H-LatAm Syllabi
Syllabi
This collection of syllabi is a joint project of H-LatAm and the Conference on Latin American History (CLAH) Teaching and Teaching Materials Committee. Please send syllabus submissions, corrections, and links to Marc Becker at marc@yachana.org.
Latin American Survey
General survey
- Introduction to Latino and Latin American Studies (Christina Bueno, Fall 2017)
- Latin America: A History (Hannah R. Abrahamson, Spring 2019)
- Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean (Robert Taber, Fall 2017)
- Latin American Experience (Jonathan Truitt)
- Intro to Latin American Studies (Brandon Morgan, Fall 2017)
- History of Latin America (Nichole Sanders, Spring 2017)
- History of Latin America (Stéphane Bédère, Spring 2017)
- Historia de América Latina – XIX (Ana María Otero-Cleves)
- Introduction to Latin American History (Roger Davis, Spring 2016)
- History of Latin America (Gretchen Pierce, Fall 2015)
- Introduction to Latin American Studies (Sandra Aguilar, Spring 2009)
- Latin American History: From Columbus to Chavez (Marc Becker, Spring 2009)
- Introduction to Latin American Civilizations (Kristina Boylan, Fall 2005)
- Latin American History (Marc Becker, Fall 2005)
- Introduction to Latin American Civilizations (Lessie Jo Frazier, Spring 2002)
- Introduction to Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies (Avi Chomsky, Fall 2001)
- Survey of Latin American History (Avi Chomsky, Spring 2001)
- Latin American Culture and Civilization II (Peter Guardino, Spring 1994)
Modern survey
- Historia de América Latina siglo XIX (Constanza Castro Benavides, 2024)
- Modern Latin American History (Ángeles Picone, Spring 2020)
- Modern Latin American History (Nicole Pacino, Spring 2019
- Modern Latin America (Casey Lurtz, Spring 2019)
- Republican Latin America (Benjamin Bryce, Winter 2018)
- Modern Latin American History (Brandon Morgan, Fall 2017)
- Online Introduction to Latin America (William H. Beezley)
- Latin America During the National Period (Marc Becker, Fall 2017)
- Latin America Since 1826 (Rich Slatta, online course, Spring 2010)
- Latin America: State & Nation since Independence (Steven Volk, Spring 2010)
- Modern Latin America: Nation and its Discontents (Chad Black, Spring 2007) [Broken Link]
- The History of Latin America from 1914 to 2007 (John Womack, Jr., Spring 2007)
- Latin American History: National Period (Heather J. Abdelnur, Spring 2006)
- Modern Latin America (Nicola Foote, Spring 2006)
- Modern Latin America (Avi Chomsky, Fall 2001)
- Latin American Politics (Andrew Schlewitz, Fall 2001)
- History of Modern Latin America (Keith Haynes)
Colonial survey
- History of Colonial Latin America (Mark Rice, Fall 2021)
- Early Latin America to 1825 (Sarah C. Chambers, Fall 2020)
- Colonial Latin America (Nicole Pacino, Fall 2018)
- Colonial Latin America (Juan Ponce-Vázquez, August 2018)
- Colonial Latin America (Aiala Levy, Fall 2017)
- Colonial Latin America (Handy Acosta Cuellar, Fall 2017)
- Latin American History The Colonial Experience: Encounter, Conquest, Interaction (Steven Volk, Fall 2009)
- Latin American History: Colonial Period (Heather J. Abdelnur, Fall 2008)
- Survey of Early Latin America (Chad Black, Fall 2008) [Broken Link]
- Early Latin America- Culture, Community, Conquest (Chad Black, Fall 2007) [Broken Link]
- Spanish Conquest of the Americas (Chad Black, Spring 2007) [Broken Link]
- Colonial Latin America (Nicola Foote, Fall 2006)
- Hispanic American History; The colonial Background 1492-1808 (Francis Dutra, 1994)
Beyond the Survey: Thematic courses in Modern (or 20th c) Latin America
- Reform and Revolution in Latin America (Lisa Edwards, Spring 2019)
- Violence, Drugs, and Crime in Latin America (Gema Kloppe-Santamaría, Spring 2019)
- Witnessing Latin America (Emily Wakild, Fall 2018)
- Music and the History of Globalization: a Latin American and Caribbean Perspective (Pablo Palomino, Spring 2018)
- Latin American Cities in the Twentieth Century (Andra Chastain, Fall 2016)
- Food, Drink, and Drugs of Latin America (Natalia Milanesio, Fall 2015)
- Consumer Culture in Latin America (Natalia Milanesio, Spring 2012
Mexico
- Hispanics in the Americas (Roger Davis,Spring 2023)
- Revolutionary Mexico, 1876-1930 (Marie Francois, Fall 2020)
- Mexico since Independence (Elena Jackson Albarrán)
- History of Modern Mexico (Amanda M. López)
