4/23/2024 4:09:59 PM	HIST 8.2 Course Outline as of Spring 2013	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  HIST 8.2	Title:  LATIN AMERICA FROM 1830
Full Title:  History of Latin America from 1830 to Present
Last Reviewed:1/28/2019

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
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Catalog Description:

An introductory survey of Latin American history from the early 19th century to the present.  This course will analyze the convergence of different ethnic groups and their contributions to the new socio-political systems that developed after independence, the intervention of the United States in these countries, neo-colonialism, and specific revolutionary movements in Mexico, Cuba, Chile, Nicaragua and El Salvador.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

An introductory survey of Latin American history from the early 19th century to the present.  This course will analyze the convergence of different ethnic groups and their contributions to the new socio-political systems that developed after independence, the intervention of the United States in these countries, neo-colonialism, and specific revolutionary movements in Mexico, Cuba, Chile, Nicaragua and El Salvador.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
Area:	D	Social and Behavioral Sciences
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	D	Social Science		Fall 2008
	D6	History
	D	Social Science		Fall 1981	Fall 2008
	D4	Gender Studies
	D5	Geography
	D6	History
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	4	Social and Behavioral Science		Fall 1981
	4F	History
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1.  Demonstrate critical thinking and analytical skills by utilizing

     methods of inquiry used by historians and other social and

     behavioral scientists.

2.  Utilize critical thinking skills to assess and distinguish between

     factual and interpretive sources of information in the analysis of

     contemporary issues facing Latin America.

3.  Integrate geographical knowledge with cultural and historical

     knowledge so as to understand the development of modern day Latin

     American countries.

4.  Examine, evaluate, and discuss the experiences, roles, achievements,

     and contributions of the European, Indigenous, and African people in

     Latin America from 1830s to present.

5.  Analyze the historical roots of movements of liberation from

     neo-colonialism and the response from the U.S.

6.  Examine the role of Latin American women and their participation in

     liberation movements and their struggles for equality and

     representation in Latin American political, social, and economic

     systems.

Topics and Scope

I.   Brief review of Indigenous societies and the European conquest

     A.  Colonial system and the establishment of slavery,

           Christianization, and land acquisition from the Indigenous

           peoples

     B.  Wars of independence

II.  Building independent societies:  internal struggle for power

       between Criollos and white Mestizos

      A.   U.S. Monroe Doctrine and Manifest Destiny

      B.   Loans and railroads create a U.S. economic dependency

III.  Revolutions and the economic, social, political, and

       cultural transformation in the development of the new Latin American

       nations

      A.  Development of monocultural economies in Latin America

      B.  Displacement of indigenous peoples

IV.   Early Twentieth century revolutions

      A.  Mexican Revolution

      B.  Social rebellions in Brazil and Nicaragua

V.    Populist reforms facilitate the contemporary social, economic, and

        political structures

      A.  Uruguay, Chile, Argentina, and Mexico

      B.  U.S. interventions

VI.   WWI, the Great Depression, and WWII

      A.  Nationalistic resistance and response to U.S. intervention

      B.  Creation of regional production and trade programs

      C.  World War II and the new order:  world economy

VII.  The Cuban Revolution

      A.  Spanish American War

      B.  Batista dictatorship and the role of the U.S.

      C.  July 26th revolutionary movement

VIII. Latin American revolutionary movements

      A.  Salvador Allende - Chile's failed transition to socialism

      B.  Nicaraguan Revolution

      C.  Salvadorean Revolution

IX.   Neo-liberalism and the New World Order

      A.  U.S. strategies in Latin America

      B.  The "Washington Consensus"

X.   Mexico's Indigenous movement

      A.  Ejercito Zapatista de Liberacion Nacional Zapatista Guerrilla

           Movement

      B.  A new alternative to armed revolution

Assignments:

1.  Weekly text reading assignments, approximately 80 pages or 1-2 chapters in text and anthologies.

2.  6-10 pages out of class writing will be assigned over the semester.  These assignments may be reaction papers, analytical essays, or research papers. The assignments will critically and historically interpret primary and secondary sources.  

3.  Participate in discussions as directed by the instructor.

4.  Two in-class essay exams and one final examination.

5.  An assigned book review of 4-6 pages.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 30 - 50%
Analytical, expository essays, reviews, research papers including primary and secondary sources
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 40 - 60%
Essay exams
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 10%
Attendance & Participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

A History of Latin America, Volume I, Ninth Edition.  Keen, Benjamin and Haynes, Keith.  Wadsworth Cengage Learrning:  2009

 

Born in Blood and Fire:  A Concise History of Latin America, Third Edition.  Casteen, John Charles.  W. W. Norton and Company:  2011

 

Born in Blood and Fire:  Latin American Voices, An Anthology.  Casteen, John Charles.  W. W. Norton and Company:  2011

 

Guerilla Warfare. Che Guevara, Ernesto.  Classic House:  2009

 

History Will Absolve Me.  Castro, Fidel.  Lyle Stuart Inc.:  1968 (Classic)

 

Latin America: From Colonization to Globalization. Chomsky, Noam, et. al.  Ocean Press:  2002 (Classic)

 

Latin America:  An Interpretative History, 9th Edition.  Burns, Bradford E. and Charlip, Julie A.  Pearson Custom Library World History/Meridians:  2010

 

Lost City Radio.  Alarcón, Daniel.  Mass Market Paperback:  2008

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