| SES # | TOPICS | HANDOUTS |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Introduction and Pop Quiz (PDF) Slides (PDF) | Course Packet and Pop Quiz |
| I. Historical Inheritances and Current Realities | ||
| L2 | Finish Pop Quiz Latin America as a "Living Museum." (PDF) | |
| L3 | Class Discussion of Big Mama's Funeral (PDF) | |
| II. The Legacies of Conquest and Slavery | ||
| L4 | Conquest, Bourbon "Reconquest," and The Post-Colonial Period | |
| L5 | Class Discussion of Race (PDF) | |
| III. Development and Underdevelopment in Latin America | ||
| L6 | Lecture: Theories of Development (PDF) Slides (PDF) | |
| L7 | Economic Development (PDF) | |
| IV. Underdevelopment and What to Do About It | ||
| L8 | The Latin American Debt Crisis, Structural Adjustment, and Market-oriented Reform | |
| L9 | Steroid Hormone Industry and Mexican Development Strategies Today | |
| V. Development, Underdevelopment and Politics in Chile | ||
| L10 | Class Discussion of The House of the Spirits (PDF) | |
| VI. Development, Democratic Breakdown, and Military Rule | ||
| L11 | Lecture: The Breakdown of Chilean Democracy (PDF) Slides (PDF) | The Cast of Characters in Chile (PDF) Chilean Chronology (PDF) Expanded Chronology of the Fall of Salvador Allende (PDF) |
| L12 | Class Discussion of Chilean Experience | |
| VII. Re-Democratization in Chile (and Elsewhere) | ||
| L13 | Lecture: Bureaucratic Authoritarianism in Chile and Elsewhere (PDF) Slides (PDF) | Military Rule in Brazil (PDF) Repression under Military Regimes in the Southern Cone (PDF) Overt Military Interventions in Latin America (PDF) |
| L14 | Lecture: The Transition to Democracy in Chile and Elsewhere (PDF) Slides (PDF) | Transitions from Authoritarian Rule in Latin America (PDF) |
| VIII. Civil-Military Relations in Latin America and Accountability for Past Abuses | ||
| L15 | Establishing Civilian Control Over the Military and Transitional Justice (PDF) Slides (PDF) | |
| L16 | Day of the Dead and Religion in Latin America (PDF) Slides (PDF) | |
| IX. Accountability for Past Abuses and the Rule of Law | ||
| L17 | Preparations for Class Debate | |
| L18 | Prosecute and Punish or Forgive and Forget? (PDF) | |
| X. Rule of Law: Corruption and Criminal Justice in Mexico | ||
| L19 | Lecture: The Rule of Law in Latin America: "Guilty Until Proven Rich." (PDF) | |
| L20 | Lecture: One-Party Rule, Democratization, and Corruption in Mexico (PDF) Slides (PDF) | |
| XI. Policing Mexico City | ||
| L21 | Police Reform in Mexico City (PDF) | |
| XII. The Rule of Law in Brazil | ||
| L22 | Class Discussion of de Soto's Argument Prepare for Class Presentations | |
| L23 | How Should Land Disputes in Brazil be Resolved? (PDF) | |
| XIII. The New Populism in Latin America | ||
| L24 | Lecture: Revolution, Reduction: The New Populism in Latin America | |
| L25 | Discussion of Venezuela Prepare for Final Exam | |
| XIV. Conclusion: Latin America After Big Mama | ||
| L26 | Class Discussion of "Big Mama's Funeral." Lecture: Latin America after Big Mama (PDF) | |
| A1 | Appendix: Political Transition in Mexico (PDF) | Key Terms and Individuals (Mexico) (PDF) |
| A2 | Appendix: United States Foreign Policy in Latin America (PDF) | |
| A3 | Appendix: Argentina (PDF) | Argentina Timeline (PDF) |