Part I: Historical Perspectives

WEEK 1 - OVERVIEW

August 23 – Introduction to course

WEEK 2 - MEXICO: FROM CONQUEST THROUGH THE U.S.-MEXICAN WAR

August 28 – Conquest Through Independence

• Williamson, Edwin, “Discovery and Conquest: The Conquest of the Mainland,” in The Penguin History of Latin America, (New York: Penguin Books, 2009), pp. 16-22. [Reader]
• Skidmore, Thomas E., Peter H. Smith, and James Green, “Mexico: The Taming of a Revolution,” in Modern Latin America, 7th ed., (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010), pp. 45-54. [Reader]
• Pastor, Robert A, "The Genetic Code of North America," in The North American Idea, pp. 31-56. [Reader]    

Supplement:

• Horwitz, Tony, "Chapter 6: The Southwest to the Seven Cities of Stone" and "Chapter 7: The Plains, Sea of Grass." In A Voyage Long and Strange: on the Trail of Vikings, Conquistadors, Lost Colonists, and Other Adventures in Early America. (New York: Picador, 2008), pp. 134-198. [bspace]

August 30 – Manifest Destiny and the Mexican-American War

• Schoultz, Lars, "Acquiring Northern Mexico," in Beneath the United States: A History of U.S. Policy Toward Latin America, (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1998), pp.14-38. [Reader]
• Stevenson, Johnathan, "A Legacy of Insubordination," The New York Times, May 17, 2011. http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/17/a-legacy-of-insubordination/.

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WEEK 3 - MEXICAN REVOLUTION / CONTEMPORARY MEXICO

September 4 – The Mexican Revolution

• Hart, John, "The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920," in Meyer, Michael C. and William H. Beezley, eds., The Oxford History of Mexico, (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010), pp. 409-437. [Reader]
• Skidmore, Thomas E., et al., "Mexico: The Taming of a Revolution," in Modern Latin America, 7th ed., pp. 54-81. (This article is printed with the August 28th Readings). [Reader]

September 6 – The Rise and Fall of the PRI: 1929-2000

• Tuckman, Jo, "Introduction," Mexico: Democracy Interrupted, pp. 1-16. [Book]
• Lagos, Ricardo, The Southern Tiger: Chile's Fight for a Democratic and Prosperous Future, (New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2012). pp. 1-104. (This reading will be discussed in the upcoming week). [Book]

WEEK 4 - LATIN AMERICAN CONTEXT: THE CHILEAN CASE

September 11 – Chile: September 11, 1973 and its Aftermath

• Lagos, Ricardo, The Southern Tiger: Chile’s Fight for a Democratic and Prosperous Future, (New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2012). pp. 122-145. [Book]

Supplement:

• "Chile: Overview" Times Topics. The New York Times. August 5, 2011. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/chile/index.html?8qa

September 13 – Chile's Transition to Democracy

• Lagos, Ricardo, The Southern Tiger, pp. 172-199, 242-254. [Book]

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Part II: Contemporary Challenges

WEEK 5 - MEXICO: POLITICS / RULE OF LAW

September 18 – The Fall and Return of the PRI (2000-2012)

• Dresser, Denise, "Mexico 2012 and Beyond," Berkeley Review of Latin American Studies, Spring 2012.
• Tuckman, Jo, "Chapter 2: Political Wastelands," Mexico: Democracy Interrupted, pp. 52-83. [Book]
• Woldenberg, José, "Forward," in Selee, Andrew and Jacqueline Peschard, eds. Mexico's Democratic Challenges: Politics, Government, and Society, (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2010), pp. xiii-xvi. [Reader]
• Selee, Andrew and Jacqueline Peschard, "Mexico's Democratic Challenges," in Mexico's Democratic Challenges: Politics, Government, and Society, pp. 1-26. [Reader]

September 20 – The Rule of Law

• Documentary: Presumed Guilty, Hernández, Roberto, Layda Negrete, and Geoffrey Smith, dirs., 2010.
• Luhnow, David, "Presumption of Guilt," Wall Street Journal, October 17, 2009. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704322004574475492261338318.html
• Tuckman, Jo, "Chapter 3: The Misrule of Law," Mexico: Democracy Interrupted, pp. 84-116. [Book]
• Hernandez, Roberto, "No Such Thing As Bad Publicity." Berkeley Review of Latin American Studies, Spring 2011. http://clas.berkeley.edu/Publications/Review/Spring2011/pdf/BRLAS-Spring2011-PresumedGuilty.pdf

