Florida International University Department of History Spring 2014 LAH 2020 U01 Latin America Civilization M W F, 11:00-11:50 AM SIPA

PA 220 Emma M. Sordo, PhD Phone 305 - 348-2328 E-mail: sordoe@fiu.edu Office DM 397 Office Hours: W & F 12:00 1:00 PM and by Appointment

Description: The course will introduce students to the major themes in the social, political, and cultural history of Latin America, from the late fifteenth to the twentieth centuries. It provides students with (1) an informed notion of the regions diverse historical and cultural heritage, and (2) essential background for further coursework in the Latin American field at the university. Lectures will complement assigned readings by discussing themes that are common to the region as a whole and issues that distinguish the various national cultures and societies from each other. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to: Understand the history of the region in the context of the social, political, economic, and cultural experiences that have contributed to the development of Latin America. Become familiar with the multiple ethnic backgrounds of the peoples of contemporary Latin America.

Students will be expected to complete four (4) writing assignments, a geography exercise, quizzes, and participate in class discussions. Instructions for geography exercise and essay assignments are forthcoming. Readings: This course is based on several texts, all of which are available for purchase at the FIU bookstore; they can also be consulted at the reserve section of the Green Library. Additional readings will be provided via PDF documents and library reserve materials. Readings should be completed by the day for which they are assigned. Required Texts: Edwin Williamson, The Penguin History of Latin America, London: Penguin Books, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-0-14103-475-1 [Williamson] Junia Ferreira Furtado, Chica da Silva: a Brazilian Slave of the Eighteenth Century, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-71155-5 [Furtado] Mariano Azuela, The Underdogs with Related Texts,Translated, with an Introduction, by Gustavo Pelln, Indianapolis, IN: Hackett Publishing Group, 2006 ISBN-13: 978-0-87220-834-6 [Azuela] Mariano Ben Plotkin, Maana es San Pern: a Cultural History of Perns Argentina , Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources Inc., 2003 ISBN-13: 978-0-8420-5029-6 [Plotkin]

Required readings Bartolom Arzns de Orsa y Vela, Tales of Potos, R. C. Padden, ed. Providence, RI: Brown University, 1975 [PDF document, Introduction by Padden, xi-xxxvi] Gary Prevost and Harry E. Vanden, Latin America: An Introduction, New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. PDF document, 1-18. Geoffrey Symcox and Blair Sullivan, Christopher Columbus and the Enterprise of the Indies: A Brief History with Documents, Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martins, 2005 [PDF document, Columbuss Legacy, 30-40; documents, 60-65] David Bushnell, Wars of Independence: South America, Americas, Vol. 62, No.2 (March/April 2010): 12-19. [PDF document, Bushnell] The Return of Populism, The Economist, (15 April 2006): 39-40 PDF document; Refer to www.economist.com/world/la

Requirements The approximate reading load per week is 125 pages. Final grades will be based on four written assignments, a map (geography) exercise, quizzes, and class discussions. Assignments are intended to meet the Gordon Rule requirements. These assignments must be handed in class on the day they are due (January 31, February 28, March 28, and April 23). Length of written assignments: 750 words (3 pages maximum, typed and double-spaced). Additional information on the written assignments is forthcoming; all instructions will be available at least two weeks before the assignment is due. Students will submit assignments online to TURNITIN.COM. Print one copy to submit in class (due at the beginning of class, 11:00 AM). Instructions to register: Class ID # 7441631, Password lah2020sp14 Geography and Map exercise, due on Wednesday, January 15 Class attendance is required. Students are required to participate in class discussions. Your insights, questions and dialogue factor heavily into the overall learning process. Therefore, attendance and participation is expected. Any student with a problem regarding attendance and discussions should consult the instructor immediately. My policy on late submissions is simple. Except in the most serious of circumstances, late work will not be accepted. Consideration of work not handed in on the due dates will be given ONLY if the student presents a written document (excuse) from a physician, counselor, or sports team coach. If assigned written exercise is not submitted, it will receive a failing grade . All assignments must be presented in class. No assignments will be accepted by e-mail. No make-ups for missed assessments (quizzes). Grading Essay assignments: 80% Quizzes and Geography exercise: 15% Participation: 5%

Grading Scale A above 93 A91 92 B+ B BC+ 87 90 84 86 81 83 77 80

C CD+ D DF

74 76 71 73 67 70 64 66 61 63 < 61

ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT To help you avoid plagiarism, we will use Turnitin.com in this course. This website checks your essay for plagiarized passages against billions of pages on the internet. It also checks your essay (or paper) against every other work ever submitted into Turnitin.com, journal articles, newspapers, and magazines. It then generates a report for me showing every instance of copied text. Any paper showing plagiarized text will earn a ZERO, and you will not be allowed to rewrite it. FIU Policy This policy views plagiarism as one form of academic misconduct, and adopts the definition of the universitys Code of Academic Integrity, according to which plagiarism is the deliberate use and appropriation of anothers work (s) without any indication of the source and the representation of such work as the students own. Any student, who fails to give credit for the ideas, expressions or materials taken from another source, including internet sources, is guilty of plagiarism. For additional information, refer to FIU site, http://honors.fiu.edu/current policy plagiarism.html to review the policy and examples of plagiarism. Plagiarism is grounds for failure in this course and will not be tolerated. CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE: Do turn off cellular phones when you are in class, do not write text messages during class time!! If you are using a laptop, use front section of the room. SCHEDULE Week 1 January 6

