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Lawson, Chappell, 17.55J Introduction to Latin American Studies, Fall 2006. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare), http://ocw.mit.edu (Accessed 09 Jul, 2010). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
Introduction to Latin American Studies
Fall 2006
Post-electoral protests in Mexico City, July 2006. (Image courtesy of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).)
Course Highlights
This course features an extensive list of readings and lecture notes.
Course Description
Interdisciplinary introduction to contemporary Latin America, drawing on films, literature, popular press accounts, and scholarly research. Topics include economic development, ethnic and racial identity, religion, revolution, democracy, transitional justice, and the rule of law. Examples draw on a range of countries in the region, especially Mexico, Chile, and Brazil. Includes a heavy oral participation component, with regular breakout groups, formal class presentations on pressing social issues (such as criminal justice and land tenure), and a structured class debate.
Instructions for Citation
Professors at other institutions are welcome to use these materials, in whole or in part, for teaching purposes.
Use of the materials should be cited as follows: Chappell Lawson, MIT OpenCourseWare (http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html) course materials for 17.55J/21A.430J/21F.084J (Introduction to Latin American Studies, Fall 2006), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, downloaded on [Insert Date].
Syllabus
A list of topics by session is available in the calendar shown below.
Purpose
This HASS-D/CI course is designed as an introduction to Latin American politics and society for undergraduates at MIT. No background on the region is required. Overall workload (reading, writing, class participation, and examinations) is similar to that of other HASS-D courses. Many of the themes raised here are covered in greater detail in other courses: 21F.020J (New World Literature), 21F.716 (Introduction to Contemporary Hispanic Literature), 21F.730 (Twentieth-Century Hispanic American Literature), 21F.735 (Advanced Topics in Hispanic Literature and Film), 21A.220 (The Conquest of America), 21H.802 (Modern Latin America), 3.982 (The Ancient Andean World), 3.983 (Ancient Mesoamerican Civilization), 17.507 (Democratization and Democratic Collapse), and 17.554 (Political Economy of Latin America).
Course Requirements
Requirements include weekly course readings and videos; active participation in class discussions, class presentations, and the class debate; three short papers (two of which must be revised and resubmitted); one in-class map test; and one three-hour final exam.
Criteria for HASS CI Subjects
Because this is a HASS-D CI subject, it must meet the following mechanical criteria. These include at least 20 pages of writing divided among 3-5 assignments (in the case of this class, three plus the essay portion of your final exam). Of these assignments, at least one must be revised and resubmitted. (In this case at least two must be.) HASS CI subjects must further offer students substantial opportunity for oral expression, through presentations, student-led discussion, or class participation.
In order to guarantee sufficient attention to student writing and substantial opportunity for oral expression, the maximum number of students per section in a HASS CI subject is 18, except in the case of a subject taught without sections where the faculty member in charge is the only instructor. In that case, enrollments can rise to 25, if a writing fellow is attached to the subject. If our class exceeds 25, we will change around the schedule to create recitation sections.
Required Texts
Principal texts for the course include:
Winn, Peter. Americas: The Changing Face of Latin America and the Caribbean. 2nd ed. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1995. ISBN: 9780520201811.
Spooner, Mary Helen. Soldiers in a Narrow Land: The Pinochet Regime in Chile. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1994. ISBN: 9780520080836.
Allende, Isabel. The House of the Spirits. Translated by Magda Bogin. New York, NY: Everyman's Library, 2005. ISBN: 9781400043187 (English).
Colburn, Forrest D. Latin America at the End of Politics. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780691091815.
More Recent Versions
Winn, Peter. Americas: The Changing Face of Latin America and the Caribbean. 3rd ed. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2006. ISBN: 9780520245013.
Spooner, Mary Helen. Soldiers in a Narrow Land: The Pinochet Regime in Chile. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1999. ISBN: 9780520221697.
Readings and Videos
Weekly readings range from 75 to 130 pages, or about 100 pages on average. Readings include articles from the popular press, literary works, and scholarly research from the social sciences.
I strongly recommend that you purchase all of the above books, the third of which was originally written in Spanish. (Feel free to buy and read it in the original, if you prefer.)
