Introduction to Latin American Studies

Lecture Notes

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)