ECN380.34 Economic Development in Latin America

ECN380.34 Economic Development in Latin America

Taught in Spanish. This course analyzes economic development in Latin America, its structural characteristics, historic roots, recent reforms and current challenges to economic policy. It places emphasis on the application of macroeconomic analysis to real world problems. It uses several case studies from Latin American countries. An important objective of the course is for students to develop the capacity to understand the policy options available to economic authorities and the consequences of these policies. Special attention is placed on economic reforms over the last few decades and those currently in place. Theory is used to help illuminate economic policy options. (PUC #EEAE283)

May also be registered as LAS 380.34.

This course is taught in Spanish at Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be offered every semester.

Prereq: This course presupposes a basic knowledge of macroeconomics and international economics.

LAS380.34 Economic Development in Latin America

Taught in Spanish. This course analyzes economic development in Latin America, its structural characteristics, historic roots, recent reforms and current challenges to economic policy. It places emphasis on the application of macroeconomic analysis to real world problems. It uses several case studies from Latin American countries. An important objective of the course is for students to develop the capacity to understand the policy options available to economic authorities and the consequences of these policies. Special attention is placed on economic reforms over the last few decades and those currently in place. Theory is used to help illuminate economic policy options. (PUC #EEAE283)

May also be registered as ECN 380.34.

This course is taught in Spanish at Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be offered every semester.

Prereq: This course presupposes a basic knowledge of macroeconomics and international economics.

INB380.3 Intercultural Business Challenges in Latin America

Taught in Spanish at Universidad de Chile and may not be offered every semester. The fundamental goal of this course is to provide an intellectual and experiential forum that examines intercultural challenges of the Latin American business sector and marketplace. Through this course, you’ll

  • Gain an understanding of the business environment in Latin America and its place in a broader global context,
  • Learn to identify cultural issues affecting stakeholders doing business in the region, and
  • Develop an understanding of customs necessary to be a successful future business managers in Latin America.

The course covers Latin America from historical, political, and economic perspectives and cultural differences between countries in Latin America, specifically Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Chile. You’ll learn to understand and assess key risks for business in Latin America against the background of “globalization” and explain significant aspects of national trade policies of the six biggest economies in Latin America. (UdC #ENNEG317)

LAS380.35 Formation and Development of Latin American Society

Taught in Spanish. This course analyzes the main theories of sociology applied to the processes of modernization and development in Latin America. The course will also discuss and analyze how Chilean society is connected to, and reflects, the processes of social and economic change in Latin America. Our goals are to:

  • Identify the main sociological interpretations of the processes of development and modernization during the 20th Century in Latin America,
  • Analyze the main political, economic, social and cultural phenomena in connection with the formation of Chilean and Latin American societies, and
  • Develop a critical conception of contemporary political events in Chile and their connection with Latin American reality. (PUC #SOL113)

This course is taught in Spanish at Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be offered every semester.

SPA400.2 De Madrid al Cielo: The Culture of Modernity and the Urban Experience in Spain’s Capital (Fall, Spring)

Taught in Spanish. How did Madrid’s construction as a modern capital shape the regional and national identity? In which ways did Spain struggle to become a “modern country,” and what was the role of Madrid in achieving it? In this course, we will explore the changing nature of modern Madrid through representations of the city in history and the present. Taking into account different disciplines such as literature, film, history, photography, tourism and cultural studies, the course will also investigate how gender, class, race and sexuality offer new perspectives in the design of urban spaces. Discussion materials will include canonical authors along with more recent cultural products: Ramón de Mesoneros Romanos, Carmen Martín Gaite, Pedro Almodóvar, Pío Baroja, Pedro Lazaga, Ramón Gómez de la Serna, Francesc Català-Roca, and the Indignados movement, among others. Additionally, the course will practice Madrid with visits, excursions and tours to iconic spaces of the capital in order to examine the connection between the representation of these urban spaces and the creation of Madrid as a modern city.

Prereq: SPA 202, the equivalent of four semesters of college-level Spanish, or permission of the instructor

HST380.5 Gender in Modern Social and Intellectual Movements (at UAM)

Open only to students accepted to the special program Madrid Center & Liberal Arts in Spanish at UAM. 

Taught in Spanish. This course’s seven themes will address the distinct approaches of the feminist theory and the practices of women´s movements as well as the presence of these women and their positions within the social movements during the contemporary age. We will pay special attention to the situation in Spain in the context of general history.

  1. Introduction: Basic concepts and state of the issue. History of women and gender. Feminism/Feminists: Theories and social movements.
  2. Genealogy of Feminist Vindication: From the Enlightenment to Seneca Falls. The impact of liberalism and the Industrial Revolution in the lives of women.
  3. The first wave of feminism. Suffrage and feminist movements. “The issue of women” in the new capitalist society and in the “politics of the masses.” Feminism and the labor movement.
  4. Feminism and social movements throughout the first half of the 20th century during war and peace. Participation in public spaces vs. “return to the household.”
  5. The women’s liberation movement and new social movements. Liberal, radical, and socialist feminism.
  6. Institutional feminism: Legal advances. The difficulties of extension of real equality.
  7. The new feminist movements. Current challenges in a globalized society.

