| DR.
S. ALBA D. SKAR Office:
45-D Office
Hours: Teléfono:
Ext. 2149
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INTRODUCTION TO LATIN
AMERICAN &
CARIBBEAN CULTURE (IN TRANSLATION)
INTS 101 / SPAN 233 /
MDLG 233
SPRING 2004
| DR.
S. ALBA D. SKAR Office:
45-D Office
Hours: Teléfono:
Ext. 2149
|
|
Monday --- 1:15-3:55
(McCook 303)
The professor will update information
here during the semester.
Students must consult this page and blackboard each week.
Any links on this page are part of required
readings before class.
WEEK I: JANUARY 19
INTRODUCTION
| Class Today: Introduction to the Course / Syllabus / Goals Introduction to Latin America & Caribbean --Break-- Maps and Data on Latin America & Caribbean Introduction to Colonial Period The Buried Mirror |
| Homework for next class: Study Maps and Data (Quiz) Reading: Keen Volume 1: Introduction (pp. xii-xv); Chapter 1 "Ancient America" (pp. 5-36); Chapter 3 "The Conquest of America (pp. 52-70) |
WEEK II: JANUARY 26
INTRODUCTION
| Class Today: Quiz: Maps and Data on Latin America & Caribbean Discussion: Keen --Break-- Introduction to Colonial Period The Buried Mirror |
| Homework for next class: Reading: Keen Volume 1: "The Economic Foundations of Colonial Life" (pp. 78-95) Reading: Benítez Rojo The Repeating Island (packet) Film: The Last Supper (Critical Reaction Paper) |
WEEK
III: FEBRUARY 2
COLONIALISM, THE CARIBBEAN & SLAVERY
| Class Today: Discusion: Keen Discussion: Benítez Rojo The Repeating Island (packet) --Break-- Slavery, Colonialism & the Caribbean Discussion: The Last Supper |
| Homework for next class: Reading: Keen Volume 1: "State, Church, and Society" (pp. 96-120); "Colonial Brazil" (pp. 121-133) Film: The Mission (Critical Reaction Paper) |
WEEK
IV: FEBRUARY 9
COLONIALISM, RELIGION, INDIGENOUS CULTURE, AND WOMEN
| Class Today: Religious Politics & Latin American Missions Discussion: The Mission --Break-- Discussion: The Virgin of Guadalupe |
| Homework for next class: Reading: Vasconcelos The Cosmic Race (Critical Reaction Paper) |
WEEK
V: FEBRUARY 16
RACIAL ILLUSIONS & POSTCOLONIAL REALITIES
| Class Today: Discussion: Vasconcelos The Cosmic Race --Break-- Afro-Cuban Poetry |
| Homework for next class: Midterm Paper: See topic on Blackboard |
WEEK VI: FEBRUARY 23
Trinity
Days (See Blackboard for details.)
WEEK
VII: MARCH 1
RELIGION
| Class Today: Presentations of Mid-Term Projects --Break-- Introduction to the Cultures of Music and Dance in Brazil |
| Homework for next class: Reading: Desmangles The Faces of the Gods (Critical Reaction Paper) |
WEEK
VIII: MARCH 8
MUSIC & CARNIVAL
| Class Today: Presentations of Mid-Term Projects (cont.) --Break-- The Faces of the Gods (Desmangles) Haiti Today |
| Homework for next class: Reading: Keen 2: 273-310 / 456-501 Documentary: Art and revolution, Mexico --- VID 0998 (On reserve for Spanish 233) |
WEEK IX: MARCH 12-21
SPRING BREAK!
WEEK
X: MARCH 22
CULTURAL PRODUCTION & REVOLUTION
| Class Today: Discussion: Keen 2: 273-310 Discussion: Music, Art & Revolution in Mexico & Nicaragua --Break-- Liberation Theology: Invited Guest |
| Homework for next class: Video: The Garifuna Journey VID 2631 (Library) Reading: "The Threat of Blackness to the Mestizo Nation: Race and Ethnicity in the Honduran Banana Economy, 1920s and 1930s" Darío Euraque (packet) (Critical Reaction Paper) |
WEEK
XI: MARCH 29
ECONOMIC CULTURES & THE ROLE OF THE US
| Class Today: Invited Guest: Professor Euraque: "The Threat of Blackness to the Mestizo Nation: Race and Ethnicity in the Honduran Banana Economy, 1920s and 1930s" Darío Euraque (packet) --Break-- Guatemala: Human Rights and Indigenous Populations Introduction to Dictatorships in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay |
| Homework for next class: Reading: Keen 2: Chile --- pages 337-357; Brazil --- pages 358-392 Film: State of Siege (Critical Reaction Paper) |
WEEK
XII: APRIL 5:
RETURN OF THE CAUDILLO
MILITARY RULE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
| Class Today: Invited Guest: Professor Remedi (Uruguay) --Break-- Discussion: Keen 2: Chile & Brazil |
| Homework for next class: Reading: Partnoy The Little School (Critical Reaction Paper) Reading: Bouvard Revolutionizing Motherhood |
WEEK
XIII: APRIL 12
WOMEN & HUMAN RIGHTS
| Class Today: Discussion: Bouvard Revolutionizing Motherhood Discussion: Partnoy The Little School --Break-- Invited Guest: Professor Lambright (Yuyachkani & Women in Peru) |
| Homework for next class: Film: Missing (On reserve) (Critical Reaction Paper) APRIL 14 FILM SERIES: The Pinochet Case |
WEEK
XIV: APRIL 19
RECONCILIATION VS. JUSTICE
| Class Today: Discussion: Missing Discussion: The Pinochet Case Reconciliation vs. Justice: Religion, Gender, Amnesia & Economics --Break-- Introduction to Exile, Migration & Latinos in the US |
| Homework for next class: Reading: Latinos in the US (packet) (Critical Reaction Paper) (Packet includes: Gloria Anzaldúa, Tato Laviera & Gloria Velásquez) |
WEEK
XV: APRIL 26
REVISITING BORDERS
EXILES, MIGRATIONS & LATINOS IN THE US
| Class Today: Discussion: Exile, Migration & Transculturation The US in Latin America and the Caribbean / Latin America and the Caribbean in the US --Break-- Final Paper Projects |
| Homework: Final Paper: DUE 12:00 PM TUES. MAY 4 |
