| Course Title: Central America: Reform, Reaction, Revolution |
| Start Date: 01/21/2020 End Date: 05/05/2020 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2020 |
| Description: This seminar explores the diverse experiences of Central American nations in the twentieth century. From a common basis in an export-oriented agriculture, social and political alternatives ranging from social democracy to recurrent military rule, neofascist regimes, and revolutionary socialism have emerged in the isthmus. The course uses materials ranging from autobiography and literature to historical and anthropological studies to understand how this came to be. In addition to national cases, we consider the unique experiences of the area's indigenous and Atlantic-coast peoples within and outside the nation-state framework. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Lowell Gudmundson | 413-538-2378 | lgudmund@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/21/2020 - 05/05/2020 | Seminar | Tuesday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | SKNR - Skinner Hall | 102 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: 8 credits in Latin American Studies or related field. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| LATAM-386-01 Central America |
| HIST-386-01 Central America |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 15 | Enrollment: 4 | Available: 11 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Indigenous Movements and Their Critics Author: Warren, Kay B. Copyright: 1998 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0691058822 Publisher: Princeton University Press |
Required | 30.00 |
| Title: Coffee and Power: Revolution and the Rise of Democracy in Central America Author: Paige, Jeffery Copyright: 1998 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 067413649 Publisher: Harvard University Press |
Required | 27.50 |
| Title: Banana Cultures Author: Soluri, John Copyright: 2006 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780292712560 Publisher: University of Texas Press |
Required | 25.00 |
| Title: Black and Indigenous: Garifuna Activism and Consumer Culture in Honduras Author: Anderson, Mark Copyright: 2009 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780816661022 Publisher: University of Minnesota Press |
Required | 25.00 |
| Title: Blacks and Blackness in Central America Author: Gudmundson, Lowell Copyright: 2010 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Duke University Press |
Optional | 25.00 |
| Title: Export Agriculture and the Crisis in Central America Author: Williams, Robert Copyright: 1986 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0807841544 Publisher: University of North Carolina |
Required | 23.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Odyssey Bookshop |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Some of these books (Soluri, Williams, Anderson, Gudmundson) are available as e-books in the Library collection. |