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III. Post-Colonialism Compared Mexico, Cuba & Puerto Rico

11/10 TU- Lecture, Mexico: 1780s-1821: The Decline of Empire.

11/11 W- Lab- "Mathematics and Population Models," Prof. Paula Russo, Mathematics Department.

11/12 TH- Lecture, Mexico: 1821-1850s: From Independence to the Loss of Texas

11/17 TU- Lecture, Cuba: The Last Bastion of Spanish Colonialism (1750-1868).

11/18 W- Lab- "Population Models: Predictive Approaches," Prof. Paula Russo, Mathematics Department.

11/19 TH- Lecture, Slavery, Republicanism and U.S. Intervention in Cuba, 1868-1898.

11/24 TU- Puerto Rico in the First Colonial Context (1750-1860s).

11/26 TH- No Class. Thanksgiving Holiday.

12/1 TU- Lecture- Puerto Rico in the End of Colonialism (1750-1898)?

12/2 W- Lab- "Population Models: Epidemiological Approaches," Prof. Paula Russo, Mathematics Department.

12/3 TH- Discuss Jurgen Osterhammel, Colonialism (1997), Part 1

12/8 TU- Discuss Jurgen Osterhammel, Colonialism (1997), Part II. Read selections from The Knowing Body, Ed. Louise Steinman for discussion on 12/10.

12/9 W- Overview of Labs and Relevance for Historical Scholarship.

12/10 TH- Discuss The Knowing Body, Ed. Louise Steinman. Prof. Judy Dworin, Theater & Dance Department. Preparation for attending FYSM 171, "Leavings: Stories of Migration" directed by Prof. Judy Dworin, in Seabury Hall, 3rd Floor Studio 47.

12/15 Final Exam