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Iss 330c
Latin America Social Science Perspectives
ISS 330C, sect. 001 / Spring 2013 / 4 credits / M,W 10:20 AM - 12:10 PM B119 Wells Hall
Current syllabus is v130107 v130107 changes: •added due dates for the 4 online reflection essays •added information about when you can expect the “Weekly bucket” assignments to be available •clarified that while in class exams are open book, open notes, these must be on paper - no electronic devices may be consulted during the exam v130205 changes: •under Week 5, the reading assignment is now Chasteen chapters 5 & 6 (I added ch 5) •the description of topics covered for Week 6 is now “Week 6: Progress & Neocolonialism (February 11, 13)” (I added the word Progress to that title)

Instructor
Adán Quan quan@msu.edu Department of Anthropology, 336 Baker Hall Office Hours: Mondays 12:30-2:30

Teaching Assistant
Linda Gordon, M.S., M.A. lgordon@msu.edu Department of Anthropology, 406 Baker Hall Office Hours: Wednesdays 12:30pm-2:30pm

Course Description and Objectives
Latin America conjures a wide range of images: drugs, beaches, Che Guevara, Inca ruins, Latinos in the USA, and modern cities. These images convey some truth but fail to represent the complexity of this region. This course introduces students to some of the complex realities of Latin America from an interdisciplinary, social science perspective. No previous background is

ISS 330C Spring 2013 (syllabus version 130205)!

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required, though you must have completed a 200 level ISS course, and previous social science coursework and knowledge of Latin America can be helpful. This semester we will cover such topics as:
• patterns of social inequality and poverty in Latin America • historical roots of Latin American societies • U.S.-Latin America relations, including trade, U.S. influence in Latin America, and

Latinos in the U.S.
• movements for social and political change • changing patterns of economic development • impacts of neoliberal policies and globalization •

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