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WEEK 6 - SECURITY

September 25 – **MIDTERM**

September 27 - Drugs

• Guillermoprieto, Alma, "Drugs: The Rebellion in Cartagena," The New York Review of Books, June 7, 2012. http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2012/jun/07/drugs-rebellion-cartagena/
• Finnegan, William, "The Kingpins: The Fight for Guadalajara," The New Yorker, July 2, 2012. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/07/02/120702fa_fact_finnegan#ixzz1yw3T6paP
• Tuckman, Jo, "Chapter 1: Narco Trouble" and "Chapter 6: Not Good Enough, "Mexico: Democracy Interrupted, pp. 18-51; 167-178. [Book]
• Archibold, Randal, "Drug Wars Push Deeper into Central America," The New York Times, March 23, 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/24/world/americas/24drugs.html

Supplement:

• "War on Drugs: Report of the Global Commission on Drug Policy," Global Commission on Drug Policy, June 2011. http://www.globalcommissionondrugs.org/Report.

WEEK 7 ­– MIGRATION

October 2 – California: the Migration of the Okies

• Gregory, James, American Exodus: The Dust Bowl Migration and Okie Culture in California, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1989), Chapters 3-4. [Reader]
• Lee, Felicia R. "Recalling a Mission to Capture an Era's Misery," The New York Times, August 18, 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/18/arts/television/18pbs.html?emc=eta1
• "Still an Activist at 82, Dolores Huerta Calls Herself "a Born-Again Feminist." PBS NewsHour. May 30, 2012. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/social_issues/jan-june12/doloreshuerta_05-30.html

October 4 – Crossing Borders

• Documentary: "Matias," Frontline World, Claudine Lomonaco and Mary Spicuzza, 2004.
• Documentary: "Which Way Home?" HBO Documentary, 2009.
• Rose, Ananda, "Death in the Desert," The New York Times, June 21, 2012. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/22/opinion/migrants-dying-on-the-us-mexico-border.html?emc=eta1
• Casey, Nicholas. "Migrants Fall Prey to Mexico Gangs on Way to the U.S.," The Wall Street Journal, July 19, 2011. http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052702303982504576428042000300796-lMyQjAxMTAxMDEwOTExNDkyWj.html
• Rice, Andrew. "Life on the Line." The New York Times Magazine. July 28, 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/magazine/life-on-the-line-between-el-paso-and-juarez.html?pagewanted=all

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WEEK 8 - IMMIGRATION

October 9 – Immigration Reform

• Schrag, Peter, "Introduction" and "They Keep Coming" in Not Fit for Our Society: Immigration and Nativism in America, (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2010), pp. 1-17, 163-193. [Reader]
• Castaneda, Jorge G., Ex Mex: From Migrants to Immigrants, (New York: The New Press, 2007), pp. 1-46. [Reader]
• Bush, Jeb, Thomas F. McLarty III and Edward Alden, "A Bipartisan Blueprint for Immigration Reform," Los Angeles Times, July 13, 2009. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-bush13-2009jul13,0,2327231.story
• Cave, Damien, "Better Lives for Mexicans Cut Allure of Going North," The New York Times, July 6, 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/07/06/world/americas/immigration.html?ref=americas
• Massey, Douglas S. "Isolated, Vulnerable and Broke," The New York Times, August 4, 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/05/opinion/hispanic-families-isolated-and-broke.html
• Taylor, Paul, Mark Hugo Lopez, Jessica Hamar Martínez and Gabriel Velasco. "Executive Summary" in "When Labels Don't Fit: Hispanics and Their Views of Identity." Pew Hispanic Center. April 4, 2012. http://www.pewhispanic.org/2012/04/04/when-labels-dont-fit-hispanics-and-their-views-of-identity/
• "A Conversation about Identity." Pew Hispanic Center. May 30, 2012. http://www.pewhispanic.org/2012/05/30/a-conversation-about-identity-tell-us-your-story/
  Slideshow: http://www.pewhispanic.org/2012/05/30/a-conversation-about-identity-tell-us-your-story/prc_12-05-29_hispanic_identity1-2/
• "Hispanic Origin Profiles." Pew Hispanic Center. June 27, 2012. http://www.pewhispanic.org/2012/06/27/country-of-origin-profiles/

Supplement:

