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HIST 2440History of Latin America
Regent’s College, 2008
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Introduction
• Syllabus– Green course– Inter-disciplinary course (more next week)– Blog: karemroitman.blogspot.com– Course structure and themes– Presentations– Your Challenge– Question?
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Where is Latin America
• Globally– Equator– Regions– ‘Neighbours’
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Latin American Geography• Amazon River • Orinoco River• Pacific Ocean• Atlantic Ocean• Andes• Atacama desert• Sonoran desert• Gulf of Mexico• Brazilian Highlands• Panama Canal• Tierra del fuego• Sierra Madre Oriental/Occidental• Lake Titicaca• Rio Grande• ‘Highlands’
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• The effects of geography– Social– Political– Economic
• Human Geography
‘Immigrants’
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‘Wealth of Latin America’
• Human and physical resources
• Diversity– Evidence in different artistic realms
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Back to the Original Question:
WHAT/WHO is Latin America(n)??
Thus, how can we define Latin America?
(and what implications would our different definitions have?)
Is our definition of Latin America based on our historical understanding?
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Importance of studying Latin America
• The role of university students
• Creating history
• Inter-disciplinary approach
• The challenge
• Questions?
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Student Introductions
• Name• Course• Major, year, other courses taken• Why are you taking this course?• Have you been to Latin America?• ‘I Cantinflas give Karem Roitman
permission to post my grades on-line under the code name/number _______ (ex. Quinceaniera)