If your first language is not English, you should still try to read the non-literary works in English. For literary works (such as García Márquez and Allende), however, please feel free to read them in the original.
Readings are normally due on the first day of class of the week in which they are assigned. Where the first day is entirely occupied by a lecture, however, you may wait until later in the week.
Many weekly readings are accompanied by videos or films, which are an integral part of the course. Videos from the Americas series, produced in part by WGBH-Boston, are one hour each. Please note that the film The Battle of Chile is very long, so you should plan in advance.
Written Requirements
There will be a 30-minute map test at the end of the second week of the course. (Those students joining the course late can make up the map test outside of class with no penalty.) This test will cover all countries in Latin America, as well as major cities and geographical regions (e.g., the Amazon basin, the Andes, etc.).
Over the course of the semester, you will also write three papers (4-5 pages long) addressing different topics raised in the course of the semester. Due dates for the papers are noted below, and the paper topics themselves are included toward the end of this package. Rewritten papers must take into account comments you receive on the original version.
Please note also that the bar for revisions is higher than it is for the original draft. A paper that received an A- the first time around, and that was not revised based on your instructors' comments, would probably receive a B+ or a B on the revision. Of course, it is difficult to get an A on the revision if you flailed completely on the original version, so there is still a strong incentive to "get it right" the first time.
When writing your papers and preparing your presentations, be sure to pay attention to the list of stylistic and substantive hints included in this package.
Finally, at the end of the semester during the official exam period, there will be a three-hour exam covering all course materials. Half of this exam will be based on identification or short answer questions; half will be based on an essay. Last year's final exam is attached; this year's exam will be identical in the essay questions and very similar in the list of potential items for the short answer section.
How to Hand in Papers
For stylistic and substantive advice on writing your papers, see the hints attached to this syllabus. Guidance for formatting can be found at Online MIT writing and Communication Centre. Papers are due by 4 p.m. to my mailbox in the political science department. They may also be emailed to both me and your TA as a Microsoft® Word attachment, but they must be received by 4 p.m., and it is your responsibility to make sure that they can be opened in Microsoft® Word.
Papers that are late will be penalized by one-third of a letter grade for each day late. If you need an extension, please arrange it with us ahead of time. Extensions requested a week or more in advance will be automatically granted; extensions requested the night before are virtually automatically denied. I am lenient about granting extensions of a few days on the final paper.
The TA(s) and I would like to practice blind grading, so please don't include a title page or put your name in the footer; instead, put your name on a separate page after the paper. Also, at the risk of stifling self-expression and generally sounding like a pain, I ask that all papers be double-spaced and submitted in Times 12 font. (Otherwise we learn people's fonts after the first paper, which defeats the purpose of blind grading.)
Resources on Writing
Extensive resources are available to you if you want help with writing. These resources include the MIT Writing Center on campus, the TAs, the course Web site, and me. Please take advantage of these if you have any questions or doubts!
Class Participation
You are expected to participate in class discussion throughout the semester. Participation includes informal class discussion of the readings and films, in-class presentations, and a formal class debate. Attendance is obviously a prerequisite for class participation. If you must miss a class, you should notify me in advance. More than two unexcused absences will seriously jeopardize your class participation grade. (A handy reference sheet on what constitutes an excused absence is available here:
Also, please notify me at the beginning of the class if, for whatever reason, you are unprepared to participate in class discussion that day. (You need not explain yourself unless you wish to do so.) I "cold call" people occasionally; in a small class there is nowhere to hide. Again, more than two unexcused "unprepareds" will jeopardize your class participation grade.
My somewhat odd habit is to record class participation grades for each student after each class in which there is an opportunity for class discussion. If your attendance record is perfect, the lowest two of your regular class participation grades will be dropped at the end of the semester. If you miss only one class over the semester, the lowest of your regular class participation grades will be dropped. You may not, however, miss any of the scheduled presentations described below.
Please note that we will have one formal class debate, one individual class presentation, and several group presentations over the course of the semester. Information on these is attached to the syllabus.
