REVOLUTION: WHY THEN BUT NOT NOW? (Discussion with Professor David Mares) LATI 50 Introduction to Latin America

OPTIONAL PAPER Topic: Any subject related to Latin American politics, economics, history, culture and/or society (whether or not covered in class)—proposed by student and approved by TA Examples: Sports (e.g. baseball), film (depictions of Latina women), music (lyrics, popularity of stars, etc.), advertising (Corona beer) In-class examples: Content of Latin American nationalism, impacts of drug wars (e.g., Plan Colombia or Plan Mérida), political implications of fiction, roles of public intellectuals, changing relations with the United States, forms of authoritarian rule Length: 6-10 double-spaced pages Due: Tuesday, March 1 Grade share: 30% (reducing mid-term to 20%, final to 50%)

FORMAT FOR PAPER Introduce topic (and its importance) Present a central question Describe sources and methods (how will you answer your question?) Analyze information and data Conclusion: – Respond to your central question(s) – Suggest avenues for further research (optional)

ABOUT THE MIDTERM Coverage: Weeks 1-5 Grade share: 33% (without optional paper) Format: closed-book exam (no electronic devices) Date: Thursday, February 17 (in class) Duration: 80 minutes (3:30-4:50 pm) Bring blue books and writing materials

STUDY GUIDE (a) Identify and state the significance of: – Santiago Nasar – Bayardo San Román – Francisco Madero – Evita Perón – The “boom” – ISI – César Augusto Sandino – Mestizaje – Platt Amendment – NAFTA – Bureaucratic-authoritarian regimes – Augusto Pinochet

STUDY GUIDE (b) Compare the Spanish American path to independence with that of Brazil. What difference did it make? How does Chronicle of a Death Foretold exemplify the phenomenon of “magical realism”? Compare the Mexican Revolution with the Cuban Revolution. Compare economic strategies in Chile and Argentina. Describe Latin America’s patterns of democratization during the course of the twentieth century. What are the implications of these trends?

CLASS STRUCTURE Upper Class: – Urban (industrialists, bankers) – Rural (landowners) Middle Class: – Urban (merchants, lawyers, etc.) – Rural (small farmers) Popular/Lower Class: – Urban (workers) – Rural (peasants, campesinos) National Institutions: – State (including military) – Church External Sector: – Economic (investors, merchants) – Political (foreign governments)

SHADINGS BY RACE Race as a social construct Indigenous peoples: exploitation and discrimination African-origin peoples and slavery Myths of miscegenation: – Mestizaje – Mulattos and Brazilian “escape hatch”