| LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
Introduction | ||
1 |
Introductions and Review of Syllabus Name Game Pop Quiz | |
Historical Inheritances and Current Realities | ||
2 |
Finish Pop Quiz and Name Game Assign Class Presentation Dates Set Times for Movies / Precepts Latin America as a "Living Museum" | |
3 | Class Discussion of "Big Mama's Funeral" | |
The Legacies of Conquest and Slavery | ||
4 |
Map Test The Conquest of Mexico | |
5 |
Class Discussion of Race Begin Discussion of Theories of Development | |
Development and Underdevelopment in Latin America | ||
6 | Theories of Development | |
7 | Individual Presentations on Economic Development | |
Development and Underdevelopment | ||
8 | The Latin American Debt Crisis, Structural Adjustment, and Market-oriented Reform | |
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 | ||
10 | Class Discussion of The House of the Spirits | |
Development, Democratic Breakdown, and Military Rule | ||
11 | The Breakdown of Chilean Democracy | |
12 | Bureaucratic-authoritarianism in Latin America | First paper rewrite due one day after lecture 12 |
Re-democratization in Chile (and Elsewhere) | ||
13 | The Transition to Democracy in Chile and Elsewhere | |
14 | Class Discussion: What is Democracy? Is Chile Democratic? | |
Civil-military Relations in Latin America and Accountability for Past Abuses | ||
15 |
Brief Discussion on Day of the Dead in Mexico Establishing Civilian Control Over the Military | |
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 | ||
17 | Class Debate: Prosecute and Punish or Forgive and Forget? | |
18 | Class Debate (cont.) | |
Rule of Law in Latin America: Corruption and Criminal Justice in Mexico | ||
19 | The Rule of Law in Latin America: "Guilty until Proven Rich" | |
20 | One-party Rule, Democratization, and Corruption in Mexico | |
21 | Group Presentations on Fixing the Criminal Justice System in Mexico | Second paper rewrite due |
The Rule of Law in Brazil | ||
22 |
Class Discussion of de Soto's Argument Preparation for Class Presentations | |
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 | ||
24 |
Class Discussion of "Big Mama's Funeral" Latin America After Big Mama | |
25 |
Latin America After Big Mama (cont.) Class Evaluations | Third paper rewrite (optional) may be turned in with the final exam |