Plagiarism Clause
When writing a paper (or an essay exam), you must identify the nature and extent of your intellectual indebtedness to the authors whom you have read or to anyone else from whom you have gotten ideas (e.g., classmates, invited lecturers, etc.). You can do so through footnotes, a bibliography, or some other kind of scholarly device. Failure to disclose your reliance on the research or thinking of others is Plagiarism, which is considered to be the most serious academic offense and will be treated as such. If you have any questions about how you should document the sources of your ideas, please ask me or the TA before submitting your work.
Grading
Your grade will be determined as follows:
Grading criteria.
| ACTIVITIES |
PERCENTAGES |
| Map Test |
5% |
| Show and Tell (4 Times, 2.5% each, Graded as a Team) |
10% |
| Class Debate (Average of Individual Grade and Team Grade) |
5% |
| Presentation on Economic Development |
5% |
| Presentation on Mexican Development |
5% |
| Presentation on Police Reform in Mexico |
5% |
| Presentation on Land Titling in Brazil (Graded as a Team) |
5% |
| Other Class Participation |
5% |
| First Drafts of Papers (3 Drafts, 7.5% each) |
22.5% |
| Revisions of Papers (2 Revisions, 7.5% each) |
15% |
| Final Exam |
17.5% |
Thus, the total oral and written components of the class will be weighted roughly equally. About 20% of your grade will be determined by your work with your other classmates; most of your grade will depend on your individual performance. Within the limits imposed by equity, grading will attempt to take into account the fact that some students (seniors, those who have lived for a long time in Latin America, political science majors, etc.) have had far more exposure to the material covered in the class.
Instructions for Citation
Professors at other institutions are welcome to use these materials, in whole or in part, for teaching purposes.
Use of the materials should be cited as follows: Chappell Lawson, MIT OpenCourseWare (http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html) course materials for 17.55J/21A.430J/21F.084J (Introduction to Latin American Studies, Fall 2006), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, downloaded on [Insert Date].
For oral presentations, please reference these materials. The attribution statement should include Chappell Lawson, 17.55J/21A.430J/21F.084J (Introduction to Latin American Studies, Fall 2006), and MIT OpenCourseWare.
Calendar
L = Lecture R = Recitation
Course calendar.
| SES # |
TOPICS |
KEY DATES |
| L1 |
Introduction and Pop Quiz |
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| I. Historical Inheritances and Current Realities |
| L2 |
Finish Pop Quiz
Latin America as a "Living Museum"
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| R1 |
Show and Tell |
Show and tell 1 |
| L3 |
Class Discussion of Big Mama's Funeral |
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| II. The Legacies of Conquest and Slavery |
| L4 |
Conquest, Bourbon "Reconquest," and The Post-Colonial Period |
Map test |
| R2 |
Americas Video: Mirrors of the Heart: Color, Class, and Identity |
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| L5 |
Class Discussion of Race |
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| III. Development and Underdevelopment in Latin America |
| L6 |
Lecture: Theories of Development |
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| R3 |
Prepare for Individual Class Presentations |
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| L7 |
Economic Development |
Individual presentations |
| IV. Underdevelopment and What to Do About It |
| L8 |
The Latin American Debt Crisis, Structural Adjustment, and Market-oriented Reform |
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| R4 |
Breakout Groups in Preparation for Extemporaneous Presentations |
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| L9 |
Steroid Hormone Industry and Mexican Development Strategies Today |
Extemporaneous presentations
Paper 1 due one day after Ses #L9
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| V. Development, Underdevelopment and Politics in Chile |
| R5 |
The Battle for Chile (Part I) |
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| L10 |
Class Discussion of The House of the Spirits |
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| VI. Development, Democratic Breakdown, and Military Rule |
| L11 |
Lecture: The Breakdown of Chilean Democracy |
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| R6 |
The Battle for Chile (Part II) |
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| L12 |
Class Discussion of Chilean Experience |
Paper 1 revision due one day after Ses #L12 |
| VII. Re-Democratization in Chile (and Elsewhere) |
| L13 |
Lecture: Bureaucratic Authoritarianism in Chile and Elsewhere |
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| R7 |
La Historia Oficial |
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| L14 |
Lecture: The Transition to Democracy in Chile and Elsewhere |
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| VIII. Civil-Military Relations in Latin America and Accountability for Past Abuses |
| L15 |
