LACS 101: Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Fall, 2013
MWF, 11:15-12:10
Course Schedule
**PLEASE NOTE: SYLLABUS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CONSULT THE WEB FREQUENTLY!
| DATE | WHAT IS DUE / DAILY LESSON
*All readings are in course texts, unless otherwise noted. |
| WEEK ONE | INTRODUCTION |
| Friday, Sept. 6 | Course Introduction
Broad introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Monday, Sept. 9 | Winn, Ch. 1: “A View from the South”
Rosenberg, Ch.1 *Post blog entries by 5:00 on Tuesday; comment on two blog posts by 11:15am on Wednesday. |
| Wednesday, Sept. 11 | Submit (Word document, in pocket folder) and discuss blog entries
Winn, Ch. 1, continued |
| Friday, Sept. 13 | Legacies of Empire: Winn, Ch. 2 + Rosenberg, Ch. 2: 2.1 Bartolomé de las Casas, 2.2 The Aztec Dirge, 2.3 African Slave Migration, 2.5 The Hacienda, 2.7 LA’s First Revolution (Haiti), 2.8 A Revolutionary’s Look at Independent Spanish America (Bolívar), 2.9 A Caudillo in Action (Sarmiento)
Group A Presentation |
| WEEK TWO | |
| Monday, Sept. 16 | Discussion: “Los diarios de motocicleta” (Film; “Motorcycle Diaries”); {Optional viewing: PBS Series, “Latino Americans,” starts Tuesday, Sept. 17, 8pm: http://www.pbs.org/latino-americans/en/} |
| Wednesday, Sept. 18 | Ancient Writings: Winn, Ch. 2 (cont.), Popul Vuh (PDF; Rosenberg, 8.1), and Aztec Poetry (Rosenberg, 2.2) |
| Friday, Sept. 20 | Group B Presentation
The Perils of Progress: Winn, Ch. 3 |
| WEEK THREE | |
| Monday, Sept. 23 | “Garden of Forking Paths”: Rosenberg, Ch. 3 (intro); Vargas (Rosenberg, 3.4)
*Post blog entries by 5:00 on Tuesday; comment on two blog posts by 11:15am on Wednesday. {You may watch “City of God” and summarize/comment upon it for journal entry, or you can submit a normal current events entry.} |
| Wednesday, Sept. 25 | Submit (Word document, in pocket folder) and discuss blog entries
A Second Independence, Winn, Ch. 4 |
| Friday, Sept. 27 | Capital Sins: Authoritarianism and Democratization: Winn, Ch. 5
Group C Presentation |
| WEEK FOUR | |
| Monday, Sept. 30 | Rosenberg, Ch. 4 (intro); Kennedy (Rosenberg, 4.1); Lula (Rosenberg, 4.5); {Americas Film, “Capital Sins”} |
| Wednesday, Oct. 2 | Catch-up day {or Class Visit} |
| Friday, Oct. 4 | RESEARCH PAPER TOPICS DUE IN CLASS (11:15 AM)
Continent on the Move: Winn, Ch. 6 |
| WEEK FIVE | |
| Monday, Oct. 7 | Discovering Columbus: Victoria Lena Manyarrows (PDF on Sakai); Rosenberg, Ch. 5 (intro); Maquiladora Worker (Rosenberg, 5.6); {Americas Film, “Continent on the Move”} |
| Wednesday, Oct. 9 | Midterm Exam (due today at 4:00 pm) |
| Friday, Oct. 11 | Reading Day (no class) |
| WEEK SIX | |
| Monday, Oct. 14 | Children of the Sun: Winn, Ch. 7 |
| Wednesday, Oct. 16 | A Question of Color: Winn, Ch. 8; {PBS Series, “Black in Latin America”} |
| Friday, Oct. 18 | Group D Presentation
Rosenberg, Ch. 6 (intro); Vargas Llosa (Rosenberg, 6.4), Césaire (Rosenberg, 6.6); “The Merengue” (Rosenberg, 6.8);{Americas Film, “Mirrors of the Heart”} *Post blog entries by 5:00 on Sunday; comment on two blog posts by 11:15am on Monday. |