Meets with SOC 380.5.

(19037, Género en los Movimientos Sociales e Intelectuales Contemporáneos)

SOC380.5 Gender in Modern Social and Intellectual Movements (at UAM)

Open only to students accepted to the special program Madrid Center & Liberal Arts in Spanish at UAM. 

Taught in Spanish. This course’s seven themes will address the distinct approaches of the feminist theory and the practices of women´s movements as well as the presence of these women and their positions within the social movements during the contemporary age. We will pay special attention to the situation in Spain in the context of general history.

  1. Introduction: Basic concepts and state of the issue. History of women and gender. Feminism/Feminists: Theories and social movements.
  2. Genealogy of Feminist Vindication: From the Enlightenment to Seneca Falls. The impact of liberalism and the Industrial Revolution in the lives of women.
  3. The first wave of feminism. Suffrage and feminist movements. “The issue of women” in the new capitalist society and in the “politics of the masses.” Feminism and the labor movement.
  4. Feminism and social movements throughout the first half of the 20th century during war and peace. Participation in public spaces vs. “return to the household.”
  5. The women’s liberation movement and new social movements. Liberal, radical, and socialist feminism.
  6. Institutional feminism: Legal advances. The difficulties of extension of real equality.
  7. The new feminist movements. Current challenges in a globalized society.

Meets with HST 380.5.

(19037, Género en los Movimientos Sociales e Intelectuales Contemporáneos)

HST380.6 Modern History II: 1848–1914 (at UAM)

Open only to students accepted to the special program Madrid Center & Liberal Arts in Spanish at UAM. 

Taught in Spanish. 

PART I: World Modern History (1848–1914)

  1. The Revolutionary Cycle: Characteristics, development and balance of the revolutions in 1848. The movement of the nationalities: Italian and German unification.
  2. The Industrialization and Industrializations: The crisis of 1873 and the first Great Depression. The transformations of the capitalist economic system: case study.
  3. Organization and social movements: Social structure and change from 1848 until 1914.The interventionist state: social legislation and reform. The ideology and practice of social movements.
  4. The democratic transformation of liberalism: The transition towards a liberal democratic state. France: From the 2nd Empire to the 3rd Republic. The interior politics in the 2nd German Reich.
  5. The evolution of nationalisms: The ideological transformation of European nationalisms during the end of the century. The multinational empires: The dual Austro-Hungarian monarchy and the issue of the Balkans.
  6. Imperialism and International Relations:
    I. Theories and factors that explain imperialism. The sharing of the colonial world.
    II. The Bismarckian systems. The blocks of alliance and ″armed peace.″

PART II: Modern Spanish History (1848–1914)

  1. The Spanish Era of Isabel II and the 6 democratic years: The moderate political regime, the creation of a centralized state and the liberal alternatives. The democratic years: The Monarchy of Amadeo I and the First Republic.
  2. The Restoration: The Canovas political system of 1876. Two party system and “caciquismo.” The crisis of ’98 and Regenerationism.
  3. Economy and Society in liberal Spain: The persistence of the agrarian economy. The delay of industrial development in Spain. General traits of the political economy. Social structure and social movements.

Meets with SPA 380.6.

(16884, Historia Contemporánea II)

SPA380.2 Modern History I: Late 18th c. to 1848 (at UAM)

Open only to students accepted to the special program Madrid Center & Liberal Arts in Spanish at UAM. 

Taught in Spanish. Students will gain a general knowledge of modern history of Europe and of Spain from the end of the 18th century until 1848. Topics include:

European History

  • Europe during the end of the 18th Century
  • The liberal revolutions
  • Industrial Revolution and Industrialization
  • Loyalist Europe and Post-Revolutionary Liberalism
  • The new working world

History of Spain

  • War and revolution in Spain
  • The transition into liberalism during the Regency era
  • Society and economy

Meets with HST 380.9.

(16883 , Historia Contemporánea I)

HST380.13 Europe and the United States in the International System (at UAM)

Open only to students accepted to the special program Madrid Center & Liberal Arts in Spanish at UAM. 

Taught in Spanish. Topics covered include:

  1. The international image and position of Europe and the United States in the contemporary world.
  2. The Eurocentrism of the international system (I): the evolution of the European Concert and relations in the Atlantic
  3. The Eurocentrism of the international system (II): the colonial expansion and imperialism
  4. The impact of World War I and the design of an international Euro-American order
  5. The push for homogeneity in the crisis during the period between wars
  6. The collapse of Europe and the new cartography of power: from the hot war to the cold war
  7. The theater of the Cold War
  8. Europe and the United States before the processes of decolonization and the North-South dialectic
  9. Rethinking the new world and living in the international (dis)order: Europeans and North Americans during the turn of the 21st century

Meets with SPA 380.13.

(19036, Europa y los Estados Unidos en el Sistema Internacional)