Core 8 - Intercultural Studies II - Latin America - Term 092

Core 8 Faculty

Brian Capouch - Computer Science
Charles Kerlin - English
Linda McFarland - Management and Marketing
April Toadvine - English
Jody Taylor Watkins - Anthropology (Director of Core 8)
Peter Watkins - Political Science
William White - History

Guest Lecturers

Sr. Joan Krimm - Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
Fr. Tim McFarland, C.PP.S. - Religion

Core 8 Reeading List

Texts*

Echevarría, Roberto González, ed. The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. Print.
ISBN: 0195130855

García Márquez, Gabriel. One Hundred Years of Solitude. Trans. Gregory Rabassa. New York: HarperCollins, 2006, c1970. Print.
ISBN: 0060883286

Kane, Joe. Savages. New York: Vintage, 1996. Print.
ISBN: 0679740198

†Lunsford, Andrea A., and Franklin E. Horowitz. The Everyday Writer. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2005. Print. Martínez, Rubén. Crossing Over: A Mexican Family on the Migrant Trail. New York: Picador, 2001. Print.
ISBN: 0312421230

Reck, Gregory G. In the Shadow of Tlaloc: Life in a Mexican Village. Prospect Heights, Illinois: Waveland Press, 1978. Print.
ISBN: 0881332445

Sorenson, Alan, ed. Current History. Feb. 2009. Print.
ISSN: 0011-3530

*Please note that ISBN numbers are not part of normal bibliographic format in MLA, APA and other styles. They are included here with the list of required texts for student informational purposes, as directed by College policy.
†Your instructor may make arrangements for you to use a different edition. Please consult him/her for more information.

Reprinted with Permission in the Syllabus

Acosta, Milton. "Power Pentecostalisms." Christianity Today Aug. 2009: 40-42. Print.

Associated Press. "Fighting the Odds to Keep Indian Tongues Alive." New York Times.New York Times, 2 Nov. 2009. Web. 15 Nov. 2009.

Associated Press. "Indian Political Awakening Stirs Latin America." New York Times. New York Times, 2 Nov. 2009. Web. 15 Nov. 2009.

Bowden, Charles. "Our Wall." National Geographic May 2007: 116+. EBSCOHost Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 Dec. 2009.

"The Columbian Exchange." The Wilson Quarterly 15.4 (1991): 88-89. Print.

Fraser, Barbara and Paul Jeffrey. "Latin America Today: Base Communities, Once Hope of Church, Now in Disarray." National Catholic Reporter. National Catholic Reporter, 12 Nov. 2004. Web. 5 Dec. 2009.

Fuentes, Carlos. The Buried Mirror: Reflections on Spain and the New World. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1999, c1992. Print. "The Rise and Fall of the Indian World" 93-117

Glüsing, Jens. "Bishop to Plead With Benedict XVI to Help Amazon Poor." Spiegel Online. Spiegel Online, 7 May 2007. Web. 5 Dec. 2009.

Judis, John B. "Border War." The New Republic 16 Jan. 2006: 15-19. Print.

Pohl, John M. D. "Aztecs: A New Perspective." History Today 52.12 (2002): 10-17. Print.

Romero, Simon. "Fatal Clashes Erupt in Peru at Roadblock." New York Times. New York Times, 6 June 2009. Web. 15 Nov. 2009.

Romero, Simon. "Protesters Gird for Long Fight Over Opening Peru's Amazon." New York Times. New York Times, 12 June 2009. Web. 15 Nov. 2009.

Solano, Gonzalo. "Ecuador, Indians Trade Blame for Bloody Clash." Salon.com. Salon.com, 1 Oct. 2009. Web. 15 Nov. 2009.

Online Through EBSCOHost

To access the article below, go to http://www.saintjoe.edu/library. Click on Databases. Click on EBSCOHost. Click on EBSCOHost Web. Click on Academic Search Premier. In the search line, enter the article title.

Wilford, John Noble. "Columbus and the Labyrinth of History." The Wilson Quarterly 15.4 (1991): 66+. EBSCOHost Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 Dec. 2009.

Online Radio Program

The following radio program is available at http://npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112489035.

Garcia-Navarro, Lourdes and John Poole. "Traveling Down the Amazon Road." Npr.org. National Public Radio, 14 Sept. 2009. Web.

Collegial Agreements

You are expected to attend all lectures.
You are required to write a minimum of 15 typed pages during the semester.
You must complete a thesis-based research paper that is a minimum of eight pages in length. See the assignment description and rubric for more information.
You will be held responsible for reading and lecture material through a combination of exams, quizzes, writing assignments and discussion.
You will have a mandatory graded final exam or other project during finals week, the specifics of which will vary by instructor. This final assignment will help you and your instructor assess what you have learned from some significant portion of the course.