Establishing Civilian Control Over the Military and Transitional Justice |
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| R8 |
Recent Events in Chile |
Show and tell 2 |
| L16 |
Day of the Dead and Religion in Latin America |
Paper 2 due one day after Ses #L16 |
| IX. Accountability for Past Abuses and the Rule of Law |
| L17 |
Preparations for Class Debate |
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| R9 |
Prosecute and Punish or Forgive and Forget? |
Class debate |
| L18 |
Prosecute and Punish or Forgive and Forget? |
Class debate |
| X. Rule of Law: Corruption and Criminal Justice in Mexico |
| L19 |
Lecture: The Rule of Law in Latin America: "Guilty Until Proven Rich." |
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| R10 |
Criminal Justice in Mexico |
Show and tell 3 |
| L20 |
Lecture: One-Party Rule, Democratization, and Corruption in Mexico |
Paper 2 revision due one day after Ses #L20 |
| XI. Policing Mexico City |
| L21 |
Police Reform in Mexico City |
Group presentations |
| XII. The Rule of Law in Brazil |
| L22 |
Class Discussion of de Soto's Argument
Prepare for Class Presentations
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| R11 |
Central Station |
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| L23 |
How Should Land Disputes in Brazil be Resolved? |
Group presentations
Paper 3 due one day after Ses #L23
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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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| R12 |
Venezuela |
Show and tell 4 |
| L25 |
Discussion of Venezuela
Prepare for Final Exam
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| XIV. Conclusion: Latin America After Big Mama |
| L26 |
Class Discussion of Big Mama's Funeral
Lecture: Latin America after Big Mama
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| R13 |
Optional
Discussion of Final Exam
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Optional paper 3 revision due three days after Ses #L26 |
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Further Reading:
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Readings
This section contains documents that could not be made accessible to screen reader software. A "#"symbol is used to denote such documents.
Weekly readings range from 75 to 130 pages, or about 100 pages on average. Readings include articles from the popular press, literary works, and scholarly research from the social sciences.
If your first language is not English, you should still try to read the non-literary works in English. For literary works (such as García Márquez and Allende), however, please feel free to read them in the original.
Readings are normally due on the first day of class of the week in which they are assigned. Where the first day is entirely occupied by a lecture, however, you may wait until later in the week.
Many weekly readings are accompanied by videos or films, which are an integral part of the course. Videos from the Americas series, produced in part by WGBH-Boston, are one hour each. Please note that the film The Battle of Chile is very long, so you should plan in advance.
Required Texts
Winn, Peter. Americas: The Changing Face of Latin America and the Caribbean. 2nd ed. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1995, ISBN: 9780520201811.
Spooner, Mary Helen. Soldiers in a Narrow Land: The Pinochet Regime in Chile. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1994, ISBN: 9780520080836.
Allende, Isabel. The House of the Spirits. Translated by Magda Bogin. New York, NY: Everyman's Library, 2005, ISBN: 9781400043187 (English).
Colburn, Forrest D. Latin America at the End of Politics. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2002, ISBN: 9780691091815.
Readings by Session
L = Lecture R = Recitation
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Course readings.
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TOPICS
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READINGS
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L1
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Introduction and Pop Quiz
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Course Packet and Pop Quiz.
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I. Historical Inheritances and Current Realities
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L2
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Finish Pop Quiz. Latin America as a "Living Museum"
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Márquez, Gabriel García. "Big Mama's Funeral (short story, 1962)." No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories. Translated by J. S. Bernstein. New York, NY: Harper Colophone, 1979, pp. 153-70. ISBN: 9780060907006.
Winn, Peter. "A View from the South," and "Legacies of Empire." Chapters 1 and 2 in Americas: The Changing Face of Latin America and the Caribbean. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1995, pp. 2-83. ISBN: 9780520201811.
Colburn, Forrest D. "Latin America as a Place," "Urban Bias," and "The Poor." In Latin America at the End of Politics. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2002, pp. 9-24 and 82-88. ISBN: 9780691091815.
