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Latin American Studies

Latin American Studies. January 7, 2011. Blackboard Configuration. Do Now: Create a list of reasons on the board as to why Latin America catches “the postcolonial blues” Objectives: Review homework Discuss the importance of the tortilla Begin discussing the postcolonial blues

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Latin American Studies

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  1. Latin American Studies January 7, 2011

  2. Blackboard Configuration Do Now: Create a list of reasons on the board as to why Latin America catches “the postcolonial blues” Objectives: Review homework Discuss the importance of the tortilla Begin discussing the postcolonial blues Homework: Bring in a current events article on Monday to present

  3. The “tortilla” • Where did it come from? • What is it made out of? • Traditionally made by soaking corn kernels in lime, and then grinding into a dough • Dough is called “masa” • Staple food of Latin America

  4. Previously…“The Gaze of Outsiders”

  5. Positive Comments • Frances Calderón de la Barca—”[Mexico City was] one of the noblest-looking cities in the world” • “The common Indians, who we see every day bringing their fruit and vegetables to market, are, generally speaking, very plain, with a humble, mild expression of countenance, very gentle and wonderfully polite in their manners to each other” • Yet, there was still a negative tinge • “When I say they read, I mean they know how to read; when I say they write, I do not mean they can always spell.”

  6. The Postcolonial Blues “…the first postcolonial generation saw Latin America going nowhere fast.”

  7. Liberalism • What are the defining characteristics of liberalism? • “split personality of Latin America” • Concept of “legal equality for all citizens” vs. reality of hierarchy

  8. Racial equality • Caste distinctions left legal records • Slavery receded • Formalized, but not formally practiced

  9. A National Problem • “[Liberal leaders] had mixed feelings about ‘the people.’ They considered indigenous people and their lands a national problem, never a national asset.”

  10. What did the conservatives think? • Challenged liberal agenda • Proclaimed commoners should know their place and allow elites to govern • Traditionalism • Issue of church and state

  11. Popular sovereignty • How do you make this concept into a reality? • Beginning of partisan politics—never had that before

  12. Economic Devastation • Silver mines wrecked • Little external investment • Lack of experience • Lack of control of import/export trade • Lack of transportation infrastructure • And overall…very little money!

  13. Strong armies, weak governments

  14. “Militarized societies where many had new guns and old grudges” • “The rapid fall of Latin America’s first republican governments further undermined their legitimacy and set a tragic precedent, as one constitutional president after another was overthrown militarily.”

  15. 5 P’s—how’d we do today? • Punctuality • Preparedness—book, notebook, pencil, etc. • Participation • Presence—are you there and owning it? • Personal responsibility—homework, did you help others, did you make excuses, etc.

  16. Homework • Current events article on your country to present on Monday

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