- History of Mexico (Kevin A. Young, Spring 2019)
- Modern Mexico (Casey Lurtz)
- History of the Mexican Revolution (Brandon Morgan, Summer 2017)
- The History of Mexico (Benjamin Earwicker, Spring 2010)
- The Mexican Revolution: Birth, Life, Death (Steven Volk, Fall 2008)
- Mexican History (Marc Becker, Fall 2008)
- History of the Mexican Revolution (Chad Black, Spring 2008) [Broken Link]
- The History of Mexican Industry and Industrial Labor, 1546-2005 (John Womack, Jr., Fall 2006-2007)
- The Arts and Cultural Revolution: Mexico (Kristina Boylan, Fall 2006)
- History of Modern Mexico (Monica Rankin, Fall 2005)
- History of Mexico (Keith Haynes)
Central America and the Caribbean
- Modern Central American History (Stephanie Huezo, Spring 2021)
- The History of the Caribbean (Nicola Foote, Spring 2007)
- History of Central America (Avi Chomsky, Spring 2002)
- Central America and the Caribbean (Keith Haynes)
- Caribbean Cultures (Avi Chomsky, Spring 2002)
- The Caribbean Basin from c. 1800 (Ralph Woodward, 1994)
- The Caribbean Basin to c. 1800 (Ralph Woodward, 1993)
Brazilian History
- Brazil: Continuities and Changes (Alida C. Metcalf, Fall 2020)
- Amazon History and Climate of a Rainforest (Michael Conniff, Summer 1994)
- Brazil 1800-Present (Michael L. Conniff, Spring 1994)
- Colonial Brazil (Francis Dutra, Winter, 1993) [Broken Link]
- Modern Brazil (Francis Dutra, Spring 1994)
Andean and Southern Cone
- Resistance and Rebellion in the Andean World, upper-division undergrad seminar (Erick D. Langer, Fall 2007)
- Andean History (Marc Becker, Fall 2007)
- Southern South America (Michael Conniff, Spring 1993)
Gran Colombia
- Major Problems of Colombian History, 1400-2007: Conference Course(John Womack, Jr., Spring 2007)
Women and Gender in Latin America
- Women And Gender In Latin American History (Nicole Pacino, Spring 2018)
- Gender and Sexuality in Latin America (Danielle B. Barefoot, Summer 2017)
- Food, Class and Women in Latin America (Sandra Aguilar, Fall 2010)
- Women and Gender Relations in Latin America: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (Susan Besse, Spring 2009)
- Wayward Women: Crime and Punishment in Latin America (Heather J. Abdelnur, Spring 2009)
- Women in Latin American Society (Allyson Poska, Spring 2009)
- History of Women in Latin America (Gretchen Pierce, Spring 2009)
- Women and Gender in Latin America (Francie R. Chassen-López, Spring 2008)
- Women in Latin American History (Marc Becker, Spring 2008)
- Women in Early Latin America (Chad Black, Fall 2006) [Broken Link]
- Women and Gender in Latin America (Nicola Foote, Spring 2006)
- Gender and Sexuality in Latin(a) America (Lessie Jo Frazier Lennon, Spring 2005)
- Gender in Latin American History (Avi Chomsky, Fall 2001)
Revolutions in 20th Century Latin America
- Revolution & Counterrevolution in Latin America (Kevin Coleman, Fall 2021)
- Revolutions in Latin America (Gillian McGillivray, Fall 2020)
- Revolutions in Modern History (Elizabeth Manley, Spring 2020)
- Reform and Revolution in Latin America (Lisa Edwards, Spring 2019)
- Latin America Revolutions (Marc Becker, Spring 2012)
- Strike! Resistance and Exploitation in Latin America (Louise Walker, Freshman Seminar, Fall 2011)
- Rebellion and Revolution in Twentieth-Century Latin America (Robert Alegre, Spring 2009)
- Latin American Revolutions: Personal Narratives (Marc Becker, Spring 2009)
- Latin American Revolutions (Marc Becker, Spring 2006)
- Revolution in the Twentieth-Century (Keith Haynes, Spring 2000)
- Twentieth-Century Latin American Revolutions (Gillian McGillivray)
- Revolution and Development in Mexico and Central America (Klesner, Spring 1994)
U.S. - Latin American Relations
- US Foreign Relations and Latin America (Elena McGrath, Fall 2021)
- History of U.S. - Latin American Relations, 1800-Present (Nicole Pacino, Fall 2020)
- The U.S. in Latin America (Kevin A. Young, Spring 2019)
- Inter-American Affairs (Heather Abdelnur, Spring 2010)
- Latin America in the U.S. Imagination (Steven Volk, Fall 2009)
- US-Latin American Relations (Rich Slatta, online course, 2009)
- US in Latin America (Dennis Hidalgo, Fall 2008)
- Twentieth-Century U.S. Latin American Relations (Keith Haynes, Spring 2000)
- Latin America and the World (Michael Conniff, Winter 1994)
Indigenous and Peasant Peoples
- Indigenous Movements in Latin American History (Sándor John, Spring 2011)