• “Times Topic: Immigration and Emigration,” The New York Times, June 25, 2012. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/i/immigration-and-emigration/index.html
• Mora, Christina. "Hispanic Panethnicity." Berkeley Review of Latin American Studies. Fall 2011. http://clas.berkeley.edu/Publications/Review/Fall2011/pdf/BRLASFall2011-Mora.pdf

October 11 – North America, China, and the Global Economy

• Documentary: Maquilapolis, Directors, Vicky Funari and Sergio De La Torre.
• Pastor, Robert A, "A Piñata for Pandering Pundits and Politicians" & "Transcending the Borders," in The North American Idea: A Vision of a Continental Future. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2011). pp. 3-30; 83-110. [Reader]
• Shaiken, Harley. "Trade and Production Under NAFTA." NAFTA Workshop. Berlin, Germany. February, 21, 2012. [Reader]
• Pastor, Robert A. "Thinking Continentally," Berkeley Review of Latin American Studies, Fall 2011. http://www.clas.berkeley.edu/Publications/Review/Fall2011/pdf/BRLASFall2011-Pastor.pdf
• Archibold, Randal, "Despite Violence, U.S. Firms Expand in Mexico," The New York Times, July 10, 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/11/world/americas/11matamoros.html?pagewanted=all

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WEEK 9 – CENTRAL AMERICA / GUATEMALA

October 16 – Central America

• Kinzer, Stephen, Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq, (New York: Times Books, 2006), pp. 129-147; 203-207; 214-216. [Reader]
• Malkin, Elisabeth, "Guatemala to Restore Legacy of a President the U.S. Helped Depose," The New York Times, May 23, 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/24/world/americas/24guatemala.html?emc=eta1

October 18 – Trauma and Survival in Guatemala

• Manz, Beatriz, Paradise in Ashes: A Guatemalan Journey of Courage, Terror, and Hope. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003). [Book]

Supplement:

• Motel, Seth & Eileen Patten, "Statistical Profile: Hispanics of Guatemalan Origin in the United States, 2010," Pew Research Center, June 27, 2012. http://www.pewhispanic.org/2012/06/27/hispanics-of-guatemalan-origin-in-the-united-states-2010/
• Documentary: "Granito: How to Nail a Dictator," Pamela Yates, Skylight Pictures, 2011. http://www.pbs.org/pov/granito/

WEEK 10.  GUATEMALA / THE LATINO VOTE

October 23  – Trauma and Survival in Guatemala

• Manz, Beatriz, Paradise in Ashes: A Guatemalan Journey of Courage, Terror, and Hope. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003). [Book]

October 25— The Latino Vote

• Ceasar, Stephen, "Hispanic Population Tops 50 Million in U.S." Los Angeles Times, March 24, 2011. http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/24/nation/la-na-census-hispanic-20110325
• Lopez, Mark Hugo, "The Latino Electorate in 2010: More Voters, More Non-Voters," Pew Hispanic Center, April 26, 2011. http://www.pewhispanic.org/2011/04/26/the-latino-electorate-in-2010-more-voters-more-non-voters/
• Milkman, Ruth. "Immigrants and the Road to Power." Dissent. Summer 2012. [Reader]

Supplement:

• "Statistical Profile: Hispanics of Mexican Origin in the United States, 2010," Pew Hispanic Center, June 27, 2012. http://www.pewhispanic.org/2012/06/27/hispanics-of-mexican-origin-in-the-united-states-2010/

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WEEK 11 – ART

October 30 - ** SECOND EXAM **

November 1 – The Art of Fernando Botero: Abu Ghraib

• Berkeley Art Museum to view the Fernando Botero "Abu Ghraib" exhibit during Human Rights Arts Week. Berkeley students enter free with Cal Student ID card.
  
