Span 212:
Spanish American Civilization and Culture

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Required Materials

Texts:

Iberoamérica, Historia de su civilización y cultura, por Carlos Loprete, 4a. edición

Leyburn Library Holdings:

• Go to South American Interactive Map by subject

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Supplemental Materials

Texts by Prof. Barnett

• "Los habitantes originales de las Américas"
• "Los maya"
• "Los toltecas"
• "Los aztecas"
• "Exploración del nuevo mundo"
• "La conquista de México"
• "La colonia"

Other Linked Readings:

• "Inventing America"
• "Poesía azteca"
• "El popul vuh"
• "Nuestra America" (José Martí) or (English copy of Marti)
• "Juan Darien" (Horacio Quiroga)
• "La urbanización"  (see L:drive or ask me)
• "La etnicidad"
• "La religión"
• "La soledad de América Latina" (Gabriel García Márquez) (English copy of GGM)

Tecla Articles

• Tecla: El español de las américas
• Tecla: El Pital: Arqueología mexicana
• Tecla: Chichen Itzá
• Tecla: La crisis mexicana
• Tecla: Argentina
• Tecla: La economía de América Latina
• Tecla: México hoy
• Tecla: México La soledad de América Latina"
• Tecla: Los Lacandones
• Tecla: Diálogo de paz con los Zapatistas
• Tecla: La flor prometida
• Tecla: Ecuador y El Perú -- aborde de la guerra
• Tecla: Arte popular

Maps and Resources:

• Mapa de Sudamérica (Político)
• South American Interactive Map of Leyburn Holdings (by subject)
• Interactive Map of South America (with capitals)
• Interactive Map of Central America (with capitals)

• Map: South America

• Map: Central America

Other Links:

• Student Projects: Web Journal Index for '99 (click on Web Journals in left frame)
• LANIC: University of Texas at Austin
• CIA World Fact Book
• BYU HRC Latin Countries Page
• Latin America on the Net - Best Site of the Week: October.
• Rabbit In The Moon: Mayan Glyphs And Architecture
• CMCC - Mystery of the Maya
• MéxicoGlobal - Mexico
• El Comandante Che Guevara
• Cine Cubano
• Aske's Latin American Popular Music (from Salem State) and Lyrics Page

Supplemental Films (not on Reserve):

• Americas #1: "Garden of Forking Paths"
• The Buried Mirror: The Virgin and the Bull
• The Buried Mirror: Conflict of the godss
• The Buried Mirror: The age of gold
• The Buried Mirror:  The Price of freedom
• The Buried Mirror: Unfinished Business
• Culturas prehispanicas de Mexico -- F1210 .M49 1989
• The Incas -- F3429 .I63
• Memorias del subdesarrollo -- HN203.5 .M4
• Art and Revolution -- N6555 .A7 1990
• Frida -- ND259.K33 F74 1983
• more later....

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Main points to be covered in class for....

Day 1

• Map: South America

• Map: Central America

• Columbian exchange

• World Fact Book

• Urbanization or VISTAS

• "La etnicidad"

• "El popul vuh"

• Olmec head

• Teotihuacan

• Legend of Quetzalcoat

Day 3 an 4

Population Density

[1960] and [2000]

Day 5 and 6

• Rasgos Comunes de la cultura mesoamerica (start with slide 14)

• Urbanization

• Olmec head

• Teotihuacan

• Imagenes

• Pirámides

• Tenochtitlan

• "Los maya" , "Los toltecas" , y "Los aztecas"

 

 

Last Updated on 01/16/08
By Jeffrey C. Barnett
Washington and Lee University