Texts 

• Echevarría, Roberto González, ed. The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories. New York:
  Oxford University Press, 1997.
• García Márquez, Gabriel. One Hundred Years of Solitude. Trans. Gregory Rabassa. New
  York: HarperCollins, 1998, c1970.
• Kane, Joe. Savages. New York: Vintage, 1996.
• Lunsford, Andrea A., and Franklin E. Horowitz. The Everyday Writer. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford/St.
  Martin's, 2005.
• Martinez, Ruben. Crossing Over: A Mexican Family on the Migrant Trail. New York: Picador, 2001.
• Reck, Gregory G. In the Shadow of Tlaloc: Life in a Mexican Village. Prospect Heights, Illinois:
  Waveland Press, 1978.

On Reserve in the Library

• Johnson, William Weber. "The Tumultuous Life and Times of the Painter Diego Rivera." Smithsonian Feb. 1986: 36-51.
• Hofstadter, Dan. "The Aztecs: Blood and Glory." Smithsonian Jan. 2005: 76-85 on reserve in library and EBSCO host here).

Reprinted with Permission in the Syllabus

• Chaván de Matviuk, Marcela. "Latin American Pentecostal Growth: Culture, Orality and the Power of Testimonies." Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies 5.2 (2002) : 205-222 (on reserve in library and EBSCO host here)

• "The Columbian Exchange." The Wilson Quarterly 15.4 (1991): 88-89.Fuentes, Carlos. The Buried Mirror: Reflections on Spain and the New World. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1999, c1992.
    "The Rise and Fall of the Indian World" 93-117 

• Glüsing, Jens. "Bishop to Plead With Benedict XVI to Help Amazon Poor." Spiegel Online 7 May 2007. 29 Nov. 2007 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,481966,00.html

• McDonnell, Patrick J. "The World; Latin American Groups, Leaders Decry Pope's Remarks on Conquest." Los Angeles Times 23 May 2007, home ed.: A9. Academic Universe. Lexis-Nexis. Robinson Memorial Library, Saint Joseph's College. 6 Dec. 2007 http://www.lexisnexis.com

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

• Wilford, John Noble. "Columbus and the Labyrinth of History." The Wilson Quarterly 15.4 (1991): 66-81, 84-6. Academic Search Elite. EbscoHost Research Databases. Saint Joseph's College. 5 Dec.2005. Accession Number 9608040489

• Wilkinson, Tracy. "The World; Pope Acknowledges Colonial Abuses; Responding to an Uproar in Latin America Over Earlier Comments, He Says the Good Outweighed the Sins." Los Angeles Times 24 May 2007, home ed.: A10. Academic Universe. Lexis-Nexis. Robinson Memorial Library, Saint Joseph's College. 6 Dec. 2007 <http://www.lexisnexis.com>

1. You are expected to attend all lectures.
2. You are required to write a minimum of 15 typed pages during the semester.
3. You must complete a thesis-based research paper that is a minimum of eight pages in length. See the assignment description and rubric on the next two pages for more information.
   See the paper prompt and the grading rubric.
4. You will be held responsible for reading and lecture material through a combination of exams, quizzes, writing assignments and discussion.
5. 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.

INTRODUCTION

Lecture 1/7:                         “An Introduction to the Not-So-Other America" -  Jody Taylor-Watkins

Second Discussion Class:          “The Challenge”, 390 - 399, and “The Switchman”, 312 - 317, from The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories  
 

Lecture 1/14:                        "Latin American Literature" - April Toadvine

   Tuesday, 1/15,                         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, "Journey Back to the Source", 221 - 232, 
                                               "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 - 239, 
                                               from The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories

THE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN WORLDS  

Lecture 1/21:                         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 (Syllabus)
“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)

Lecture 1/28:                         “Civilization Before America Discovered Columbus :  A Look at the Aztecs” – William White

