HIST 381, WINTER 2008

LATIN AMERICA II:

FROM COLONIALISM TO NEOCOLONIALISM, 1750-1900

2:00-3:20, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 282 Lillis

Professor: Robert Haskett

Office: 355 McKenzie Hall

Phone: 346-4836

Email: rhaskett@uoregon.edu

Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:00-12:00,

Thursdays, 11:00-1:00

History 381 is the second part of a three-quarter survey of Latin American history. This term we will focus on the pivotal late colonial era and the origins, nature, and long-range consequences of political independence for the emerging nations of Latin America and their inhabitants. Books assigned in the course will be available at the University of Oregon Bookstore (used copies of most of these books can also be found at the 13th Ave. branch of Smith Family Books). These required books are:

Jorge Amado, Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon

William H. Beezley, Judas at the Jockey Club and other Episodes of Porfirian Mexico

E. Bradford Burns, The Poverty of Progress

June E. Hahner, ed., Women through Women ? s Eyes: Latin American Women in Nineteenth-Century Travel Accounts

Jay Kinsbruner, The Independence of Spanish America: Civil Wars, Revolutions, and Underdevelopment (2nd Revised Edition)

I have placed copies of all of these books on reserve in the Knight Library. There are several other books that are recommended, though not required, for HIST 381. Copies of these books can also be found on reserve in the Knight Library. These are books that were assigned last fall in HIST 380: Colonial Latin America (Sixth Edition), Colonial Lives, and The Mangy Parrot. I have also put a fourth book on reserve, The Human Tradition: The Nineteenth Century, which contains a series of short historical biographies of Latin Americans from all walks of life. The course calendar lists the appropriate sections for these books under the heading ? ”Recommended Reading.” ?

WRITTEN WORK

There will be one in-class midterm exam and one take-home final exam. The midterm will cover all course material dealing with the late colonial and independence periods. It will be worth 35% of the overall course grade. The midterm will be given in class on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 . The take-home final will center on a discussion of "The Poverty of Progress," especially as this concept applies to the majority of Latin Americans who lived during the nineteenth century. The final exam will be worth 35% of the overall course grade. The final exam is due in my office, 355 McKenzie Hall, by 5:00 p.m. on THURSDAY, MARCH 20 . Study guides and other details related to both of these exams will be distributed at the appropriate time.

There is one brief paper assignment this term. The paper will center on the analysis of the cultural tensions inherent in ? modernizing ? nineteenth-century Latin America. The centerpiece of this paper will be the novel Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon. that you will note is one of the books required for our course. Detailed instructions will be distributed at the appropriate time during the term. This paper is worth 30% of your course grade. It is due in class on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28.

GRADING

Each component of the overall course grade will be given a possible 0-100 points: 93-100 = A; 90-92 = A-; 87-89 = B+; 83-86 = B; 80-82 = B-; 77-79 = C+; 73-76 = C; 70-72 = C-; 67-69 = D+; 63-66 = D; 60-62 = D-; 0-59 = F.

Remember that some points are better than none. A 55, for example, is far superior to a 0 (points obtained for absolutely no effort) and will average in with higher scores, possibly allowing a student to pass the course. Students missing the midterm, paper, an/or failing to complete the final exam will fail the course. Late work is subject to the following fines: Three (3) points will be deducted for midterms and papers received after class on the due date. Three points will also be deducted from papers from students who turn them in at the beginning of class period, but who do not stay for the class meeting. Five (5) points will be deducted for every subsequent day these assignments are late. The GTF and I will not write comments on late papers. So get your work in on time! The following is a summary of the percentages of the course grade:

Midterm = 35%

Paper = 30%

Final = 35%

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100%

A friendly warning: Most of you have probably heard about students surfing the net in class instead of paying attention to the professor and other students. I find this behavior to be disrespectful, to say the least, the electronic equivalent of reading a newspaper in class. While you may certainly seek my permission to bring a laptop to class for the purpose of taking notes, this permission will not extend to the use of the Internet during class meetings. I currently do not use web-based resources during class times, so there is no reason for anyone to be on-line in the classroom. Students who are found to be abusing the privilege of using a laptop in class will not be allowed to bring their computers to future lectures. In addition, please turn off your cell phone before entering the classroom, and leave I-Pods and other MP-3 players in your backpacks.

