Survey of Latin American History
HIST 245
Fall 2007
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AU01
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| Crosslisting:
LAST 245 |
| Certificates: International Relations |
Survey of Latin American History from the colonial period to the present. This course will trace the roots of ethnic, social, political and economic alignments and struggles in the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies of America, with a special emphasis on the formation of national, regional, indigenous, Afro-Latin, and gender identities. Contemporary rebellions and revolutions will be examined in light of their origins in historical processes and the impact of word-historical trends on the continent. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CBST-MN)(CEAS-Arcp/Hist)(HIST-MN)(HIST)(HRAD-MN)(LAST)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Thomas Skidmore and Peter Smith, MODERN LATIN AMERICA, New York: Oxford University Press, 2005 (ISBN#019517013X); Kenneth Andrien, ANDEAN WORLDS: INDIGENOUS HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CONSCIOUSNESS UNDER SPANISH RULE, 1532-1825, University of New Mexico Press, 2001 (ISBN#0826323596); Ida Altman et al, THE EARLY HISTORY OF GREATER MEXICO, Prentice Hall, 2002 (ISBN#0130915432); Brooke Larson, TRIALS OF NATION MAKING: LIBERALISM, RACE, AND ETHNICITY IN THE ANDES, 1810-1910, Cambridge University Press, 2004 (ISBN#0521567305); George Reid Andrews, AFRO-LATIN AMERICA, 1800-2000, Oxford University Press, 2004 (ISBN#019515233); Richard Gott, CUBA: A NEW HISTORY, Yale University Press, 2005 (ISBN#0300111142); Rigoberta Menchu, I, RIGOBERTA MENCHU: AN INDIAN WOMAN IN GUATEMALA, Verso, 1987 (ISBN#0860917885); Emilia Viotti da Costa, THE BRAZILIAN EMPIRE: MYTHS AND HISTORIES, University of North Carolina Press, 2000 (ISBN#0807848401).
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Examinations and Assignments:
Midterm and final exams. Two 5-6 page papers; regular class attendance; class participation. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
No extensions, no late papers will be accepted. No incompletes. No unexcused absences.
Additional seats will be released during the drop-add period for students who registered for fall 2007 before this course was entered into the system. |
| Instructor(s): de Laforcade,Geoffroy Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: SCIE109; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 40 | | SR major: 12 | JR major: 8 | | |
| Seats Available: 5 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 12 | JR non-major: 8 | SO: 0 | FR: X |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
| SECTION AU01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Same as Section 01 Above |
| Examinations and Assignments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Same as Section 01 Above |
Instructor(s): STAFF
Times: TBA; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 40 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 39 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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