You will be allowed to bring to the examination one 8.5" x 11"study sheet. The study sheet may contain whatever information that can be fit on both sides of the paper. You will be required to turn in the study sheet with the examination.
An optional review session has been scheduled for Thursday, May 10, from 6:00-7:30pm in 2103 Taliaferro. Bring your questions, comments, and trial answers.
Additional study opportunities will be available on the course ELMS site.
The exam will consist of three sections.
You will be given FIVE terms drawn from major figures, events, trends, places, and/or concepts that we have covered since Spring Break.
On the examination, you will define FOUR of the five terms, placing each chosen term in its proper historical context.
II: Short Essay: Death and the Maiden (30% of exam grade)
Present a brief summary of the agenda that Chilean writer Ariel Dorfman lays out in the Afterward to his theatrical play Death and the Maiden, and then develop a critical analysis of the success and limitations of that agenda in this fictional work of recent Latin American history.
1) Since the late nineteenth century, the "social question" has been a major organizing principle of public policy and state rule in Latin America. Selecting from the list below, compare and contrast how two distinct types of regimes addressed the "social question" in twentieth-century Latin America.
2) Over the course of twentieth-century Latin America history, we can observe the formation of distinct national cultures made by and for nationals (e.g. Brazil for Brazilians). Yet, during the same time period, we can also observe foreign and transnational influences upon these same distinct national cultures. Critically evaluate the relative importance of national and transnational influences on any two of the following areas of culture:.
3) The worldwide crisis of 1929 profoundly transformed the economies of Latin America, giving rise to national development strategies that modified key aspects of classic economic liberalism, including laissez-faire government regulation, unrestricted trade, export-led growth, and limited workers' rights. Critically trace the new strategies of development that arose in Latin America out of the crisis of 1929, to shape patterns of wealth creation and distribution through the 1960s. Where and when did these post-1929 strategies of development confront tension, crisis, and failure?
4) Develop a critical assessment of the origins, languages, and tactics of the revolutionary "Lefts" and reactionary "Rights" in Latin America during the Cold War.
5) Identify the actors, networks, and tactics significant in the opposition to military and other forms of authoritarian rule in Cold-War Latin America. By what measures were opponents to authoritarianism frustrated? By what measures were they successful?
The final exam represents 25% of your final grade.
Extra credit will be granted to those who participated in any of the three options in the month of April.