Dr. Junge's Blog (Summer 2018)

PART 1. The Legacies of Dictatorship Associated Readings 1.      Peter Winn, “Returning to Democracy,” selections 2.      Public Citizen, “The Uses of Chile: How Politics Trumped Truth in the Neo-Liberal Revision of Chile’s Development” (2006) 3.      Emily Achtenberg, “Elections in Chile: Confronting the Legacy of Dictatorship,” NACLA, pp. 20-22 (2016)   Handouts ("Course Documents" on Bb) Handout 4. Chile Key Moments NOTE: For one more week, I will rely more heavily than usual on PowerPoint slides to introduce you to recent history and key themes. When we get to Argentina (next week), I will return to a more narrative-heavy format on this blog. I. Introduction to Chile Please work your way through slides on Blackboard ("Chile Slides 1") in "Course Documents" content area. Then read the Winn, Public Citizen and Achtenberg articles. Keep the Chile handout (Handout 4 on Blackboard) handy, especially as you get to

PART 1. Introduction to Peru Associated Readings Readings Peter Winn, “Peru’s Shining Path,” pp. 564-572 Cynthia McClintock, “Precarious Democracy and Dependent Development in a Divided Nation,” pp. 429-442 NOTE: This week and next (Peru and Chile), I will rely more heavily than usual on PowerPoint slides to introduce you to recent history and key themes. When we get to Argentina, I will return to a more narrative-heavy format on this blog. I. Introduction to Peru Please work your way through slides on Blackboard ("Peru Slides 1") in "Course Documents" content area. II. The Shining Path and It's Legacies Please work your way through slides on Blackboard ("Peru Slides 2") in "Course Documents" content area. PART 2. Extraction and Mining Associated Readings Readings Nicole Fabricant and Bret Gustafson, “Moving Beyond the Extractivism Debate, Imagini

PART 1. Evo Morales, Indigenous Mobilization, and Multicultural Citizenship Associated Readings Peter Winn, “Children of the sun,” from Americas, pp. 261-269 (2006) José Garcia, “Bolivia: An indigenous movement consolidates power,” in Latin America: Its Problems and Its Promise, pp. 443-454 (2011)   Handouts ("Course Documents" on Bb) Handout 3. Bolivia Key Dates I. Introduction to Bolivia   (Draws from World Scholar/Latin America & the Caribbean, 2011) Bolivia is one of two entirely landlocked countries in South America, sharing borders with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay (the other landlocked country), Chile, and Peru. Since  the Andes  mountain range runs through the center of Bolivia, mountain life is central to much of Bolivian culture. The country's diverse terrain includes the Altiplano (the high Andean plateau), valleys, and fertile lowlands.  You can see where the Altiplano is situated in the following map-image. Note that both of Bolivia's capita

PARTS 1 and 2. Hugo Chavez and the Bolivarian Revolution Associated Readings Tom Chodor, "The Bolivarian Revolution as Counter-Hegemonic Project." In Neoliberal Hegemony and the Pink Tide in Latin America , pp. 91-120 Veronica Zubillaga, “The February Protests and the Unequal Experience of Violence — Cultural Anthropology” (2015) Iselin Åsedotter Strønen, “After the Bolivarian Revolution: What’s in Store for Margarita?” (2015) Handouts ("Course Documents on Bb") Handout 2 ("Populism") I. Introduction to Venezuela (Draws from World Scholar/Latin America & the Caribbean, 2011) Venezuela, which shares borders with Colombia, Brazil, and Guyana, lies along the Caribbean Sea. Between the Andes Mountains in the northwest and the Guiana Highlands in the southeast lie central plains as well as a coastal region, with the country's climate varying from tropical to temperate. Most U.S. citizens don’t know much about Venezuela. I