Seminar on the Americas
LACS 320: Fall, 2003
| Instructor: Dr. Nancy Mandlove | Olin 115 F, Ext. 4505 |
e-mail: mandlovenb@wofford.edu |
| Texts: Eduardo Galeano, Memory of Fire: Genesis Eduardo Galeano, We Say No NACLA Report on the Americas (selected articles available through Wofford College Library databases on line) Other articles and handouts Library of Congress country studies (Excellent resources
for detailed history of individual countries. Check dates-some are outdated
for current situations.)
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| Date | Class | Preparation | Lab Assignments |
| 9/1 M | Introduction: Resources | ||
| 9/3 W | Sights & Sounds of Latin America Stereotypes and Reality | List what you think are 10 common stereotypes
concerning Latin America. Write 5 questions you have about L.A. List 5 topics you would like to know more about. |
| Unit 1: The People and the Land |
| 9/5 F |
Race, Geography, Identity Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Brazil |
Antonio Guimaraes, "Race, Class and Color Behind Brazil's 'Racial Democracy',"NACLA, XXXIV, 6, May/June, 2001, 38-39 Sheila Walker, "Africanity vs. Blackness: Race, Class and Culture in Brazil," NACLA, xxxv, 6, May/June, 2002, 16-20 Study maps: countries, capitals, major geographical features for countries at left.. General map sites: Atlapedia and National Geographic. For more detailed maps: UTLANIC |
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| 9/8 M |
Race, Geography, Identity Amazon, Andes, Southern Cone |
Study maps for countries at left. Explore web sites on specific countries using links from U of Texas Latin American Studies. Be prepared to discuss cultures and ethnicity of these areas. http://lanic.utexas.edu/subject/countries.html |
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| 9/10 W | Mirrors of the Heart, Americas video #6 and Discussion |
Read: "'Only My Hairdresser Knows for Sure':Stories of Race, Hair and Gender," NACLA, XXXIV, 6, May/June, 2001, 35-37 |
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| 9/12 F | Mirrors of the Heart, Americas video #6 and Discussion |
Explore web sites and links on Andean culture: Andes; Macchu Picchu Library Read: "Reconstructing Race: Racisim, Culture and Mestizaje in Latin America," NACLA, XXXIV, 6, May/June, 2001, 16-23
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| 9/15 M | Test 1 : maps, land, people | Prepare for test |  Lab
3: Film, 1492 Due 9/22 |
| Unit 2: American Roots |
| 9/17 W | Indigenous Culture and World View The Maya |
Excerpts from the Popol Vuh (handouts). Genesis, 39-42. Explore these sites: Mayan sites map, Mayan civilization |
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| 9/19 F | The Maya | Explore these sites: Mayan history and culture; Maya Adventure for information on both ancient and modern Maya
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| 9/22 M | Findley: Macchu Picchu
and the Inca
The Inca |
Explore links on these sites pertaining to the ancient Inca and their Quechua and Aymara speaking descendants.Ancient and modern Andean peoples Art, History, Culture of the Inca Lab 2 Due: 1492 |
Lab
4: Film, The Mission Due 9/29 |
| 9/24 W | Guest Presentation: Dr. Susan Griswold, The Aztecs | Read Aztec history; Conflict of the Gods. Explore Toltec/Aztec site of Teotihuacan. Explore links-Aztecs Lab 1 Due: Web page project |
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| 9/26 F |
Guest Presentation: Dr. Timothy Schmitz, The European World View |
Read: The Mediterranean World (thru section "Europe Claims America." | |
| 9/29 M |
Sessoms: Extreme Chile-- Geography and Environment The Encounter |
Genesis, 45-47; 63-69;84
(Guadalupe) Lab 4 Due: The Mission |
Lab
5: Film, I, the Worst of All (Yo, la peor de todas) Due 10/6 |
| 10/1 W |
Guest Presentation: Dr. Susan Griswold, The Collision | Genesis 82;
95-6; 97-8 (Cabeza
de Vaca); 74-80; 87-93 (conquest);
107; 110; 143-44 (Bartolomé de las Casas) We Say No, 179-186 ("Discovery of America Yet to Come")
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| 10/3 F |
Graves: Antigua, Guatemala
Life in Colonial America |
Irving Leonard, "Acarete du Biscay's Journey from Buenos Aires to Potosí (1658)," pp. 125-143 Genesis, 110-11, 120, 172, 186-89, 248-9 (Potosí) Genesis, 238-9, 245-6, 260, 266-8, 271("Juana"--Sor Juana Inéz de la Cruz) Genesis, 145 (sons of Cortez) |
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| 10/6 M | Neil: Columbian Exchange--Disease
The Columbian Exchange |
