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