 First Discussion Class:                "Aztecs: A New Perspective" from History Today (Syllabus); "The Aztecs: Blood and Glory" from Smithsonian (original, with color photos, is available on library reserves. The article is also available without illustrations from the EbscoHost Academic Search Premier database); "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

Lecture 2/4:                            "One Hundred Years of Solitude: Context and Themes" - Jody Taylor-Watkins 

First Discussion Class:                  One Hundred Years of Solitude, 37 - 120  
Second Discussion Class:              One Hundred Years of Solitude, 121 - 159

Lecture 2/11:                             "The 'Solitude' in One Hundred Years of Solitude" - Michael Oakes

First Discussion Class:                   One Hundred Years of Solitude, 161 – 243
Second Discussion Class:               One Hundred Years of Solitude, 245 – 291 

Lecture 2/18                            "'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 – 397  
Second Discussion Class:                 One Hundred Years of Solitude, 399 – 417 

Lecture 2/25:                             "The Muralists: Public Art in Post-Revolutionary Mexico" - Linda McFarland

                     Note: For additional information and reproductions of Diego Rivera's work, see the Diego Rivera Web Museum 

   Tuesday, 2/26, 6:30 pm                         Film showing of “Frida” in the Shen Auditorium

First Discussion Class:                "The Tumultuous Life and Times of the Painter Diego Rivera" from Smithsonian (On reserve in the library)
Second Discussion Class:             In the Shadow of Tlaloc, 13 - 17; 23 - 63

WEEK OF MARCH 3– SPRING BREAK, NO CLASSES

THE CONTEMPORARY ERA

Lecture 3/10:                           "Modernization and Its Impact on Village Life" - Jody Taylor-Watkins

First Discussion Class:                  In the Shadow of Tlaloc, 64 - 144
Second Discussion Class:              In the Shadow of Tlaloc, 145 - end

Lecture 3/17:                           "The Character and Outreach of the Latin American Church" - Fr. Tim McFarland

First Discussion Class:                 "The World; Latin American Groups, Leaders Decry Pope's Remarks on Conquest" from Los Angeles Times (Syllabus); 
                                                 "The World; Pope Acknowledges Colonial Abuses…" from Los Angeles Times (Syllabus); 
                                                 "Bishop to Plead With Benedict XVI to Help Amazon Poor" from Spiegel Online (Syllabus); 
                                                 "Latin American Pentecostal Growth" from Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies (Syllabus)

Second Discussion Class:      Savages, 3 - 25

Monday  3/24:                          Easter Monday - No Classes

         Thursday, 3/27,             6:30 pm Film showing of "City of God" in the Courtney Auditorium

First Discussion Class:                 Savages, 26 - 109
Second Discussion Class:             Savages, 110 - 151

Lecture 3/31:                          "Thinking Green: Profit or Trees?" - Michael Oakes

First Discussion Class:                  Savages, 152 - 224
Second Discussion Class:              Savages, 225 - 255

Lecture 4/4:                    "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.

THE AMERICAS: A MUTUAL TRANSFORMATION

Lecture 4/7:                          “The Long and Winding Road :  U.S. Involvement in Latin American Politics and Economics” – William White and Peter Watkins

        Tuesday, April 8, 6:30 pm Film showing of "The Official Story" in the Courtney Auditorium

First Discussion Class:                  Crossing Over, 1 - 83
Second Discussion Class:             Crossing Over, 83-137

Monday 4/14                         "Latin United States: The Reactions of Local Communities" - Brian Capouch

          Thursday, 4/17, 6:30 pm  Documentary film "Farmingville" shown in the Courtney Auditorium

First Discussion Class:               Crossing Over, 139 - 219
Second Discussion Class:           Crossing Over, 221 - 265

Lecture 4/21:                       "Latin United States: The Reactions of Local Communities" - Brian Capouch

Lecture 4/24:                       "Immigration Issues" - Toni Halgas

First Discussion Class:               Crossing Over, 267 - 328