- Migration and Exile in Latin America:
This course introduces students to Modern Latin America's history through a long story of migration and exile in the region. The class emphasizes global and hemispherical movements in the area since the Spanish American Revolutions. It covers the Wars of Independence; the forge of new nations; the development of second slavery; the arrival and movements of European, African, Caribbean, and Asian populations; the rise of nationalist and anti-foreigner movements; the long and complex relationship between the United States and Latin America; the Cold War and the rise of revolutionary and counterrevolutionary movements; and the emergence of a global Latin American culture. The course readings explore questions of race, gender, and identity as well as the global connections of Latin America with other regions of the world and, especially, with the United States. Lectures and course readings will focus particularly on Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Cuba, Brazil, Panamá, Chile, Perú, and the United States.
This course introduces students to Modern Latin America's history through a long story of migration and exile in the region. The class emphasizes global and hemispherical movements in the area since the Spanish American Revolutions. It covers the Wars of Independence; the forge of new nations; the development of second slavery; the arrival and movements of European, African, Caribbean, and Asian populations; the rise of nationalist and anti-foreigner movements; the long and complex relationship between the United States and Latin America; the Cold War and the rise of revolutionary and counterrevolutionary movements; and the emergence of a global Latin American culture. The course readings explore questions of race, gender, and identity as well as the global connections of Latin America with other regions of the world and, especially, with the United States. Lectures and course readings will focus particularly on Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Cuba, Brazil, Panamá, Chile, Perú, and the United States.
