Exploring Latin America: Review and Overview Winter 2015
Discover the intricate aspects of Latin America in the Winter 2015 review and overview. Delve into the paradoxes, elements of culture, and course organization of this diverse region. Explore topics ranging from history and economy to society, democracy, and culture, providing a comprehensive insight into the complexities of Latin America.
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LATI 50 REVIEW AND OVERVIEW WINTER 2015
Why Latin America? It s big It s there It s here It s a mirror It s a paradox
Why Latin America? It s big It s there It s here It s a mirror It s a paradox
Elements of Paradox Old-young, unstable-stable, rich-poor Gender Sports/Baseball Religion Politics Literature
Elements of Paradox Old-young, unstable-stable, rich-poor Gender Sports/Baseball Religion Politics Literature
Points of Entry Readings in Modern Latin America, 8thed Fiction: Garc a M rquez Videos: Garden of the Forking Paths Mirrors of the Heart In Women s Hands Builders of Images The Americans [Latin and Caribbean Presence in U.S] Original documents (MLA website)
Course Organization (I) 1: Introduction Why Latin America? Why History? 2: Dimensions of History Confronting the United States [Mexico+ Cuba] How to Read Modern Latin America 3: A World of Multiple Truths: Magical Realism Writers and Society [Puerto Rico] A Death Foretold: Motifs and Allusions [Colombia] 4: Economic Development From Export-Import Development to ISI [Argentina] Neoliberalism and the Washington Consensus [Chile]
Course Organization (II) 5: Democracy and Dictatorship Authoritarianism and Democracy [Latin America as whole] Revolution: Why Then and Not Now? [Cuba + Central America /Venezuela] 6: Society and Social Movements Race, Class, and Social Structure (part I) [Bolivia, Andes] Race, Class, and Social Structure (part II) [Dominican Republic, Caribbean] Women, Gender, and Empowerment [Chile] Religion, the Church, and Liberation Theology [Colombia] Culture and the Arts [Mexico + Brazil +]
Course Organization (III) 7: Inter-American Agenda The Political Economy of Drugs [Mexico, Colombia, United States] Immigration Policy [Florida, New York, California] Obama and Latin America 8: Review and Overview
Some Central Themes Power and Inequality Formal and informal: social, economic, political Politics and social class Correlates of Race Codes of Social Conduct Hierarchy vs. social mobility Gender and sexuality Meanings of status and honor Commitment and responsibility Sources of moral authority Roles of Institutions Religion and the Church The state, the military, revolutions, and elections Art and Social Protest The quest for identity Art and the masses Art as subversion
