Syllabi
This collection of syllabi is a joint project of H-LatAm and CLAH’s Teaching and Teaching Materials Committee. Please send syllabus submissions, corrections, and links to Marc Becker at marc@yachana.org.
Latin American Survey
General survey
- Introduction to Latin American Studies (Sandra Aguilar, Spring 2009)
- Latin American History: From Columbus to Chavez (Marc Becker, Spring 2009)
- Introduction to Latin American Civilizations (Kristina Boylan, Fall 2005)
- Latin American History (Marc Becker, Fall 2005)
- Introduction to Latin American Civilizations (Lessie Jo Frazier, Spring 2002)
- Introduction to Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies (Avi Chomsky, Fall 2001)
- Survey of Latin American History (Avi Chomsky, Spring 2001)
- Latin American Culture and Civilization II (Peter Guardino, Spring 1994)
Modern survey
- Modern Latin America: Nation and its Discontents (Chad Black, Spring 2007)
- Latin America: State & Nation Since Independence (Steven Volk, Spring 2007)
- The History of Latin America from 1914 to 2007 (John Womack, Jr., Spring 2007)
- Latin American History: National Period (Heather J. Abdelnur, Spring 2006)
- Modern Latin America (Nicola Foote, Spring 2006)
- Modern Latin America (Avi Chomsky, Fall 2001)
- Latin American Politics (Andrew Schlewitz, Fall 2001)
- History of Modern Latin America (Keith Haynes)
Colonial survey
- Latin American History: Colonial Period (Heather J. Abdelnur, Fall 2008)
- Survey of Early Latin America (Chad Black, Fall 2008)
- Early Latin America- Culture, Community, Conquest (Chad Black, Fall 2007)
- Spanish Conquest of the Americas (Chad Black, Spring 2007)
- The Conquest and Colonization of Spanish America (Steven Volk, Fall 2006)
- Colonial Latin America (Nicola Foote, Fall 2006)
- Hispanic American History; The colonial Background 1492-1808 (Francis Dutra, 1994)
Mexico
- Mexican History (Marc Becker, Fall 2008)
- History of the Mexican Revolution (Chad Black, Spring 2008)
- The Mexican Revolution: Birth, Life, Death (Steven Volk, Spring 2007)
- The History of Mexican Industry and Industrial Labor, 1546-2005 (John Womack, Jr., Fall 2006-2007)
- The Arts and Cultural Revolution: Mexico (Kristina Boylan, Fall 2006)
- History of Modern Mexico (Monica Rankin, Fall 2005)
- History of Mexico (Keith Haynes)
Central America and the Caribbean
- The History of the Caribbean (Nicola Foote, Spring 2007)
- History of Central America (Avi Chomsky, Spring 2002)
- Central America and the Caribbean (Keith Haynes)
- Caribbean Cultures (Avi Chomsky, Spring 2002)
- The Carribean Basin from c. 1800 (Ralph Woodward, 1994)
- The Carribean Basin to c. 1800 (Ralph Woodward, 1993)
Brazilian History
- Amazon History and Climate of a Rainforest (Michael Conniff, Summer 1994)
- Brazil 1800-Present (Michael L. Conniff, Spring 1994)
- Colonial Brazil (Francis Dutra, Winter, 1993)
- Modern Brazil (Francis Dutra, Spring 1994)
Andean and Southern Cone
- Resistance and Rebellion in the Andean World, upper-division undergrad seminar (Erick D. Langer, Fall 2007)
- Andean History (Marc Becker, Fall 2007)
- Southern South America (Michael Conniff, Spring 1993)
Gran Colombia
- Major Problems of Colombian History, 1400-2007: Conference Course (John Womack, Jr., Spring 2007)
Women and Gender in Latin America
- Women and Gender Relations in Latin America: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (Susan Besse, Spring 2009)
- Wayward Women: Crime and Punishment in Latin America (Heather J. Abdelnur, Spring 2009)
- Women in Latin American Society (Allyson Poska, Spring 2009)
- History of Women in Latin America (Gretchen Pierce, Spring 2009)
- Women and Gender in Latin America (Francie R. Chassen-López, Spring 2008)
- Women in Latin American History (Marc Becker, Spring 2008)
- Women in Early Latin America (Chad Black, Fall 2006)
- Women and Gender in Latin America (Nicola Foote, Spring 2006)
- Gender and Sexuality in Latin(a) America (Lessie Jo Frazier Lennon, Spring 2005)
- Gender in Latin American History (Avi Chomsky, Fall 2001)
Revolutions in 20th Century Latin America
- Latin American Revolutions: Personal Narratives (Marc Becker, Spring 2009)
- Latin American Revolutions (Marc Becker, Spring 2006)
- Revolution in the Twentieth-Century (Keith Haynes, Spring 2000)
- Twentieth-Century Latin American Revolutions (Gillian McGillivray)
- Revolution and Development in Mexico and Central America (Klesner, Spring 1994)
U.S. – Latin American Relations
- US-Latin American Relations (Rich Slatta, 2007)
- Twentieth-Century U.S. Latin American Relations (Keith Haynes, Spring 2000)
- Latin America and the World (Michael Conniff, Winter 1994)
Indigenous and Peasant Peoples
- History of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America (Chad Black, Fall 2007)
- Race, Class and Gender in Latin America (Marc Becker, Fall 2007)
- Indians and the State in Latin America, introductory grad course (Erick D. Langer, Spring 2006)
- The “Indian Question” in the Americas (Andrew Schlewitz, Spring 2001)
- Peasants and Revolution in Latin America (La Trobe University 1998)
- Agrarian Societies in Latin American History (Tom Holloway, Spring 1996)
- The Minority Experience in Latin America (Jeff Lesser)
Borderlands and Chicano/a
- History of Latinos in the United States (Avi Chomsky, Spring 2001)
- History 725: Latinos in the United States (Avi Chomsky, Fall 2000)
- The American Southwest (Stephen Colston)
Latin American Environmental History
- Amazonian Societies and the Environment (Rosineide Bentes, Winter 2002)
Economic History
- Latin American Societies: Coffee and Bananas (Heather J. Abdelnur, Spring 2008)
- Social and Economic History of Latin America (Lessie Jo Frazier, Spring 2003)
Culture and Art
- Latin American History at the Movies (Marc Becker, Spring 2009)
- Modern Latin American History through Film (Chad Black, Spring 2008)
- How Images Matter: Latin America Through U.S. Eyes (Steven Volk)
- Latin America: History, Art and Literature (Jack Child, Spring 1998)
- America Latina: Historia, Arte, Literatura (Jack Child, Spring 1998)
- Cultural Movements in Latin America (Jack Child, Spring 1998)
Social Movements
- Social Movements (Marc Becker, Spring 2006)
- Latin American Social Movements (Bruce A. Erickson, Spring 2004, pdf)
Iberian Influence
- Culture, Power, and Authority in the Early Modern Spanish World (Grad Seminar, Chad Black, Fall 2006)
- Portugal Overseas, 1415-1825 (Francis Dutra, Winter 1994)
- Comparative Seaborne Empires, 1415-1700 (Francis Dutra, Fall 1992)
Other courses
- Dirty Wars & Democracy (Steven Volk, Fall 2006)