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Mexico, Central America and the Andean Nations
HIST104 SP
Crosslistings: LAST104
This course presents the history of those Latin American nations which have a stong indigenous heritage. The course will emphasize 20th and 20th century indigenista movements, social issues, and contemporary political
revolutions but will also cover the
colonial period and the historical construction of Indian identities.
MAJOR READINGS
Argueta, ONE DAY OF LIFE Barrios de Chungara, LET ME SPEAK! Becker, SETTING THE VIRGIN ON FIRE Cope, THE LIMITS OF RACIAL DOMINATION Mariategui, SEVEN REALITIES Vargas Llosa, CAPTAIN PANTOJA AND THE SPECIAL
SERVICE Various primary source
materials, on reserve in Olin and, where possible, in a course packet at Atticus. Additional texts will be added, depending on availability.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Midterm exam, final paper or exam, two writing exercises, two (4-6 page) papers.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed
Drop/Add form to the Registrar's
Office.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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