Read information, including links Lab 5 Due: I, the Worst of All |
Lab 6: Video, Scattered Africa: Faces and Voices
of the African Diaspora Due 10/13 |
| 10/8 W | Diebold: The Mapuche of Chile The Indigenous World Today |
Read: "500 Years of Sacrifice
before Alien Gods" Rigoberta Menchú
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| 10/10 F | Test 2 | Prepare for test
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| 10/13 M | Africa in the Americas: the African Diaspora
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Genesis, 193-4;
198-9; 261-62 Lab 6 Due: Scattered Africa: Faces and Voices of the African Diaspora |
Lab
7: Video, Out of Africa and/or Family across the Sea Due
10/24 (Extra credit for both) |
| 10/15 W | Allen: Trinidad--People & Culture Africa in the Americas: the Caribbean |
Read information on Afro-Cuban history | |
| 10/17 F | Fall Break |
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| 10/20 M | Africa in the Americas Guest Presentation: Dr. Caroline Cunningham, Haiti and the Haitian Revolution | Franklin W. Knight, "The Haitian Revolution," in The American Historical Review Vol. 105, Issue 1 | |
| 10/22 W | Hosseini: Garífuna Culture The Diaspora and Afro-Indian cultures: Brazil (Palmares), Garífuna, Surinam, Esmeraldas, Florida |
Genesis, 167-8 (Esmeraldas); 257-8; 273-6 (Palmares) | |
10/23 Thurs. |
Mark your calendar Dr. Mandlove's |
Foods of the Columbian Exchange |
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| 10/24 F |
Dzuris: African Music in Americas African Cultural Contributions |
We Say No, "God and the Devil in the Favelas of Rio," 88-103 Lab 7 Due |
| Unit 3: Dilemmas of Development | Home | Resources: Argentina | Brazil |
| 10/27 M | Overview: Independence to Today; The legacy of colonialism; Development issues | Use the information studied in the unit on American Roots to write a one page paper "predicting" the legacy of colonialism. What do you see in those "roots" which will lead to long-term consequences? | |
| 10/29 W | Economic systems | SG, Unit 3, 22-34 |
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| 10/31 F | Sheiry: Argentina--City & Country Argentina: A Case Study |
NACLA, "The Unofficial
Story," Mar/Apr 94, 11-14; NACLA, "Minefields
of Memory," Sept/Oct 98, 23-29 We Say No, "Perón, the Sparrows, and Providence," 54-63 |
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| 11/3 M | Whitaker: Argentine Economic Crisis Argentina in Crisis |
(short articles) Lab 8 Due: Veronico Cruz |
Lab
9: Americas Video, Capital Sins Due 11/10 |
| 11/5 W | Globalization |
Anthony Giddens, Runaway World, "Globalisation," 24-37 |
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| 11/7 F | Test 3 | Prepare for test | |
| 11/10 M | Social issues and development: Argentina | Joseph Stiglitz, Globalization and Its Discontents, "The Promise of Global Institutions," 3-22 Lab 9 Due: Capital Sins |
Lab
10: Video, Spirits of the Rainforest Due 11/17 |
| 11/12 W | Authoritarianism-Democracy-Sovereignty: Brazil |
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| 11/14 F | Lawrence: Brazilian Street Children Social issues and development Brazil: a Case Study |
NACLA, "Indigenous Land Rights," Mar/Apr 96, 36-42; NACLA, "Kids Out of Place," May/June 94, 16-23 |
| Unit 4: Development Issues and the Rainforest |
| 11/17 M | The Brazilian Amazon | Wade Davis, Shadows in the Sun, "The Forests of Amazonia," 104-122 Lab 10 Due: Video, Spirits of the Rainforest |
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| 11/19 W | Biodiversity and the Rainforest | Biodiversity; Saving the Rainforests; Medicinal plants; Rainforest facts
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| 11/21 F | Borders: Yanomami of the Amazon Development and the Rainforest |
Elizabeth R. DeSombre, The Global Environment
and World Politics, "Amazonian Biodiversity," 143-63
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| 11/24 M | Test 4 | Prepare for test | |
| Thanksgiving Vacation | |||
| Group Presentations |
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12/1 M |
Project Work | ||
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12/3 W |
Project Work | ||
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12/5 F |
Project Work | ||
| Exam week | Class Project Presentation | Individual Report on Group Project Due |
Grading
| 4 Tests |
45% |
| Final Group Projects |
20% |
| Individual Papers on Group Projects |
10% |
| 8 Lab Reports |
10% |
| Web project/Presentation (Labs
1&2) |
5% |
Contributions to class discussions and activities |
10% |
