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CLASS # TOPICS READINGS ASSIGNMENTS
1 Introduction The Orozco Murals at Dartmouth College
2 Geography, Demography, Economy Skidmore, Thomas E., and Peter H. Smith. Modern Latin America. 5th Edition. Pp. 1-12. García Márquez, Gabriel. One Hundred Years of Solitude. Pp. 1-153.
3 One Hundred Years of Solitude I García-Márquez. Pp. 155-213. Map Quiz
4 One Hundred Years of Solitude II García-Márquez. Pp. 315-455. Homework #1 Due
5 The Colonial and European Background Skidmore. Pp. 13-26. Rodríguez O., Jaime E. The Independence of Spanish America. Pp. 1-35.
6 Independence in British and Spanish America Compared *Palmer, R. R. "The American Revolution: The Forces in Conflict." Rodríguez O. Pp. 36-106.
7 Spanish America, 1808-1823 Rodríguez O. Pp. 107-246. *Bolívar, Simón. Excerpts from "The Jamaica Letter (1815)", and "Message to the Congress of Bolivia (1826)".
8 Brazil, 1808-1823 Skidmore. Pp. 137-45. *Eakin, Marshall. Brazil: The Once and Future Country. Pp. 26-37. *Schultz, Kristen. "Legacies and Liberties: Constitutionalism in Rio de Janeiro." Homework #2 Due
9 The Nineteenth Century I Skidmore. Pp. 26-41. Burns, E. Bradford. The Poverty of Progress: Latin America in the Nineteenth Century. Pp. 1-71.
10 The Nineteenth Century II Burns. Pp. 72-154.
11 Nineteenth-Century Argentina: A Counter Example? Skidmore. Pp. 42-7, 68-76. *Bushnell, David, and Neill McCauley. The Emergence of Latin America in the Nineteenth Century. Pp. 221-8. *Rock, David. Argentina, 1516-1987. Pp. 162-83.
12 Latin America and the US at the Turn of the Twentieth Century Skidmore. Pp. 355-68. First 5-Page Paper Due
13 The Mexican Revolution: Origins Skidmore. Pp. 217-35. *Meyer, Michael C., et al. "The Process of Modernization" and "The Costs of Modernization." Azuela, Mariano. The Underdogs. Start reading.
14 The Mexican Revolution: A Narrative Azuela. The Underdogs. Continue reading.
15 The Mexican Revolution: Meanings Azuela. The Underdogs. Finish reading. Skidmore. Pp. 233-7. *Benjamin, Thomas. La Revolución: Mexico's Great Revolution as Memory, Myth, and History. Pp. 99-136. Homework #3 Due
16 Generals, Populism, and Politics in Mid Twentieth-Century Latin America: Focus on Brazil, Argentina, and Peru Skidmore. Pp. 47-67, 76-100, 155-72, 197-209. *Rouquié, Alain, and Stephen Suffern. "The Military in Latin American Politics Since 1930." Excerpts.
17 Cuba, 1898-1959: Prelude to Revolution Skidmore. Pp. 259-72. *Guevara, Che. Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War. Excerpts. *Draper, Theodore. "What is Castroism?" Homework #4 Due
18 Cuba: Castro and the Consolidation of the Revolution Skidmore. Pp. 273-85. *Bethell, Leslie, ed. Cuba: A Short History. Pp. 95-139. *Castro, Fidel. "The Duty of a Revolutionary is to Make the Revolution: The Second Declaration of Havana (1962)." Excertps. Lockwood, Lee. "A North American Journalist Interviews Castro (1965-66)." Excerpts. Homework #5 Due
19 Chile and the Fall of Allende Skidmore. Pp. 116-36.

US government documents regarding the 1973 coup

In-class film: The Battle of Chile.
20 Central America in the Reagan Years: Nicaragua Skidmore. Pp. 316-39. *Lynn, Denis, and Daly Heyck, eds. Life Stories of the Nicaraguan Revolution. Pp. 1-20, 73-85, 217-26, 309-20. *Guillermoprieto, Alma. The Heart That Bleeds: Latin America Now. Pp. 23-46. Homework #6 Due
21 Central America in the Reagan Years: The Rigoberta Menchú Controversy Skidmore. Pp. 340-56. *Menchú, Rigoberta. I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala. Pp. xi-xxi, 1-6, 21-42, 172-87. *Canby, Peter. "The Truth About Rigoberta Menchú."
Individual Consultations with Instructor
22 Cuba Since the End of the Cold War Skidmore. Pp. 285-8. *Guillermoprieto, Alma. "A Visit to Havana." In-class film: La Esquina caliente (The Hot Corner).
23 Chilean Memory in the 1990s In-class film: Chile: Obstinant Memory.

Review 11/18 website regarding the 1973 coup.
Second Five-Page Paper Due
24 The Case of Colombia *Guillermoprieto, Alma. "Our New War in Colombia", "Colombia: Violence Without End?", "The Children's War."
25 Conclusion: Latin American Identity at the Outset of the Twenty-First Century Skidmore. Pp. 399-422. *García Márquez, Gabriel. "The Solitude of Latin America: Nobel Address."
26 Final Exam

Readings from the Course Reader are indicated on the schedule of readings by an asterisk (*).