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R1
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Show and Tell
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L3
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Class Discussion of Big Mama's Funeral
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II. The Legacies of Conquest and Slavery
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L4
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Conquest, Bourbon "Reconquest," and The Post-Colonial Period
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Winn, Peter. "Children of the Sun," and "A Question of Color." Chapters 7 and 8 in Americas: The Changing Face of Latin America and the Caribbean. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1995, pp. 234-303. ISBN: 9780520201811.
Begin reading: Allende, Isabel. House of the Spirits. (Note names of the women.)
Film
Americas Television Series: Julia, Raul, narrator. "Mirrors of the Heart: Color, Class, and Identity." Program 4. Americas. Produced by Judith Vecchione with WGBH (Boston). South Burlington, VT: Annenberg/CPB Collection, 1993, ISBN: 1559467487.
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R2
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Americas Video: Mirrors of the Heart: Color, Class, and Identity
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L5
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Class Discussion of Race
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III. Development and Underdevelopment in Latin America
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L6
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Lecture: Theories of Development
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Klaren, Peter F. "Lost Promise: Explaining Latin American Underdevelopment." In Promise of Development: Theories of Change in Latin America. Edited by Peter F. Klaren and Thomas J. Bossert. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1986, pp. 3-33. ISBN: 9780813300078. [Skip part on "corporatism"]
Frank, André Gunder. "The Development of Underdevelopment." In Promise of Development: Theories of Change in Latin America. Edited by Peter F. Klaren and Thomas J. Bossert. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1986, pp. 111-23. ISBN: 9780813300078.
dos Santos, Teodoro. "The Structure of Dependence." The American Economic Review 60, no. 2 (May 1970): 231-6.
Haber, Steven. "Assessing the Obstacles to Industrialization: The Mexican Economy, 1830-1940." Journal of Latin American Studies 24, no. 1 (February 1992): 1-32.
Colburn, Forrest D. "The Business of Being in Business." In Latin America at the End of Politics. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2002, pp. 45-54. ISBN: 9780691091815.
Continue reading House of the Spirits. (Be sure to read the story about the chinchillas.)
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R3
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Prepare for Individual Class Presentations
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L7
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Economic Development
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IV. Underdevelopment and What to Do About It
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L8
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The Latin American Debt Crisis, Structural Adjustment, and Market-oriented Reform
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Gereffi, Gary. "Drug Firms and Dependency in Mexico: The Case of the Steroid Hormone Industry." International Organization 32 (1978): 237-86.
Haber, Steven "Assessing the Obstacles to Industrialization: The Mexican Economy, 1830-1940." Journal of Latin American Studies 24, no. 1 (February 1992): 1-32.
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R4
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Breakout Groups in Preparation for Extemporaneous Presentations
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L9
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Steroid Hormone Industry and Mexican Development Strategies Today
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V. Development, Underdevelopment and Politics in Chile
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R5
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The Battle for Chile (Part I)
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Finish reading The House of the Spirits.
Valenzuela, Arturo. "Chile: Origins, Consolidation, and Breakdown of a Democratic Regime." In Democracy in Developing Countries: Latin America. Edited by Larry Diamond, Juan Linz, and Seymour Martin Lipset. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 1989, pp. 194-216. ISBN: 9781555870447.
Film
Video: Guzmán, Patricio. The Battle of Chile (Part I). New York, NY: First Run / Icarus Films, 1978.
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L10
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Class Discussion of The House of the Spirits
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VI. Development, Democratic Breakdown, and Military Rule
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L11
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Lecture: The Breakdown of Chilean Democracy
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Valenzuela, Arturo. "Chile: Origins, Consolidation, and Breakdown of a Democratic Regime." In Democracy in Developing Countries: Latin America. Edited by Larry Diamond, Juan Linz, and Seymour Martin Lipset. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 1989, pp. 216-226. ISBN: 9781555870447.
Spooner, Mary Helen. Soldiers in a Narrow Land: The Pinochet Regime in Chile. Berkeley, CA: University of California press, 1994, pp. 1-6, 56-77, 83-104, 113-159. ISBN: 9780520080836.
Film
Documentary: Guzmán, Patricio. The Battle of Chile (Part II). New York, NY: First Run / Icarus Films, 1978.
