LAS380.33 United States Interventions In Latin America, 1898-1920

LAS380.33 United States Interventions In Latin America, 1898-1920

Taught in Spanish. The goals of this course are to help students understand the causes, motivations, and reasons for the USA’s interventionist policy in Latin America between 1898 and 1920, and the problems of Latin American defenselessness in the face of aggressive imperialism; and to achieve specific and detailed knowledge of each USA intervention in the period from the Cuban-Hispanic-American War to World War I (political, diplomatic and economic aspects of the cases of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Colombia-Panama, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Nicaragua, the War of 1914). May also be registered as HST 380.33.

Class taught at Universidad de Chile and may not be available every semester.

LAS380.32 Contemporary Latin American History

Taught in Spanish. The course takes a broad view of the history of the twentieth century in Latin America, focusing on both the common elements and the diversity of experiences that can be found in the different historical processes that have shaped the continent. Special emphasis will be placed on the cultural aspects of social and political processes that were significant during the twentieth century, approaching them from analytical perspectives of race, class and gender. Among the general contents of the course are the emergence of new political actors in the new century, the collapse of the oligarchic system, the rise of populism, authoritarianism and human rights, and the construction of historical memories post dictatorships in Latin America. Meets with HST 380.32. Class taught at Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be available every semester. (PUC IHI0224)

HST380.33 United States Interventions In Latin America, 1898-1920

Taught in Spanish. The goals of this course are to help students understand the causes, motivations, and reasons for the USA’s interventionist policy in Latin America between 1898 and 1920, and the problems of Latin American defenselessness in the face of aggressive imperialism; and to achieve specific and detailed knowledge of each USA intervention in the period from the Cuban-Hispanic-American War to World War I (political, diplomatic and economic aspects of the cases of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Colombia-Panama, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Nicaragua, the War of 1914). May also be registered as LAS 380.33. (UCH 386301SE241-1)

Class taught at Universidad de Chile and may not be available every semester.

HST380.32 Contemporary Latin American History

Taught in Spanish. The course takes a broad view of the history of the twentieth century in Latin America, focusing on both the common elements and the diversity of experiences that can be found in the different historical processes that have shaped the continent. Special emphasis will be placed on the cultural aspects of social and political processes that were significant during the twentieth century, approaching them from analytical perspectives of race, class and gender. Among the general contents of the course are the emergence of new political actors in the new century, the collapse of the oligarchic system, the rise of populism, authoritarianism and human rights, and the construction of historical memories post dictatorships in Latin America. Meets with LAS 380.32. Class taught at Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be available every semester. (PUC IHI0224)

HST380.13 Indigenous History of Chile and Latin America

Taught in Spanish. In order to analyze historical processes and understand them from a long-term point of view, this course studies several geographical and cultural areas of Latin America. The course will describe the main aspects and developments of the Mesoamerican region, the Caribbean, the Amazon and the Andean area, comparing them to the particular and diverse cultures that occupied the Chilean territory (desert, transitional desert, the valley region, the forests in the South and Polynesia). The course will study the different native groups who inhabited the Latin American continent as well as those who still have a significant presence in Latin America. Class taught at Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be available every semester. (PUC IHI0211)

GEO380.20 Housing and Urban Form

Taught in Spanish. This course approaches the issue of housing from the basic elements that make up the residential fabric of Chile and other countries. Topics of analysis include the relationship between public and private space, streets and road management systems, property subdivisions and construction classifications and the various forms of aggregation they create in Chile’s residential neighborhoods as well as in other countries. The ability to recognize, study and respond to these forms and the way they relate to one another constitutes the base of solid urban design. The course will also study the models and mechanisms of production that gave rise to social housing projects and middle class housing from the early twentieth century to the present, how they relate to their policy and planning context, and their impact on the spatial quality of the neighborhoods they comprise. The course’s starting point will be graphic analysis and breakdown of the residential fabric and its components on various scales, and from there, its morphogenesis, its evolution over time, and its regulatory and operational context. Class taught at Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be available every semester. (PUC IEU2029)

BIO380.3 General Physiology and Biophysics

Taught in Spanish. The goals of this course are: to provide the students an integrated functional vision of animal organisms with emphasis on general physiology in molecular, cellular and system levels; to integrate concepts of physics, chemistry and biophysics in the analysis of physiological processes, and to contribute to the training of students in scientific concepts and criteria that will serve them well in their subsequent professional performance. Objectives of the course include: sufficient knowledge of the basic sciences (physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and statistics) for the understanding of modern medicine and substantiation of the knowledge to be acquired in the future; understanding of the main molecular, biochemical and cellular mechanisms that maintain homeostasis; familiarity with the normal structure and function of the body, an organism integrated and each its organs and systems; and understanding of the morphological and functional alterations related to major diseases. SU students may not earn credit for both this course and BIO 355 – General Physiology. Class taught at Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be available every semester. (PUC BIO0252M)

SWK380.6 Social Work and Family (Trabajo Social y Familia)

Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica. The purpose of the course is to contribute to the development of a broad and integrated perspective analysis that includes different scopes and family needs. With emphasis on understanding theoretical approaches, family evaluation and intervention techniques, it lets students develop connections of the different elements that make up working with families from a perspective of the family’s strengths and respect for the family construction. (UC code: TSL 218)

SPA480.9 Modern Latin American Literature (FH4727016 Literatura Hispanoaméricana Moderna)

Los estudiantes discutirán la influencia del Neoclasicismo (1800-1845), el Romanticismo (1845-1890) y el Naturalismo (1890-1935) en el desarrollo de la literatura chilena moderna a través de obras seminales de autores como Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi, Echeverría, Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, y Julio Herrera y Reissig. Students will discuss the role and influence of Neoclassicism(1800-1845), Romanticism (1845-1890), and Naturalism (1890-1935) in the development of modern Chilean literature. This course is structured around seminal works by representative authors such as Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi, Echeverría, Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, Julio Herrera, and Reissig.

SPA480.82 Spanish Picaresque Novel

This course is focused on the study of the Spanish picaresque novel, beginning with its foundational models (Lazarillo de Tormes; Guzmán de Alfarache), continuing with the amending (Life of the Searcher don Pablos; chopped Justina), and ending with the headings that correspond to the stage of disintegration of the genre. The goal of the class is to highlight the influences (classical, folk, religious, etc.), and the different changes (background and structural) that their authors incorporated during its development.