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LatinAmericanHistory:ColonialPeriodAugustaStateUniversity HIST3511,3CreditHoursDepartmentofHistory,Anthro.&Phil. Fall2008Professor: Dr.H.J.AbdelnurClassInfo.: MWF12‐12:50pminAllgoodHallE259OfficeHours: MW1p.m.‐2p.m.;Tuesdays9:30‐11:30a.m.;othertimesbyappointmentContactInfo.: DuringofficehoursIaminE211AllgoodHall E‐Mail:[email protected];Officephone:706‐667‐4566,or,on‐campusext.4566
I. Textbook:
1. Burkholder,MarkandLymanJohnson.ColonialLatinAmerica,6thedition.NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress,2007.ISBN0‐19‐532042‐5($42.95onAmazon!)
II. SupplementalTexts:2. Leon‐Portilla,Miguel.TheBrokenSpears:TheAztecAccountoftheConquestofMexico.Boston:
BeaconPress,HoughtonMifflin,2007.ISBN0‐8070‐5500‐X3. Boyer,ColonialLives.NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress,1999.ISBN0‐19‐512512‐64. Cortés,Hernán.LettersfromMexico.NewHaven:YaleUniversityPress,2001.ISBN0‐300‐
09094‐3(**Students MUST purchase the current editions of both texts and be prepared to complete reading assignments and written assessments according to the
syllabus. If a student cannot purchase the text in a timely fashion he/she must inform me immediately!)
III. StronglySuggested:5. Frakes,Robert.WritingforCollegeHistory.Boston:HoughtonMifflin,2004.
COURSEDESCRIPTION:
A survey of the pre-Columbian era and of the Iberian backgrounds, explorations, conquests, and institutions in Latin America through the wars of independence.
COURSEGOALS:
Utilizing a variety of primary and secondary source texts with a combination of lecture and discussion, the student should be able to demonstrate solid comprehension of the major themes, dates, and personalities important to formation of early Latin America to Independence.
EXAMINATIONSandGRADING:
This class will have four quizzes during the semester that will require the writing of well-organized interpretive essays as well as the response to multiple choice and identification questions. In addition, there will be essay assignments based on the reading of two primary source texts. There will be occasional homework assignments to address certain issues in your textbook readings as well as some in-class graded assignments based on primary source documents and a debate. Your final exam is a take home essay due during finals week.
Homework Assignments TBA 25 points each Broken Spears Essay September 5th 150 points Cortes’ Letters Essay September 17th 150 points EXAMS 10/3; 10/22; 11/24 150 points each In-class Assignments Throughout the Semester 25 points each Paper Title and Abstract October 6th 50 points Paper Outline October 15th 100 points Paper Rough Draft December 1st ` 150 points Final Exam Essay December 10th by 1pm 200 points
ATTENDANCE
You are expected to attend each and every class with 2 “freebies”. After that, if there is no official excuse, 2 points will be reduced from your final grade point average for each class missed beyond the 4th free. Students who attend each and every class this semester will automatically receive 2 points added to their final grade point average! Students who miss more than 12 classes will be dropped automatically from the course with a failing grade.
PARTICIPATION
Even though this class is primarily a lecture course, discussion elements will occur frequently in the course of the semester. Often in the study of colonial Latin America, it is impossible not to discuss certain themes—there is ample room for differing views of the same event. Please be certain to come to each class period having read all assigned materials and come prepared to present your opinions and ask questions!
ACADEMICMISCONDUCT
Please, remember that we are all members of the academic community of this college and, as such, we must all treat each other with respect and courtesy. Academic honesty is imperative to maintain your good standing at Augusta State University; cheating, plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, and complicity will not be tolerated and, if found, will result in a zero for the assignment or for a final course grade, at my discretion.
OTHERINFORMATION
Please routinely check your ASU email (once every 24 hours) in case I send you updated materials, class cancellation announcements, or other course-related information. Also, as a note of courtesy to your fellow students and your professor, please turn OFF all cell phones during the class period.
DailyClassScheduleWEEKI
1. 8/18Introductions
a. ReadBurkholder&JohnsonChapter1,BrokenSpearsIntroduction
2. 8/20TheAmericasBeforetheConquest
a. ReadB&JCh.1,BrokenSpearsCh.1‐3
3. 8/22In‐classactivity—PrimarySourcedocuments:AztecOriginsandMayaCreationism
a. ReadB&JCh.1,BrokenSpearsCh.4‐7
WEEKII
1. 8/25IberianPeninsula—RomanLegaciesandNorthAfricanTraditions
a. ReadB&JCh.1,BrokenSpearsCh.8‐10
2. 8/27IberiapriortotheConquestandthepersonalityoftheConquistador
a. ReadBurkholder&JohnsonChapter2,BrokenSpearsCh.11‐13
3. 8/29CaribbeanEncounters
a. ReadB&JCh.2,BrokenSpearsCh.14‐15,Postscript
WEEKIII
1. 9/1LaborDayNoClassMeetingWorkonEssay#1
2. 9/3DiscussionofBrokenSpears,MexicanExplorationsandthearrivalofCortés
a. PrepareEssay#1
b. ReadB&JCh.2,LettersfromMexico1
3. 9/5TheKingdomofGuatemalaEssay#1Due!