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R6
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The Battle for Chile (Part II)
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L12
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Class Discussion of Chilean Experience
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VII. Re-Democratization in Chile (and Elsewhere)
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L13
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Lecture: Bureaucratic Authoritarianism in Chile and Elsewhere
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Spooner, Mary Helen. Soldiers in a Narrow Land: The Pinochet Regime in Chile. Berkeley, CA: University of California press, 1994, pp.163-267. ISBN: 9780520080836.
Valenzuela, Arturo. "Chile: Origins, Consolidation, and Breakdown of a Democratic Regime." In Larry Diamond, Juan Linz, and Seymour Martin Lipset, Democracy in Developing Countries: Latin America. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 1989, pp. 227-240. ISBN: 9781555870447.
Film
Drama: Bortnik, Aida, and Luis Puenzo. La Historia Oficial. Directed by Luis Puenzo. Argentina: Historias Cinematograficas, 1985.
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R7
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La Historia Oficial
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L14
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Lecture: The Transition to Democracy in Chile and Elsewhere
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VIII. Civil-Military Relations in Latin America and Accountability for Past Abuses
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L15
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Establishing Civilian Control Over the Military and Transitional Justice
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Hunter, Wendy. "Continuity or Change? Civil-Military Relations in Democratic Argentina, Chile, and Peru." Political Science Quarterly 112, no. 3 (Autumn, 1997): 453-475.
Colburn, Forrest D. "Fragile Democracies." In Latin America at the End of Politics. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2002, pp. 33-44. ISBN: 9780691091815.
Langguth, A. J. Hidden Terrors: The Truth about U.S. Police Operations in Latin America. New York, NY: Pantheon Books, 1979, pp. 160-64. ISBN: 9780394738024.
Huntington, Samuel. "The Torturer Problem," and "The Praetorian Problem". In The Third Wave: Democratization in the Late Twentieth Century. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1993, pp. 211-51. ISBN: 9780806125169.
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R8
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Recent Events in Chile
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L16
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Day of the Dead and Religion in Latin America
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IX. Accountability for Past Abuses and the Rule of Law
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L17
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Preparations for Class Debate
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Cohen, Stanley. "State Crimes of Previous Regimes: Knowledge, Accountability, and the Policing of the Past." Law and Social Inquiry 20, no. 1 (Winter, 1995): 7-50.
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R9
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Prosecute and Punish or Forgive and Forget?
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L18
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Prosecute and Punish or Forgive and Forget?
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X. Rule of Law: Corruption and Criminal Justice in Mexico
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L19
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Lecture: The Rule of Law in Latin America: "Guilty Until Proven Rich"
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Davis, Diane E. "Undermining the Rule of Law: Democratization and the Dark Side of Police Reform in Mexico." Latin American Politics and Society 48, no. 1 (2006): 55-86.
Montiel, López, and Angel Gustavo. "The Military, Political Power, and Police Relations in Mexico City." Latin American Perspectives 27, no. 2 (March 2000): 79-94.
Magaloni, Beatriz, and Guillermo Zepeda. "Democratization, Judicial and Law Enforcement Institutions, and the Rule of Law in Mexico." In Dilemmas of Political Change in Mexico. Edited by Kevin J. Middlebrook. London, UK: Institute of Latin American Studies, LSE and La Jolla, CA: Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, UCSD, 2004, pp. 166-95. ISBN: 9781900039451.
Colburn, Forrest D. "Crime" in Latin America at the End of Politics . Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2002, pp. 73-80. ISBN: 9780691091815.
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R10
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Criminal Justice in Mexico
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L20
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Lecture: One-Party Rule, Democratization, and Corruption in Mexico
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XI. Policing Mexico City
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L21
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Police Reform in Mexico City
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Recent articles on police reform in Mexico. On-line sources on police reform in Mexico. See:
- Project on Reforming the Administration of Justice in Mexico
- Human Rights First. "Mexico Policing Project."
- Center for U. S.-Mexican Studies University of California, San Diego, International Orgnaizations Links
- Varenik, Robert O. "Exploring Roads to Police Reform: Six Recommendations." Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies. Project on Reforming the Administration of Justice in Mexico (May 15, 2003): 1-15.