| WEEK SEVEN | |
| Monday, Oct. 21 | Submit (Word document, in pocket folder) and discuss blog entries |
| Wednesday, Oct. 23 | Gender in Latin America: Winn, Ch. 9 |
| Friday, Oct. 25 | Rosenberg, Ch. 7 (intro); {Americas Film, “The Changing Roles of Women”}; Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (Rosenberg, 7.1); Menchu (Rosenberg, 7.3)
Discussion: “I, the Worst of All” (Film) |
| WEEK EIGHT | |
| Monday, Oct. 28 | No formal class, but responsible for: The Power and the Glory: Winn, Ch. 10 |
| Wednesday, Oct. 30 | Group E Presentation
Rosenberg, Ch. 8 (intro); {Americas Film, “Miracles are not enough: Continuity and Change in Religion”}; Liberation Theology (Rosenberg, 8.5) |
| Friday, Nov. 1 | RESEARCH PAPER BONUS DEADLINE (DUE IN CLASS, 11:15 AM)
Endangered States: Winn, Ch. 12 |
| WEEK NINE | |
| Monday, Nov. 4 | Rosenberg, Ch. 9 (intro); Darío (Rosenberg, 9.1), Martí (Rosenberg, 9.2), Walcott (Rosenberg, 9.5), Mistral (Rosenberg, 9.6)
*Post blog entries by 5:00 on Tuesday; comment on two blog posts by 11:15am on Wednesday |
| Wednesday, Nov. 6 | Rosenberg, Ch. 10 (intro); {Americas Film, “The Problem of Sovereignty”}; Monroe Doctrine (Rosenberg, 10.1)
Submit (Word document, in pocket folder) and discuss blog entries Group F Presentation |
| Friday, Nov. 8 | Making Revolution: Winn, Ch. 13; Work on research papers, due this coming Wednesday! |
| WEEK TEN | |
| Monday, Nov. 11 | Winn, Ch. 13 (cont.)
Rosenberg, Ch. 11 (intro); Castro (Rosenberg, 11.4); Nicaragua, A Call to Revolution (Rosenberg, 11.6); {Americas Film, “Fire in the Mind: Revolution and Revolutionaries”} |
| Wednesday, Nov. 13 | RESEARCH PAPERS DUE BY 11:15 A.M. (IN CLASS)
Discuss research papers and findings in class |
| Friday, Nov. 15 | Perceptions of Reality: The Latin American Artist; García Márquez, “The Solitude of LA” (Rosenberg, 9.8); Julia Álvarez, In the Time of the Butterflies (excerpts; PDF)
**By next Friday at 5:00 p.m., submit to our blog one item/concept/person/event/place related to LA/C that you’d like to know more about, research it *briefly*, and write a paragraph about it on the blog. |
| WEEK ELEVEN | |
| Monday, Nov. 18 | The Latin American Artist (cont.): Music of LA/C: Caetono Veloso, Mercedes Sosa, Juan Luis Guerra; Art of LA/C: Muralists, Frida Kahlo
North of the Border: Winn, Ch. 14 |
| Wednesday, Nov. 20 | Rosenberg, Ch. 12 (intro); U.S. Latin@ demographics, issues, and arts; {Americas Film, “The Americans”} |
| Friday, Nov. 22 | Winn: The Epilogue
Discussion: “Quinceañera” (film) **By today at 5:00, submit to our blog one item/concept/person/event/place related to LA/C that you’d like to know more about, research it *briefly*, and write a paragraph about it on the blog. |
| WEEK TWELVE | |
| Monday, December 2 | Course evaluation
Class discussion based on students’ blog entries |
| Wednesday, December 4 | Discussion: “También la lluvia” (film) |
| Friday, December 6 | Review for final exam |
| FINAL EXAM | DURING REGULAR FINAL EXAM PERIOD (Saturday, December 7 – Friday, December 13) |