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