- Arroyo, Mario. "Evaluando la 'Estrategía Giuliani': la Política de Cero Tolerancia en el Distrito Federal." Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies. Project on Reforming the Administration of Justice in Mexico, (May 15, 2003): 1-18.
- Antonio Carrillo Maza, Marco. "La Participación Ciudadana y el Enfoque Micro Social de la Seguridad Pública: El Caso de Baja California." Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies. Project on Reforming the Administration of Justice in Mexico (May 15, 2003): 1-16.
- Chapter 3 in "Democratizing the Police Abroad: What to Do and How to Do It." pp. 17-32 (PDF)#
- Reames, Benjamin. "Police Forces in Mexico: A Profile." Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies. Project on Reforming the Administration of Justice in Mexico (May 15, 2003): 1-11.
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XII. The Rule of Law in Brazil
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L22
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Class Discussion of de Soto's Argument. Prepare for Class Presentations
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Holston, James. "The Misrule of Law: Land and Usurpation in Brazil." Comparative Studies in Society and History 33, no. 4 (October 1991): 695-725.
de Soto, Hernando. The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else. London, UK: Bantam Press, 2000. pp. 1-37, 208-218. ISBN: 0593046641.
Film
Drama: Carneiro, João Emanuel, and Marcos Bernstein. Central Station. Directed by Walter Salles. New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 1998.
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R11
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Central Station
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L23
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How Should Land Disputes in Brazil be Resolved?
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XIII. The New Populism in Latin America
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L24
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Lecture: Revolution, Reduction: The New Populism in Latin America
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Winn, Peter. "Latin America and the Caribbean at 2000: A New Millennium?" In Americas: The Changing Face of Latin America and the Caribbean. 2nd ed. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1995, pp. 498-521, 527-549. ISBN: 9780520201811.
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R12
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Venezuela
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L25
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Discussion of Venezuela. Prepare for Final Exam
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XIV. Conclusion: Latin America After Big Mama
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L26
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Class Discussion of "Big Mama's Funeral". Lecture: Latin America after Big Mama
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Márquez, Gabriel García. "Big Mama's Funeral (short story, 1962)." In No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories. Translated by J.S. Bernstein. New York, NY: Harper Colophone, 1979, pp.153-170. ISBN: 9780060907006.
Peter Winn, Epilogue, "Latin America and the Caribbean at 2000: A New Millennium?" In Americas: The Changing Face of Latin America and the Caribbean. 2nd ed. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1995, pp. 601-608. ISBN: 9780520201811.
Colburn, Forrest D. "Conclusion." In Latin America at the End of Politics. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2002, pp. 127-134. ISBN: 9780691091815.
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Related Resources
General
Latin American Studies Program, University of Texas at Austin: This site contains links to country homepages, library collections, Latin American publications in several languages, other university programs, etc.
Latin American Studies Association homepage
Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Latin Americanist Research Resources Project: This site gives tables of contents for 300+ journals from Argentina and Mexico whose articles can be accessed through Interlibrary Loan in the U.S.
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University: This site offers up-to-the-minute information about Boston area events related to Latin America (lectures, seminars, concerts, etc.). It also provides access to the Latin America Database, a comprehensive news monitoring service sponsored by the Center.
MIT Foreign Languages and Literature homepage has various articles from regional magazines and newspapers on-line. Click on "Publications", then on "Spanish".
Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, University of California at San Diego: Links to major sites related to Mexico.
United Nations Economic Commission on Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Cultural Studies Virtual Library, organized by the Advanced Program of Contemporary Culture (PACC) of the Federal University of Rio de Janiero, Brazil: Text is in Portuguese.
Organization of American States
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), The World Factbbook: Basic declassified information on all countries.
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Democracy Center: Information on democracy around the world.
Freedom House: Information on political, civil, media, and economic freedom around the world.
Latino On-Line News Network (Spanish and English)
Cultural Survival
Univision, the Spanish-language television network. Their half-hour news program is broadcast daily at 6:30 p.m. and then again at 10:30 p.m.
Local public television station (WGBH): La Plaza, a program that features documentaries on Latin America and the Latino community in the U.S. Their programs air Saturdays at 6:30 p.m., Channel 2 and on Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m., Channel 44.
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