| Lec # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Social and Political Democratization: Argentina, 1880 to 1930 (and some tangos) | Map quiz Homework #1 due |
| 3 | The Mexican Revolution and its Aftermath | Homework #2 due |
| 4 | Authoritarian Populism in Brazil: 1930-1964 | Homework #3 due |
| 5 | The "Browning and Blackening" of Latin American Ideology: Mestizaje and Luso-Tropicalism (2 hours only) | Homework #4 due |
| 6 | The Haitian Revolution, 1791-1804, and its Aftermath | |
| 7 | The U.S. and Latin America, to 1959 | Homework #5 due |
| 8 | The Cuban Revolution | Homework #6 due |
| 9 | Class Presentations | |
| 10 | Class Presentations (cont.) | |
| 11 | The Southern Cone After the Cuban Revolution: Coups, Military Dictatorships, and the Legacy of Torture | Homework #7 due |
| 12 | Women, Gender, and Feminism in Twentieth-Century Latin America | Homework #8 due |
| 13 | Latin American Identity at the Outset of the Twenty-First Century: Politics, Economics, Religion | Homework #9 due |
| 14 | Final Exam |