4/29/2024 9:45:45 AM	HIST 8.2 Course Outline as of Fall 1981	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  HIST 8.2	Title:  THE AMERICAS
Full Title:  The Americas
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: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Development of the Western Hemisphere from revolutionary origins to present time with emphasis on Latin America:  organizing the new nations; political, economic, social and cultural forces; international ties that bind the hemisphere together.  Special attention to contemporary Latin America.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Development of Latin America from revolutionary origins to present.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
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: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

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

The students will:

1.  Relate lecture materials, audio-visual presentations and textual

   readings into a coherent base for study of history.

2.  Recognize that history is not dogma; that it is a process of

   interaction between factual sources and those who interpret them.

3.  Demonstrate critical thinking and analytical skills in a series

   of objective tests, written examinations and critical papers

   that probe Latin America's past.

4.  Apply historical learning to in-class discussions of past

   controversies and contemporary concerns.

5.  Integrate geographic knowledge with historical study--the human

   story moves through both time and space.

6.  Identify and employ atypical and non-traditional source materials

   such as fiction, music, cinema and sport to study Latin American

   popular culture.

7.  Examine the contributions of women, racial and ethnic minorities,

   and other under represented groups to the formulation of Latin

   American ideals and institutions.

8.  Question their own values and popular myths, as well as

   conventional historical analysis.

9.  Synthesize the ideas of past and current historians and (from this

   synthesis) develop their own means of addressing fundamental

   historical questions of causation and consequence.

10. Debate the claim that the heritage and institutions of Latin

   America are to some degree unique and explore the causational

   rationale that underwrites this alleged uniqueness.

11. Value the awareness that informational and intepretive knowledge

   of Latin American history can be programatically employed in one's

    everyday life as an individual and as a citizen.

Topics and Scope

I.    The Post-Revolutionary Decades

     A.  The Aborted Social Revolution

     B.  The Failure of Liberalism

     C.  The Rise of Caudillos

II.   Latin America:  The Mid-Nineteenth Century

     A.  The Rise of Oligarchial Government

     B.  Initiation of Export-Import Growth, 1880-1900

     C.  Stability Achieved:  Expansion of Import-Export Growth,

         1900-1930

     D.  Neo-Colonialism:  Economic Dependence

III.  The Twentieth Century:  New Options?

     A.  The Breakdown of the Oligarchy

     B.  New Ideologies:  Socialism and Communism

     C.  The New Revolutionaries

         i.   Villa

         ii.  Zapata

         iii. Cardenas

         iv.  Castro

         v.   Allende

     D.  Import-Substituting Industrialism, 1930-60s

     E.  The Changing Role of the U.S. in Latin America

     F.  Stagnation in Import-Substituting Growth, 1960s to Present

     G.  The Rise of Modern Totalitarian Regimes

     H.  Women and Minority Interests in Society

IV.   A Framework for Comparison:  Emphasis on Four National Histories

     A.  Mexico        B.  Argentina

     C.  Brazil        D.  Chile

Assignments:

1.  Regular attendance and extensive notetaking in class is expected

   and assumed.

2.  Read and study appropriate chapters in text and anthologies.

3.  Read and write papers in response to assigned or approved books

   and/or articles.

4.  Participate in discussions as directed by the instructor.

5.  Prepare for scheduled quizzes.

6.  Prepare for extensive in-class mid-term and final exminations.

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 10 - 60%
Reading reports, Essay exams, Term papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
Quizzes, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 10 - 20%
Ind. or grp oral/writ pres
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 30%
Multiple choice
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

E. Bradford Burns:        Latin America:  A Concise Interpretive History,

                         5th Edition

Thomas E. Skidmore

and Peter H. Smith:       Modern Latin America

Frederick B. Pike:        Spanish America, 1900-1970:  Tradition and

                         Social Innovation

Ralph L. Woodward, Jr.:   Positivism in Latin America, 1850-1900

Jay Kinsbruner:           The Spanish-American Independence Movement

June E. Hahmer:           Women in Latin American History:  Their Lives

                         and Views

Carlos Fuentes:           The Death of Artemio Craiz

Luis M. Garfias:          The Mexican Revolution:  A Historical Politico-

                         Military Compendium

    Annual Editions:  Readings in Latin American History

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