LAS380.25 Latin American 20th Century Seminar (Seminario de Latinoamérica siglo XX)

The course covers the most important developments of the 20th century in Latin America from historic, geographic, and political perspectives. Topics include: cultural synthesis, political systems and political participation, integration and modernization, social change economic development, demographic dynamics and territorial challenges, such as migration and urbanization. El curso cubre los desarrollos mas importantes del siglo XX en Latinoamérica desde las perspectivas de la historia, la geografía y la política. Los temas incluyen: la síntesis cultural, los sistemas políticos y la participación política, la integración y modernización, el cambio social, el desarrollo económico, la dinámica demográfica y los problemas territoriales, como la migración y la urbanización. Class taught at Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be available every semester.

The course examines the main subjects and cultural models proposed by Jose Martí (1853-1895), Pedro Henríquez Ureña (1884-1946), Alfonso Reyes (1889-1959), Octavio Paz (1914-1998), and Luis Oyarzún (1920-1972) that created a cultural tradition in Hispanic America capable of giving a singular identity to the continent. El curso examina los temas principales y modelos culturales propuestos por José Martí (1853-1895), Pedro Henríquez Ureña (1889-1959/, Octavio Paz (1914-19980, y Luis Olarzún (1920-1972), temas y modelos que crearon una tradición cultural en Hispanoamérica capaz de otorgarle un identidad singular al continente. Class taught at Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be available every semester.

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.

Ofrece una visión general de la conformación de los sistemas políticos de América Latina, tomando en cuenta los factores políticos, económicos y sociales de cada país. This course offers a general view of the formation of political systems in Latin America, taking into consideration each country’s political, economic, and social factors.

El curso comienza con el estudio de la historia del siglo XX chileno?decadencia oligárquica; crisis de 1930 y la aparición de nuevos movimientos sociales?y concluye con la discusión de los problemas sociales del siglo XXI?globalización, capital financiero, transformaciones políticas y sociales. The course begins with the study of 20th century Chilean history – including the downfall of the oligarchy, the 1930s crisis, and the evolution of new social movements – and ends with the discussion of social and political problems of the 21st century: globalization, financial capital, social and political transformations, etc.

This course analyzes the foreign policy of Latin American countries, comparing the different strategies and perspectives that each country of the region has designed to integrate itself into the globalized world. Also, the course will analyze the processes of integration, cooperation, and defense that are currently in place in Latin America. The various foreign policies will be studied in light of the particular politics, economics, and social processes that each Latin American country has experienced from 1980 until today. Meets with PSC 380.31. (ICP0342)

Taught in Spanish. This course studies the design, approval process, and evolution of the main social policies in Latin America, as well as the different types of Welfare State that frame them in the Latin American context. The focus of the course will be the relationship between social policies, states and economic development. In this context, the course analyzes the rise, performance, and retrenchment of several social policy systems in the societies that have embraced capitalism, since the Industrial Revolution until the early 21st Century, and how this process has affected Latin America. The course will highlight the differences and similarities between Latin American and the First World in light of the process described above. The course will devote sessions to theorizing, to historical analysis and to reviewing the current debate about the concept of the Welfare State, focusing on the Latin American and Chilean specifics.

Meets with PST 380.30.

(#ICP0134)

This course will provide students with an overview of the principal tensions in Chilean socio-political history during the 20th century. Students will be familiar with the primary historical interpretations of this era. Students will analyze the electoral system, the amplification of democratic participation, social mobility, and lower society representation leading up to the coup d’état of 1973.

This course is orientated towards the understanding of different elements and factors that have influenced the structure of the national territory, in both natural and cultural areas, with the purpose of delivering the fundamental concepts that facilitate the analysis of the physical, social and economic aspects that explain the diverse ways of occupation and use of Chilean space.  (PUC #GEO111)

This course may also be registered as SPA 380.29.