COURSE CALENDAR

JANUARY

T 8 Introduction

TH 10 The Changing Socio-political Landscape in Late-Colonial Spanish America

Reading: Independence in Spanish America, Chapters 1 &2 (pp. XII-23).

[Recommended Reading: Colonial Latin America, Chapter 9, pp. 321-356; Colonial Lives, Chapters 15-22; The Mangy Parrot, particularly the last quarter of the novel.]

T 15 The Late Colonial Fringes

Reading: Independence in Spanish America, Chapter 3 (pp. 24-42).

[Recommended Reading: Continue with Colonial Latin America,

Chapter 9, pp. 321-356.]

TH 17 The California Mission Frontier

Reading: Continue with the assignment of the 15th.

[Recommended Reading: Continue with the recommended reading of the 15th.]

T 22 The Independence Movements: Were they Revolutions?

Reading: Independence in Spanish America, Chapter 4 (pp. 43-71).

[Recommended Reading: Colonial Latin America, Chapter 10, pp. 357- 393; Colonial Lives, Chapter 23.]

TH 24 The Independence Movements, cont.

Reading: Independence in Spanish America, Chapter 5 (pp. 72-107).

[Recommended Reading: Continue with Colonial Latin America,

Chapter 10, 357-393; Human Tradition, Chapters 1-4.]

T 29 The Independence Movements: Brazil ? 's Unique ? Struggle ?

Reading: Independence in Spanish America, Chapter 6 (pp. 108-129).

[Recommended Reading: Complete Colonial Latin America, Chapter 10, particularly pp. 365-368, 380-382].

TH 31 Discussion and Review

FEBRUARY

T 5 MIDTERM EXAM

TH 7 Liberals, Conservatives, and Chaos

Reading: Independence in Spanish America, Chapter 7 (pp. 130-157); Women through Women' ? s Eyes, xi-20.

[Recommended Reading: Colonial Latin America, Chapter 10, pp. 393- 410; Human Tradition, 128-160, 204-214.]

T 12 Economic Independence or Neocolonialism?

Reading: Women through Women' ? s Eyes, 21-41; Poverty of Progress, 5- 85; begin Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon.

[Recommended Reading: Human Tradition, 189-203, 249-279.]

TH 14 Society and Culture in the Nineteenth Century

Reading: Women through Women ? 's Eyes, 43-80; begin Judas at the Jockey Club; continue Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon.

[Recommended Reading: Human Tradition, 161-174.]

T 19 Society and Culture in the Nineteenth Century, cont.

Reading: Women through Women' ? s Eyes, 103-155, 163-168; continue Judas at the Jockey Club and Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon.

[Recommended Reading: Human Tradition, 59-67, 73-81, 233-248.]

TH 21 Discussion and Review

T 26 War and Crime in the Nineteenth Century

Reading: Continue with the assignment of the 19th.

[Recommended Reading: Human Tradition, 103-113.]

TH 28 Caudillos, the "Lower Orders," and Popular Protest

Reading: Women through Women ? 's Eyes, 81-101, 157-162; Poverty of Progress, 86-131; continue Judas at the Jockey Club.

[Recommended Reading: Human Tradition 82-102, 114-127, 175-186.]

MARCH

T 4 Caudillos, the "Lower Orders," and Popular Protest, cont.

Reading: Continue with the assignment of the 28th.

[Recommended Reading: Human Tradition, 215-232, 280-295.]

TH 6 The Poverty of Progress: Foreign Military Intervention

Reading: Poverty of Progress, 132-154.

T 11 The Poverty of Progress: Foreign Military Intervention, cont.

TH 13 Discussion and Final Review

TH 20 FINAL EXAM DUE IN MY OFFICE, 355 MCKENZIE HALL,

BY 5:00 P.M.