Repression under Military Regimes in the Southern Cone (PDF)
Overt Military Interventions in Latin America (PDF)
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| L14 |
Lecture: The Transition to Democracy in Chile and Elsewhere (PDF)
Slides (PDF)
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Transitions from Authoritarian Rule in Latin America (PDF) |
| VIII. Civil-Military Relations in Latin America and Accountability for Past Abuses |
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Establishing Civilian Control Over the Military and Transitional Justice (PDF)
Slides (PDF)
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| L16 |
Day of the Dead and Religion in Latin America (PDF)
Slides (PDF)
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| IX. Accountability for Past Abuses and the Rule of Law |
| L17 |
Preparations for Class Debate |
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| L18 |
Prosecute and Punish or Forgive and Forget? (PDF)
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| X. Rule of Law: Corruption and Criminal Justice in Mexico |
| L19 |
Lecture: The Rule of Law in Latin America: "Guilty Until Proven Rich." (PDF) |
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| L20 |
Lecture: One-Party Rule, Democratization, and Corruption in Mexico (PDF)
Slides (PDF)
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| XI. Policing Mexico City |
| L21 |
Police Reform in Mexico City (PDF) |
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| XII. The Rule of Law in Brazil |
| L22 |
Class Discussion of de Soto's Argument
Prepare for Class Presentations
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| L23 |
How Should Land Disputes in Brazil be Resolved? (PDF) |
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| XIII. The New Populism in Latin America |
| L24 |
Lecture: Revolution, Reduction: The New Populism in Latin America |
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| L25 |
Discussion of Venezuela
Prepare for Final Exam
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| XIV. Conclusion: Latin America After Big Mama |
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Class Discussion of "Big Mama's Funeral."
Lecture: Latin America after Big Mama (PDF)
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| A1 |
Appendix: Political Transition in Mexico (PDF) |
Key Terms and Individuals (Mexico) (PDF) |
| A2 |
Appendix: United States Foreign Policy in Latin America (PDF) |
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| A3 |
Appendix: Argentina (PDF) |
Argentina Timeline (PDF) |