Dr. Rosa María Pegueros

Phone: (401)874-4092 URL: http//nick.uri.edu/artsci/wms/pegueros.htm
Office: 217C Washburn Hall E-mail: pegueros@uri.edu
Class day/time: MWF 10 AM Office hours: MWF 8-9 and by appt.

History 180
Introduction to Latin American Civilizations

Due dates for assignments, & test dates:
Historiography exercise: (see instructions, page 2)
·Select, make 2 photocopies of an article & prepare
cover sheet with citation by Monday, September 11.
·In-class historiography exercise Wednesday,
September 13.
Map quiz: September 18 (Countries, capitals &
their locations)
MIDTERM EXAM: Wednesday, October 18
Modern Latin America paper: Due November 20-22
(Absolute deadline--beginning of class, 11/22/2000).
The issue is the responsibility of the
individual to the community. (5-7 pages)
Final exam: Thursday, Dec. 14, 8-11 am (in usual classroom.)
ATTENDANCE POLICY: You are expected to attend EVERY class. LIFE HAPPENS: Save absences for genuine emergencies and illnesses. For each unexcused absence, your final participation grade drops by 5%~~~~~~Take an “A”(94-100) or “A-” (90-93):if you maintain an overall average of 90 and have no more than 2 absences, you will be excused from the final exam.
WARNING: This syllabus is subject to change. It's your responsibility to attend class or when absent, to contact someone, get the notes, and make sure you know what's going on.
You MUST complete ALL assignments to pass the course.
ALWAYS BRING YOUR SYLLABUS TO CLASS.


REQUIRED TEXTS:
E. Bradford Burns, Latin America: A Concise Interpretive History (LA)
Miguel Leon-Portilla. The Broken Spears: The
Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico (TBS)
James Lockhart and Enrique Otte, eds.
Letters and People of the Spanish Indies,
Sixteenth Century (Letters)
Fidel Castro. History Will Absolve Me (FC)
Victor Montejo. Testimony (VM)
Carolina Maria de Jesus. Child of the Dark: The Diary
of Carolina Maria de Jesus (CD)

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES AND ASSIGNMENTS:

WEEKS 1 & 2 & 3: For September 6 through September 22 :
•Introduction to the study of history
•Introduction to Latin American history: Europe & Pre-Colombian America
•Read LA, chapter 1, 2
•Hand in article/citation for historiography assignment, September 11.
•In-class historiography assignment, September 13.
•Read: The Broken Spears (Must be completed by October 2)
•Memorize map of Latin America (the countries AND their capitals)

HISTORIOGRAPHY EXERCISE: 15% of your grade1) Go to the library and find a journal on Latin American history; a journal on paper, not on the Internet.2) Find a research article on something pertaining to the Colonial period (1492- 1800) in Latin America. Pick something that is not too long (under 25 pages). 3) Make two copies: clip a sheet to the top of it, type your name, section, and the title and full citation for the article and hand it in for approval by the beginning of class on Monday, September 11.4) Read and take notes on your article. Try to understand where the author found his/her sources, what kind of sources were used, and how the author prioritized them (decided which ones were more important than others.)5) BRING IT TO CLASS ON WEDNESDAY, September 13. You will be required to summarize it for the class, and there will be an in-class writing assignment on it on that day. You may use the notes you made on it for both assignments.


September 17: MAP QUIZ- 15 minutes. 10% of grade
(Countries, their capitals and their correct placement on the map)
Read LA, chapters 3 & 4
Before the conquest:
•Pre-Columbian America
•Europe before the Conquest of the Americas
•The Hispanic Background
•Read: The Broken Spears

WEEK 4: September 25-October 2. Conquest and Colonization: Subjugation, Disease and Establishment of the New Order
•Read Letters (Your particular assignment will be given in class.)
WEEK 5 & 6: October 4-13
Gender, race and class in colonial Latin America
•Read Letters
•Read LA, Chapter 5 & 6

OCTOBER 9, Monday: Columbus Day Holiday
OCTOBER 11, Wednesday: Monday classes meet

WEEK 7: October 1620, 2000
October 18 MIDTERM. 15% of grade. Short essays, identifications
The Transition to Nationhood/Independence from Spain
The Dilemma of Latin American Poverty: Economic theories. Attempted solutions.
•Read LA, Chapter 7 & 8
Start reading Children of the Dark
WEEK 8:
For October 23-27: Independence from Spain
Read LA, Chapters 5 & 6
Read Children of the Dark

WEEK 9 & 10: October 30- November 10
November 7 Election Day. Classes meet
Don´t forget to vote!
The Nineteenth Century in Latin America
The Porfiriato in Mexico
Read LA, Chapter 9

WEEK 11:
NOVEMBER 13: Veteran's Day Holiday
For November 15-17: The Mexican Revolution
Read LA, Chapter 10 & Testimony

WEEK 12 & 13:
November 20-22: 5-7 page paper due. 20% of grade:
The issue is the responsibility of the individual to the community.
[Testimony (Guatemala) and Child of the Dark (Brazil) are true accounts of the lives of two individuals in Latin America. Compare and contrast their lives: the hardships they face, the challenges they overcome, and political and economic conditions that have shaped their lives. How does each story reflect the responsibility of each to their societies?]
November 23: Thanksgiving holiday begins, 8 A.M.
November 27: Classes resume, 8 A.M.
November 27-December 1 : Cuba
Read LA, Chapter 3 & 4

WEEK 14:
December 4-11: Other 20th Century revolutions

CLASSES END DECEMBER 11.
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Final exam week: December 14-21.
Final examination for History 180/Section 1 (MWF 10):
Thursday, Dec. 14, 8-11 AM
The exam will take place in our usual classroom.

Basis for final grade:
10% Class Attendance, 20% Colonial period assignments
Pop quizzes, participation
10% Map quiz 20% Modern Latin America Paper
20% Midterm 20% Final exam

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