Overview of Latin America Syllabus American Peoples Williamson, Preface, vii-viii; Chapter 1, 3-16 American Peoples Williamson, Chapter 1, 3-16; Chapter 2, 37-53 Prevost & Vanden, Introduction, 1-18 PDF document

January 8 Readings: January 10 Readings:

Week 2 January 13 Readings:

Encounter/Invasion/Conquest: Mainland Williamson, Chapter 1, 16-31, 35-36 Symcox & Sullivan, PDF document, 30-40; 60-65

January 15 Readings:

Encounter/Invasion/Conquest Documentary, Conquistadors PBS Michael Wood Williamson, Chapter 2, 75-76; Chapter 3, 77-91

Geography Exercise due on Wednesday, January 15 January 17 Encounter/Invasion/Conquest Documentary continued Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday University closed European Background Iberians Williamson, Chapter 2, 55-75; Chapter 3, 77-91 Europeans and Settlement Patterns in the New World Williamson, Chapter 3, 91-115; Chapter 4, 116-132, 134-141

Week 3 January 20 January 22 Readings: January 24 Readings: Week 4 January 27 Readings: January 29 Readings: January 31 Readings: Assignment Week 5 February 3 Readings: February 5 Readings: February 7 Readings: Week 6 February 10 Readings: February 12 Readings: February 14 Readings:

Building a Colonial Society Williamson, Chapter 3, 91-115; Chapter 4, 116-132, 134-147 Republic of the Spaniards; Republic of the Indians and the Mining Economy Arzans, Tales of Potosi, Introduction by R.C. Padden, xi-xxxvi Urbanization in Potosi Arzans, Tales of Potosi, PDF document Essay #1 due on Friday, January 31

Colonial Collapse; Bourbon Reforms Colonial Brazil [Portuguese America] Williamson, Chapter 5, 167-190; Chapter 6, 195-205 Colonial Brazil; Slave Society and Mining Economy in Minas Gerais Furtado, Preface, xvii-xxv, Introduction, 1-19 Colonial Brazil Furtado, Introduction, 1-19

Mining in Minas Gerais Furtado, Chapter 1, 20-39 Minas Gerais; Social Structure, Family and Society in the Eighteenth Century Furtado, Chapters 2-3, 40-103 Minas Gerais; Social Structure, Family and Society in the Eighteenth Century Furtado, Chapters 2-3, 40-103 Documentary, Brazil [Minas Gerais] Family and Society in the Eighteenth Century; Independence Spanish America Williamson, Chapter 6, 210-228, 231-232 Furtado, Chapter 4, 104-129

Week 7 February 17 Readings:

Bushnell, Wars of Independence: South America, PDF article February 19 Readings: February 21 Readings: Week 8 February 24 Readings: February 26 Readings: February 28 Readings: Assignment Week 9 March 3 Readings: March 5 Readings: Minas Gerais - Society in the Eighteenth Century Furtado, Chapter 5, 130-161 Minas Gerais in the Eighteenth Century Furtado, Chapter 5, 130-161

Society in Eighteenth Century Brazil Furtado, Chapter 6-7, 162-210 Society in Eighteenth Century Brazil Furtado, Chapters 6-7, 162-210 Family, Society in Eighteenth Century Brazil Furtado, Chapter 11, 284-304 Essay #2 due on Friday, February 28

Economic Modernization; Liberals and Conservatives Williamson, Chapter 7, 233-241, 258-271; Chapter 10, 378-390 Mexican Revolution Williamson, Chapter 10, 378-390 Azuela, Notes, vii-xv, Appendix, 89-111; Glossary, 113-116 Azuelas Mexican Revolution Azuela, Part One, 1-44 Spring Break March 10-15

March 7 Readings: Week 10 Week 11 March 17 Readings: March 19 Readings: March 21 Readings:

Mexican Revolution Azuela, Part One, 1-44 Mexican Revolution Azuela, Parts Two & Three, 45-87 Mexican Revolution Azuela, Related texts [sections from Reed], 124-129, 133-135, 137-142, 149-158

Week 12 March 24 Readings: March 26 Readings: March 28 Readings: Assignment

Mexican Revolution Azuela, Related Texts [Insurgent Mexico, Reed], 124-129, 133-135, 137-142, 149-158 Discussion of Azuelas text Azuela, entire text [Parts I, II, and III] last discussion Aftermath of revolution Williamson, Chapter 10, 390-394 Essay #3 Azuela due on Friday, March 28

Week 13 March 31 Readings: April 2 Readings:

Populism and Cultural Nationalism Williamson, Chapter 7, 274-284, Chapter 13, 459-473 Populism and Cultural Nationalism Plotkin, Introduction, ix-xiii; Chapter 1, 3-18 PDF, The Return of Populism, The Economist Crisis of Liberalism and Peronism Plotkin, Chapter 2, 19-38

April 4 Readings: Week 14 April 7 Readings: April 9 Readings:

Crisis of Liberalism and Peronism Plotkin, Chapter 3, 39-58 Crisis of Liberalism and Peronism Plotkin, Chapters 4, 59-82

April 11 Readings:

Education and Politics Plotkin, Chapters 5, 83-103

Week 15 April 14 Readings: April 16 Readings:

Education under Peronism; Doctrina Peronista Plotkin, Chapters 6, 105-134 Peronism, Women and Youth Plotkin, Chapter 7, 135-164 Documentary, Evita: the Woman behind the Myth UVID NUS 282

April 18 Readings:

Peronism, Women and Youth Plotkin, Chapters 7, 135-164

Week 16 Final Assignment Essay #4 due on Wednesday, April 23