Prof. Zachary Morgan, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:00

The course examines the development of a modern Latin America through the examination of “revolutions” that took place throughout the Americas from the late 18th through the early 21st centuries.  From the moment that the United States gained its independence from England, the colonial territories of the Americas began a period of radical change, but that historical struggle for independence failed as a model for political, economic and social change in Latin America.  While European concepts of enlightenment, nationalism and socialism had enormous impact in Latin America, the reality of racial, social, and economic conditions radically shifted the elite application of these ideas. Through an understanding of the Haitian Revolution, the Independence movements of the Spanish Americas, Brazil's break from Portuguese authority, the struggle for Cuban Independence in the late 19th century, the Mexican Revolution, as well as the socialist revolutions throughout Latin America in the 20th century, we can trace the cultural, political, economic and social development of modern Latin America.   We will also examine the changes in the very meaning of the term “revolution” linked to the Haitian Revolution, the overall struggles of the Cold War, and the era of increased globalization in the late 20th and early 21st century. 

An optional one-credit workshop will be offered once a week by arrangement which will focus on issues and strategies related to teaching the subject matter of this course.  Please see HS-106 for more information.