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online Latin American Culture and Society course

COURSE SYLLABUS: Latin American Culture and Society


Course Title: LA310 – Latin American Culture and Society
Department: Latin American Studies
Instructor: Michele Beshears, MA - E-Mail - Vita


Course Description:
This course describes in detail the society and culture in Latin America from the Colonial Period to the Present

Required book: Online Bookstore

Bethel, Leslie (Editor). (1998). A Cultural History of Latin America. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press.
ISBN: 052162327

Course Requirements:
  1. Mid-term Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Final Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Term Paper. The topic will be selected by the student. APA Style. Minimum eight references. 50%
Grading Scale:

90 - 100%
80 - 89.99%
70 - 79.99%
60 - 69.99%
below 60% 		A
B
C
D
F


Grading:
Your grade in this course will be based on the following:

Mid-term Exam
Final Exam
Term Paper 		25%
25%
50%


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Week #1
Literature, music, and the visual arts

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #2
Narrative since 1920

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #3
Poetry 1920-1950

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #4
Poetry since 1950

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Mid-term Examination

Week #5
Indigenous literature in the twentieth century

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #6
Architecture 1920-1980

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #7
Art 1920-1980

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #8
Cinema

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.