Film Schedule

Six films will be shown either in the Courtney or the Shen Auditorium (as noted below) throughout the semester. If any change of venue is required, you will be notified during Core 8 lecture. Start times are at 6:30 pm.

"Like Water for Chocolate" (Dir. Alfonso Arau, 1993, Rated R) COURTNEY Tuesday, Jan. 19
"Frida" (Dir. Julie Taymor, 2002, Rated R) SHEN Monday, March 1
"Farmingville" (Dir. Carlos Sandoval, 2004, NR) COURTNEY Wednesday, March 24
"Central Station" (Dir. Walter Salles, 1998, Rated R) COURTNEY Tuesday, March 30
"City of God" (Dir. Katia Lund, 2002, Rated R) COURTNEY Wednesday, April 14
"The Official Story" (Dir. Luis Puenzo, 1985, NR) SHEN Monday, April 19

Lecture and Reading Schedule

Introduction

Week One - January 11 - 15

Lecture 1/11: "An Introduction to the Not-So-Other America" - Jody Taylor Watkins

Second Discussion Class: "Journey Back to the Source", 221 - 232, "The Switchman", 312 - 317, and "The Challenge", 390 - 399, from The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories

Week Two - January 18 - 22

Lecture 1/18: "Latin American Literature" - April Toadvine

Tuesday, 1/19, 6:30 pm Film showing of "Like Water for Chocolate" in the Courtney Auditorium

First Discussion Class: "Midnight Mass", 95 - 101, "The Garden of Forking Paths", 211 - 220, and "The Third Bank of the River", 256 - 260, from The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories

Second Discussion Class: "Encarnación Mendoza's Christmas Eve", 247 - 255, "Tell Them Not to Kill Me!", 284 - 289, "Meat", 327 - 329, from The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories

The Encounter Between Worlds

Week Three - January 25 - 29

Lecture 1/25: Video "Conflict of the Gods," written and narrated by Carlos Fuentes, from the video series The Buried Mirror

First Discussion Class: "Columbus and the Labyrinth of History" from The Wilson Quarterly (Online through EBSCOHost - see access instructions above)
"The Columbian Exchange" from The Wilson Quarterly (Syllabus)

Second Discussion Class: "Plague of Ants", 34 - 38, "Peace on High", 153 - 158, from The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories; "The Rise and Fall of the Indian World" from Fuentes, The Buried Mirror (Syllabus)

Week Four - February 1 - February 5

Lecture 2/1: "One Man Calls Cruelty What Another Calls Justice" - William White

First Discussion Class: "Aztecs: A New Perspective" from History Today (Syllabus); "The Night Face Up", 337 - 344, from The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories

Second Discussion Class: One Hundred Years of Solitude, 1-36

Looking at Latin American History Through Literary and Visual Arts

Week Five - February 8 - 12

Lecture 2/8: "One Hundred Years of Solitude: An Introduction" - Charles Kerlin

First Discussion Class: One Hundred Years of Solitude, 37 - 120

Second Discussion Class: One Hundred Years of Solitude, 121 - 159

Week Six - February 15 - 19

Lecture 2/15: "The 'Solitude' in One Hundred Years of Solitude" - April Toadvine

First Discussion Class: One Hundred Years of Solitude, 161 - 243

Second Discussion Class: One Hundred Years of Solitude, 245 - 291

Week Seven - February 22 - 26

Lecture 2/22: "'Macho, Macho Man!': The Place of Machismo in Latin American Culture and One Hundred Years of Solitude" - Peter Watkins

First Discussion Class: One Hundred Years of Solitude, 293 - 354

Second Discussion Class: One Hundred Years of Solitude, 355 - 417

Week Eight - March 1 - 5

Lecture 3/1: "The Muralists: Public Art in Post-Revolutionary Mexico" - Linda McFarland
Lecture Film "Portrait of an Artist: The Frescoes of Diego Rivera"
Note: For additional information and reproductions of Diego Rivera's work, see the Diego Rivera Web Museum.

