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140396 SE Emphasis 1 - 8 - Seminar (optional 3 out of 8) (2013W)

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max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

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  • Wednesday 30.10. 13:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum SG3 Gender-Studies, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Thursday 31.10. 10:00 - 15:00 Seminarraum SG3 Gender-Studies, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Monday 04.11. 10:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum SG3 Gender-Studies, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Tuesday 05.11. 09:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum SG3 Gender-Studies, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1

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Aims, contents and method of the course

I. Central America and its violent integration in the World-System (30.10.)
1. Understanding Central America Geography, History and Culture
2. Mesoamerica, Mayas and more
3. Conquista, Colonialism and Resistance
4. Independence, Mexican Empire and Federation
5. Coffee States and Banana Republics
II. Empires' Troubled Backyard (31.10.)
6. From British Empire to U.S. Imperialism
7. On the Margins of Central America I: The Atlantic Coast
8. On the Margins of Central America II: Panama and U.S. Canal Colonialism
9. Resistance in the Backyard: Sandino
10. Crisis and Dictatorship: The 1932 Matanza
III. Cold War: Reform, Revolution and Counter-Revolution (4.11.)
11. Guatemala's democratic spring: Reform or revolution?
12. Costa Rica's civil war: Reform or counter-revolution?
13. The CACM, Honduras and the Soccer War
14. The Sandinista Revolution and its impact
15. The Central American Conflict: Counter-/Revolution, democratization and peace
IV. Central America in Globalization (5.11.)
16. Economy: Neoliberal reforms, free trade and regionalization
17. Society: Polarization, violence and migration
18. Politics: Formal and informal power relations
19. Resistance: Indigenous and social movements
20. Outlook: The Mesoamerica-Proyect and the struggle for the future

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

Bethell, Leslie (ed.): The Cambridge History of Latin America, volume VII. Latin America since 1930: Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Cambridge University Press 1990, pp. 161-416.

Booth, John A./ Wade, Christine/ Walker, Thomas W.: Understanding Central America. Global Forces, Rebellion, and Change. Fifth ed. 2010

Dunkerley, James: Power in the Isthmus. A Political History of Modern Central America. London 1988

Lehoucq, Fabrice: The Politics of Modern Central America. Civil War, Democratization and Underdevelopment. Cambridge University Press 2012

Foster, Lynn: A Brief History of Central America. Second ed. 2007

LaFeber, Walter: Inevitable Revolutions. The United States in Central America. Second ed., New York/ London 1993

Pearcy, Thomas L.: The History of Central America. Westport (Conn.)/ London 2006

Robinson, William: Transnational Conflicts. Central America, social change and globalization. London/ New York 2003

Torres-Rivas, Edelberto (coord. general): Historia General de Centroamérica. 6 vol., FLACSO, San José 1994

Woodward, Ralph Lee: Central America A Nation Divided. Oxford University Press 1999

Association in the course directory

T II; VM5, VM6
MA Globalgeschichte und Global Studies: Vertiefung 1

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