Weekly Reading Assignments
This is a tentative schedule and will change
– I will send out an e-mail to the class list when I make changes. It’s
important you check your csu account. Other online readings will
be added from time to time
Week 1-2 Introduction
Intro to class and Latin America Tuesday Jan 12th
(Readings for following Tuesday 19th Jan)
Ancient America Aztecs Maya Inca
Skidmore & Smith Prologue 1-14
Andrews Introduction
(Begin reading 100 Years of Solitude)
Week 2-3 Conquest of America Colonial Life
Readings for 26th Jan
Skidmore 14-26
Galeano, Intro by Allende, Introduction by Galeano and Chapter One
Week 3-4 Colonial Life: Slavery
Readings for February 2nd
Slavery in Latin America
Andrews Chapter 1
Galeano Chapter 2 (Up to page 92)
(I recommend viewing of the Cuban Film the Last Supper (La
Última Cena) 1976
if you have access to Netflix.It is one of the few feature films on
Latin American Slavery.
Week 4-5 Independence 19th Century Latin America
Readings for Feb 9th
Andrews Chapter 2 and 3
Skidmore Chapter 2 26- 51 ( if you are not familiar with US-LA
relations I suggest you read 398--414)
PAPER TOPIC DUE Tuesday Feb 9th
Week 5-6 Mexico and the Mexican Revolution
Readings for February 16
Mexican Revolution (Chapter 8) Skidmore
See Galeano 120-126
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB10/intro.htm
Paper Topic due before class in WebCT e-mail
Week 6-7
Argentina and Chile Early 20th Century (Online Discussion)
Readings for Feb 23
Andrews Chapter 4
Skidmore 69 – 86; 110-122
Read Garcia Marquez's Nobel Prize acceptance speech at
http://www.themodernword.com/gabo/gabo_nobel.html
DISCUSSION OF 100 YEARS OF SOLITUDE – RESPONSE PAPER
DUE (WebCT AND hard copy in class)
Tuesday February 23rd Before Class
Week 7-8
March 2nd In Class Mid Term exam – please bring laptops to
class
Last day to withdraw without penalty Friday March 5th
Week 9
Spring Break
Week 10: Cuban and the Cuban Revolution
Readings for Tuesday March 16th
Skidmore Chapter 9
(Also read Skidmore Chapter 12 pages 417-432 for US-LA relations)
Galeano Finish Chapter 2)
BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR TERM PAPER DUE Tuesday March
16th (WebCT e-mail or hard copy in class) It must be typed and formatted
either in MLA or Chicago
Week 11 Socialism and Dictators Argentina
Readings for March 23
Skidmore 86-108; Peronism and Argentina's dirty war
Screening of the Official Story in class
Week 12 Socialism and Dictators Chile
Readings for 30th March -
Andrews chapter 5
Chile Skidmore 122-138
Finish Official Story – discussion on above
Week 13 Brazil
Readings for April 6th (Online Discussion)
Screening selections Battle of Chile
Week 14 Brazil
Readings for April 13th
Skidmore Chapter 5 Brazil (Our main focus will be from 157 but skim
the background)
Week 15 Central America
Papers Due Tuesday April 20th.
Skidmore Chapter 10
Week 16 Latin America Today
Readings for April 27th
Andrews Chapter 6
Last Day of Class May 3rd
Final EXAM in final exam period as scheduled in Final Exam Schedule.