a. ReadB&JCh.2,LettersfromMexico2
WEEKIV
1. 9/8TheBrazilianAccident
a. ReadB&JCh.2,LettersfromMexico3
2. 9/10MOVIEAguirre,“TheWrathofGod”(MediaServicesCall#51)
a. ReadB&JCh.2,LettersfromMexico4
3. 9/12MOVIEcont.;Lecture:TheConquestofsouthern“UnitedStates”
a. ReadB&JCh.2,LettersfromMexico5
WEEKV
1. 9/15In‐ClassActivity1—Conquest,Encounter,orInvasion?Debate&Cortés’letters
a. PrepareforEssay#2
2. 9/17TheConquestoftheSouthernConeandAndeanRegionsEssay#2Due!
a. ReadB&JCh.2
3. 9/19PopulationDeclineandRecoveryandtheColumbianExchange
a. ReadBurkholder&JohnsonChapter3
WEEKVI
1. 9/22ViceroyaltyofNewSpainandtheproblemsofEmpire
a. ReadB&JCh.3
2. 9/24BrazilianCaptaincies
a. ReadB&JCh.3;Boyer&SpurlingCh.3
3. 9/26RomanCatholicChurchintheAmericas
a. ReadB&JCh.3;Boyer&SpurlingCh.7
WEEKVII
1. 9/29In‐ClassActivity2—RomanCatholicChurchintheAmericas
SorJuanaInésdelaCruzandSantaRosaofLima
a. StudyforEXAM#1&thinkaboutpapertopics…
2. 10/1NOCLASSMEETINGPrepareyourTitle,topic,andabstractparagraph/s!STUDYSTUDYSTUDY!
3. 10/3EXAM#1Bringyourownbluebooks!
a. ReadBurkholder&JohnsonChapter4
WEEKVIII
1. 10/6PopulationandLabor—NativeAmericanTitleandAbstractDue!
a.ReadB&JCh.4
2. 10/8PopulationandLabor—African
a. ReadBurkholder&JohnsonChapter5
3. 10/10ProductionandExchange:ColonialEconomiesofMiningandAgriculture
a. ReadB&JCh.5
WEEKIX
1. 10/13LibraryResearchPresentation(MeetinReeseLibraryontimeasattendancewillbetaken!)
a. PrepareyourOutline!
b. ReadB&JCh.5
2. 10/15DefenseoftheColoniesOutlineDue!
a. ReadBurkholder&JohnsonChapter6
3. 10/17ColonialSociety—ColorandClass:Elite,MiddleGroups,andEveryoneElse
a. ReadB&JCh.6;Boyer&SpurlingCh.8
WEEKX
1. 10/20UrbanversusRuralPeoples
StudyforEXAM#2
2. 10/22EXAM#2BringYourOwnBLUEBOOKS!
ReadBurkholder&JohnsonChapter7
3. 10/24ColonialSociety—GenderandSocialDeviance
ReadB&JCh.7;Boyer&Spurling9,12
WEEKXI
1. 10/27ColonialWomen,work,familyobligationsandlegallimitations
ReadB&JCh.7;Boyer&SpurlingCh.17,21
2. 10/29In‐ClassActivity3—FamiliesandHonor,LetterstoFamiliesandLovers
a. ReadBurkholder&JohnsonChapter8
3. 10/31DailyLifeinColonialLatinAmerica
a. ReadB&JCh.8;Boyer&SpurlingCh.10,13
WEEKXII
1. 11/3In‐ClassActivity4—LifeandDeathintheAmericas:Wills,Dowries,andTestaments
a. ReadB&JCh.8;ReadBoyer&SpurlingCh.15
2. 11/5Entertainment,Intellectuals,andCrime
a. ReadBurkholder&JohnsonCh.9
3. 11/7LateColonialSpanishAmerica—1680s‐1760s
a. ReadB&JCh.9;Boyer&SpurlingCh.15
WEEKXIII
1. 11/10TheBourbonReforms—1760s‐1820s
a. ReadB&JCh.9;Boyer&SpurlingCh.12
2. 11/12LateColonialBrazil
a. ReadBurkholder&JohnsonCh.10;Boyer&SpurlingCh.16,23
3. 11/14BeginningsofUnrest—InitiatingRevolutioninMexico
a. ReadB&JCh.10;Boyer&SpurlingCh.18,19
WEEKXIV
1. 11/17IndependenceUnderwayintheRestofLatinAmerica
a. ReadB&JCh.10;Boyer&SpurlingCh.20,22
2. 11/19IndependenceDeniedinBrazil,Sortof…
a. Catchuponyourreadingsandworkonyourpapers!
3. 11/21Conclusions
a. StudyforExam#3andPrepareyourRoughDrafts!
WEEKXV
1. 11/24EXAM#3BringyourownBlueBooks!
a. PrepareyourRoughDrafts!
2. 11/26NOCLASSThanksgiving
3. 11/28NOCLASSThanksgiving
WEEKXVI
1. 12/1IndividualMeetingswithRoughDraftsinHand!
2. 12/3IndividualMeetingswithRoughDraftsinHand!
FINAL PAPER DUE TO ME IN MY OFFICE WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 10th by 1
PM!