Monday, 3/1, 6:30 pm Film showing of "Frida" in the Shen Auditorium

First Discussion Class: Crossing Over, 1-39

Second Discussion Class: Crossing Over, 41-83

Week of March 8 - Spring Break, No Classes

The Americas: A Mutual Transformation

Week Nine - March 15-19

Lecture 3/15 "Mexican Immigration, Then and Now" - Jody Taylor Watkins

First Discussion Class: Crossing Over, 85-137; "Border War" from The New Republic (Syllabus); "Our Wall." from National Geographic (Syllabus)

Second Discussion Class: Crossing Over, 139-219

Week Ten - March 22-26

Lecture 3/22 "Latin United States: The Reactions of Local Communities" - Brian Capouch

Wednesday, 3/24, 6:30 pm Film showing of "Farmingville" in the Courtney Auditorium

First Discussion Class: Crossing Over, 221-265

Second Discussion Class: Crossing Over, 267 - 328

The Contemporary Era

Week Eleven - March 29 - April 2

Lecture 3/29: "Modernization and Its Impact on Village Life" - Linda McFarland

Tuesday, 3/30, 6:30 pm Film showing of "Central Station" in the Courtney Auditorium

First Discussion Class: In the Shadow of Tlaloc, 13-17; 23-63

Second Discussion Class: In the Shadow of Tlaloc, 64-144

Friday, April 2 Good Friday, no classes

Week Twelve - April 5 - 9

Monday 4/5: Easter Monday, no classes

First Discussion Class: In the Shadow of Tlaloc, 145-end

Second Discussion Class: Savages, 3 - 56; "Bishop to Plead With Benedict XVI to Help Amazon Poor" from Spiegel Online (Syllabus); "Base Communities, Once Hope of Church, Now in Disarray from National Catholic Reporter (Syllabus); "Power Pentecostalisms" from Christianity Today (Syllabus)

Lecture: 4/9 "The Character and Outreach of the Latin American Church" - Fr. Tim McFarland

Week Thirteen - Apri1 12 - 16

Monday 4/12: "'If There are 1,000 Dead They will be Good Deaths': Indigenous Rights, Environmental Concerns, and the Quest for Economic Development" - Peter Watkins

Wednesday, 4/14, 6:30 pm Film showing of "City of God" in the Courtney Auditorium

First Discussion Class: Savages, 57 - 133

Second Discussion Class: Savages, 134 - 181

Week Fourteen - April 19 - 23

Monday, 4/19: "The Work of Sr. Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN" - Sr. Joan Krimm
Note: Sr. Dorothy Stang, aunt of Fr. William Stang, C.PP.S., was shot and killed on Feb. 12, 2005 in the Amazon jungle in Brazil. She had lived in the Amazon for nearly 40 years, defending the rural peasants from encroachments on their land. She also protested against deforestation of the Amazon, warning of its environmental impact. Sr. Joan Krimm, our speaker, was a close friend of Sr. Dorothy's.

Monday, 4/19, 6:30 pm Film showing of "The Official Story" in the Shen Auditorium

First Discussion Class: Savages, 182 - 255

Second Discussion Class: "Fatal Clashes Erupt in Peru at Roadblock" from the New York Times; "Protesters Gird for Long Fight Over Opening Peru's Amazon" from the New York Times; "Ecuador, Indians Trade Blame for Bloody Clash" from the Associated Press and Salon.com; "Indian Political Awakening Stirs Latin America" from the New York Times; "Fighting the Odds to Keep Indian Tongues Alive" from the New York Times (all of the above are in the Syllabus).

Radio program: "Traveling Down the Amazon Road," on the development of the Interoceanic Highway in Peru. 1) Go to http://npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112489035. 2) Click on "view intro" at bottom right of map; 3) Listen to the following and view accompanying images: a) "The Road;" b) "The Gold Rush;" c) "The Bounty;" and d) "The Rainforest Ark."

Week Fifteen - April 26 - 30

Monday 4/26 "Uneasy Times: The U.S. and Latin America" - William White

First Discussion Class: Current History, 51-64; 77-82

Second Discussion Class: Current History, 72-76; 83-89

Core 8 Internet Sources

Here are some links that may be helpful to students in Core 8 Latin America. As with all internet sites, students are urged to be critical in assessing the content of the web site.

Mayan Indians - This site has a number of interesting links about Mayan civilization.
Aztec Civilization - Some interesting materials about the Aztecs of Central Mexico. (Be aware, however, some of the links at this site are no longer active.) Since you could find your birth date on the Mayan calendar, try the same for the Aztec calendar.
U.S. Department of State - Organized in categories.
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency - This site contains publications of the CIA, including World Fact Book, available in Publications.
CNN.com - News from around the world, updated every few hours. Be sure to check out the link for the Americas for stories about Latin America.
Internet Resources for Latin America - This is a "mega-site" of resources from New Mexico State University Library, definitely worth checking out.
Latin American Network Information Center - Information organized by country and with useful subject directories with useful links to other recourses.
Handbook of Latin American Studies - This work has been published annually since 1936 and is now available through the Library of Congress.
Environmental History of Latin America - A site with some online resources as well as a number of print resources.
Historical Text Archive - This site has quite a number of quality historical documents online. Also includes a search engine for the site.