Course Description
A comparative study of contemporary Argentina and Chile, this
course surveys the process of state formation and the issues of
labor, gender, human rights, and popular culture in those two
countries. Special emphasis will be put on the 1970s and 80s
dictatorships and the development of Human Rights movements.
Athena Title
History of Argentina and Chile
Prerequisite
Any HIST course or ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S or ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1102S or POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
- By the end of this course, students will be able to arrive at conclusions about the history of Argentina and Chile by gathering and weighing evidence, logical argument, and listening to counter argument.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to write stylistically appropriate papers and essays. Students will be able to analyze ideas and evidence, organize their thoughts, and revise and edit their finished essays.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to identify how the history of Argentina and Chile has shaped social and cultural identities and attitudes in both countries, encouraging them to understand diverse worldviews and experiences.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to apply appropriate methodological approaches to their analysis of primary sources and to organize their evidence to show historical continuities and discontinuities.
Topical Outline
- 1. Defining the Southern Cone
- 2. Indigenous Groups and the Spanish Conquest
- 3. Colonial Economy
- 4. Independence and its Consequences 1810-1850
- 5. Paths of State Formation
- 6. Geographic Expansion 1850-1880
- 7. Immigration, Export Oriented Development
- 8. Oligarchic Regimes 1880-1910
- 9. First Democratic Transition 1910-1930
- 10. Great Depression and the Crisis of Southern Cone Democracy 1930-1945
- 11. Popular Nationalism, Peronist Government in Argentina 1945-1955
- 12. Chile’s second democratic period 1950-1970
- 13. Salvador Allende’s Socialist Revolution 1970-73
- 14. Augusto Pinochert Dictatorship
- 15. Argentina in the 1960s
- 16. Return of Peronism and Military Dictatorship 1973-1983
- 17. Democratic Transition in Argentina 1983-90
- 18. Democratic Transition in Chile 1989-92
- 19. The Fight for Human Rights Justice
- 20. Neo-liberal Democracy 1990-2001
Institutional Competencies
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
Communication
The ability to effectively develop, express, and exchange ideas in written, oral, interpersonal, or visual form.
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