  Website: http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/exhibition/humanrights2012
  Address: 2626 Bancroft Way, between College and Bowditch
  Dates of exhibit: October 31, 2012 – November 11, 2012
  Hours: Wed-Sun, 11:00am-5:00pm
• Documentary: "Fernando Botero's 'Abu Ghraib' in Santiago, Chile." Center for Latin American Studies, 2012. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Av_YeQ3cDM&feature=plcp
• Botero, Juan Carlos. "The Art of Fernando Botero." Center for Latin American Studies Working Paper. May 2012. Paper No. 31. Pp. 1-32.
• Selected articles. "Botero at Berkeley." Berkeley Review of Latin American Studies. Spring 2007. pp 2-41. http://clas.berkeley.edu/Publications/Review/Spring2007/pdf/ReviewSpring2007-standard-ArtRemoved.pdf

Supplement

• Website: Botero and Berkeley, http://clas.berkeley.edu/Gallery/botero/index.html

WEEK 12 – ART / EDUCATION

November 6 – Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo

• Zarobell, John, "The Hybrid Sources of Frida Kahlo." Berkeley Review of Latin American Studies, Fall 2008. pp. 22-29. http://www.clas.berkeley.edu/Publications/Review/Fall2008/pdf/BRLAS-Fall2008-Zarobell.pdf
• Beale, Graham W.J. "Mutual Admiration, Mutual Exploitation: Rivera, Ford and the Detroit Industry Murals." Berkeley Review of Latin American Studies, Spring 2010. pp 34-43. http://www.clas.berkeley.edu/Publications/Review/Spring2010/pdf/BRLAS-Spring2010-Beal.pdf

Supplement:

• Patenaude, Bertrand. "Exile and Murder in Mexico." Berkeley Review of Latin American Studies. Spring-Summer 2010, pp. 44-49. http://clas.berkeley.edu/Publications/Review/Spring2010/pdf/BRLAS-Spring2010-Patenaude.pdf

November 8 - Education

• Suarez-Orozco, Carola. et al. Learning a New Land: Immigrant Students in American Society, (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2008), pp. 359-377. [Reader]
• Fry, Richard, "The Role of Schools in the English Language Learner Achievement Gap," Pew Hispanic Center, 2008, Executive Summary, 1-6. http://pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=89
• Thompson, Ginger, "Where Education and Assimilation Collide," The New York Times, March 15, 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/us/15immig.html
• "The Best Way to Teach Newcomers," The New York Times Blog, March 11,2009. http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/the-best-ways-to-teach-young-newcomers/
• Sieff, Kevin, "Families Along Border Face Tough School Choices," The Washington Post, May 8, 2011.
  (To access article, click here.)

Supplement

• Booth, William, "Mexico's Failing Schools Spell Trouble for Ruling Party," The Washington Post, June 9, 2012. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/mexicos-failing-schools-spell-political-trouble/2012/06/09/gJQAYvagPV_story.html

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Part III: Haiti, Cuba and the Americas

WEEK 13 - HAITI / CUBA

November 13  – Haiti: Current Realities

• Skidmore and Smith, "Central America and the Caribbean: Within the U.S. Orbit," in Modern Latin America, 7th edition, pp. 82-89; 113-117. [Reader]
• Danticat, Edwidge, "Bicentennial," Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work, (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010). pp 97-106. [Reader]

Supplement:

• "The Population With Haitian Ancestry in the United States: 2009," American Community Survey Briefs, U.S. Census Bureau, October 2010. www.census.gov/prod/2010pubs/acsbr09-18.pdf

November 15 – Cuba: Historical Perspectives           

• Sweig, Julia E. "The Cuban Revolution and the Cold War, 1959-91," Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, pp. 1-35. [Book]
• Schlesinger, Arthur., Jr., Journals: 1952-2000. (New York: Penguin Press, 2007), pp. 108-113, 120. [Reader]

WEEK 14 - CUBA AND THE UNITED STATES

November 20 – Cuba and the U.S.: The Contemporary Scene

• Sweig, Julia E. "The Cuban Revolution and the Cold War, 1959-91," Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, pp. 36-103. [Book]
• Purdum, Todd S, "A True Story of What Now Seems Incredible," The New York Times, November 5, 2000. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/05/arts/05PURD.html.
• Kornbluh, Peter and Julia Sweig, "Cuban Exile on Trial," Los Angeles Times, January 12, 2011. http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jan/12/opinion/la-oe-kornbluh-cuba-posada-carrilo-20110112.

Supplement:

• Motel, Seth, and Eileen Patten. “Statistical Profile: Hispanics of Cuban Origin in the United States, 2010.” Pew Hispanic Center. June 27, 2012. http://www.pewhispanic.org/2012/06/27/hispanics-of-cuban-origin-in-the-united-states-2010/

November 22 - *THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY*

WEEK 15. NORTH AMERICA

November 27 – Semester Review

November 29 – Summing Up

December 11, 8:00am – 11:00am ** FINAL EXAM ** 

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