- History of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America (Chad Black, Fall 2007) [Broken Link]
- Race, Class and Gender in Latin America (Marc Becker, Fall 2007)
- Indians and the State in Latin America, introductory grad course (Erick D. Langer, Spring 2006)
- The "Indian Question" in the Americas (Andrew Schlewitz, Spring 2001)
- Peasants and Revolution in Latin America (La Trobe University 1998)
- Agrarian Societies in Latin American History (Tom Holloway, Spring 1996)
- The Minority Experience in Latin America (Jeff Lesser)
Borderlands and Chicano/a
- Hispanics in the Americas (Roger Davis,Spring 2023)
- History of Latinos in the United States (Avi Chomsky, Spring 2001)
- History 725: Latinos in the United States (Avi Chomsky, Fall 2000)
- The American Southwest (Stephen Colston)
Latin American Environmental History
- Environmental History of Latin America (Mark Carey, Winter 2010)
- Amazonian Societies and the Environment (Rosineide Bentes, Winter 2002)
Economic History
- Latin American Societies: Coffee and Bananas (Heather J. Abdelnur, Spring 2008)
- Social and Economic History of Latin America (Lessie Jo Frazier, Spring 2003)
Culture and Art
- Religion and Society in Latin America (Kevin Coleman, Fall 2020)
- Latin American History through Film (Natalia Milanesio, Fall 2020)
- Latin American History in Film and Text: Lens on Women (Sarah C. Chambers, May 2019)
- Music and the History of Globalization: a Latin American and Caribbean Perspective (Pablo Palomino, Spring 2018)
- Twentieth-Century Latin American History Through Film (Nicole Pacino, Spring 2017
- Latin American History at the Movies (Marc Becker, Spring 2012)
- Art in Latin America (Cynthia Marie Canejo, Fall 2009)
- Latin American History at the Movies (Marc Becker, Spring 2009)
- Modern Latin American History through Film (Chad Black, Spring 2008) [Broken Link]
- How Images Matter: Latin America Through U.S. Eyes (Steven Volk)
- Latin America: History, Art and Literature (Jack Child, Spring 1998) [Broken Link]
- America Latina: Historia, Arte, Literatura (Jack Child, Spring 1998) [Broken Link]
- Cultural Movements in Latin America (Jack Child, Spring 1998) [Broken Link]
Social Movements
- Power & Resistance in Latin America (Kevin A. Young, Spring 2017)
- Social Movements (Marc Becker, Spring 2006)
- Latin American Social Movements (Bruce A. Erickson, Spring 2004, pdf)
Iberian Influence
- Culture, Power, and Authority in the Early Modern Spanish World (Grad Seminar, Chad Black, Fall 2006) [Broken Link]
- Portugal Overseas, 1415-1825 (Francis Dutra, Winter 1994)
- Comparative Seaborne Empires, 1415-1700 (Francis Dutra, Fall 1992)
Other courses
- Globalizing Latin America: Time-Spaces, Actors, and Debates (Agustina Carrizo de Reimann, 2021)
- Workers and Work In The Americas (Kevin A. Young, Fall 2019)
- Capitalism and Alternatives in Latin America (Kevin A. Young, Fall 2019)
- Human Rights in Global History (Elizabeth Manley, Fall 2018)
- Migration and the Americas (Casey Lurtz, Spring 2018)
- Dirty Wars & Democracy (Steven Volk, Fall 2006)
Not Another Exam: Creative Assignments for Latin American History Courses
- Guerrillas and Counterinsurgencies in Latin America (Miguel La Serna, 2020)
- From Sugar to Oil in the Americas: A History of Commodities (Jonathan Ablard, 2020)
- Modern Latin America (John Galante, 2020)
- Modern Latin American History (Ángeles Picone, Spring 2020)
- Borders & Frontiers in Modern Latin America (Ángeles Picone, 2020)
- Revolutions in Modern History (Elizabeth Manley, Spring 2020)
- Revolutionary Lives Project (Elizabeth Manley, 2020)
- From City of Gold to City of God: Placing Latin America’s Past (Andrew G. Britt, Fall 2019)
- Plantation to Plate: Sugar, Bananas, and Coffee in the Americas (Sarah Foss, 2020)
- Urban Latin America (Lissette Aliaga-Linares, Spring 2020)
- Brazil: Continuities and Changes (Alida C. Metcalf, Fall 2020)
- The Spanish Conquest (John R. Bawden, Spring 2020)
- Revolutionary Mexico, 1876-1930 (Marie Francois, Fall 2020)
- History of Modern Mexico (Amanda M. López)
- Latin American History through Film (Natalia Milanesio, Fall 2020)
- Mexico since Independence (Elena Jackson Albarrán)
- Early Latin America to 1825 (Sarah C. Chambers, Fall 2020)
- Revolutions in Latin America (Gillian McGillivray, Fall 2020)
- Health and Society in Latin America and the Caribbean (Elizabeth O'Brien,Fall 2020)