History 3391/Women’s Studies History of Women and Gender ...



HIST 3391/WS 3391 Women and Gender in Latin America after Independence

Dr. Sandra McGee Deutsch

Liberal Arts 317; sdeutsch@utep.edu; 747-7066

Office Hours: TTh 10:30-11:45 AM, T 1:30-2:00 PM, or by appointment.

In this course we will explore the history of Latin American women and gender from independence to the present, focusing on the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The emphasis will be on the experiences and opinions of women from diverse ethnic, cultural, and national backgrounds. There will be a special focus on women and revolution and biographies of women. Other topics of interest include the intersection of gender, race, and class; slavery; popular notions of femininity and masculinity; and sexuality.

Objectives

1. To increase knowledge of the history of women and the complexities of gender in Latin America.

2. To increase awareness of Latin American cultures and history.

3. To improve critical reading, writing, team-work, and discussion skills.

4. To apply historical knowledge to an understanding of the present.

Grading

Everyone will be graded on the midterm (25%), book quizzes (5% each=15%); map quiz (5%); research quiz (5%); class participation, discussion questions, team work, and attendance (20%). (Members of the prize committee will get some extra credit.) There are no makeups for quizzes or the final. You also will pick one of the following: (1) final (20%) and discussion leadership (10%) OR (2) paper (30%). For descriptions of the various paper options and discussion leadership, see separate handouts.

Unlike taking an exam, writing a paper allows you to be creative, focus on something that interests you, work on it slowly throughout the semester, and get your team mates’ input.

Work in teams is a major component of the class. I will set up teams based on forms the students fill out. Students will discuss readings, papers, and quizzes in their teams; they will also report on their work to the class as a whole. On certain days teams will hand in worksheets and create essay questions. I may draw from these questions for exams. At the end of the semester, team members will conduct anonymous peer evaluations of their fellow team members.

I expect students to attend regularly. One reason is that the course is largely a readings seminar, and a significant portion of the grade is based on participation and team work. Another reason is that I lecture on topics not covered in the readings. I expect students to complete the reading and to be prepared to discuss it on the assigned day.

Everyone will contribute one discussion question on the days we discuss the Murray textbook (Women and Gender in Modern Latin America), Arguelles and Rich, and Encarnación, unless a student will be leading discussion that day. Write your question and hand it in at the beginning of class.

Each student can miss two classes without penalty. For any additional classes missed, for any reason, you will have to hand in a two-page double-spaced typed summary of the assignment for that day. The summary is due when you rejoin the class.

Mutual Respect

Let’s treat each other with respect. All of us should come to class prepared and give the class our full attention. During class, please do not read materials unrelated to our course or use your cell phones for any purpose other than referring to our readings.

Required Readings

Books

Murray, Pamela. For Glory and Bolívar: The Remarkable Life of Manuela Sáenz.

__________, ed. Women and Gender in Modern Latin America: Historical Sources

and Interpretations.

Olcott, Jocelyn, Mary Kay Vaughan, and Gabriela Cano, eds. Sex in Revolution: Gender,

Power, and Politics in Modern Mexico.

Randall, Margaret. Haydée Santamaría, Cuban Revolutionary: She Led By

Transgression.

Articles

Arguelles, Lourdes, and B. Ruby Rich. “Homosexuality, Homophobia, and Revolution:

Notes Toward an Understanding of the Cuban Lesbian and Gay Male Experience, Part

1.” Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 9, no. 4 (Summer 1984): 683-

699. Available through the UTEP Library Website as an electronical journal.

Encarnación, Omar. “Latin America’s Gay-Rights Revolution.” Journal of Democracy

22, no. 2 (Apr. 2011): 104-118. Available through the UTEP Library Website as an

electronic journal.

Tentative Schedule (changes may be announced in class):

Aug. 28 Introduction; geography and peoples

Aug. 30 European Conquest of Latin America

“When Worlds Collide” (film)

Sept. 4 Lecture: The Colonial Heritage

and Map Quiz

Sept. 6 Women and Independence, 1810-1830

Discuss Murray, Women and Gender, Introduction and Ch. 1, pp. 1-45.

Remember to hand in a discussion question!

Discussion leadership date due.

Sept. 11 Lecture: From Independence to the Late 1800s

Sept. 13 Women and Everyday Life, 1820s-1870

Discuss Murray, Women and Gender, Ch. 2, pp. 46-81.

Sept. 18 Quiz on and discussion of Murray, For Glory, 1-102.

Sept. 20 Discuss Murray, For Glory, 103-162.

Sept. 25 Slavery

“Blacks in Latin America” (film).

Paper topic due.

Sept. 27 Gender and Nation, 1830-1880

Discuss Murray, Women and Gender, Ch. 3, pp. 82-118.

Oct. 2 Women and the Mexican Revolution

Quiz on and discussion of Olcott, Vaughan, and Cano, 1-144.

Oct. 4 Discuss Olcott, Vaughan, and Cano, 147-276.

Oct. 9 Rise of Feminism, 1880s-1934

Discuss Murray, Women and Gender, Ch. 4, pp. 119-157.

Oct. 11 Women’s Suffrage in Latin America.

Dr. Susan Stanfield will discuss this topic with us.

And the “Endnotes Game” and Research Quiz.

Oct. 16 Midterm.

Oct. 18 Economic Modernization and Gendered Division of Labor, 1900-1970

Discuss Murray, Women and Gender, Ch. 5, pp. 158-205.

Oct. 23 “Eva Perón” (film)

Discuss Murray, Women and Gender, pp. 211, 222-231.

Oct. 25 Lecture: Cuban and Nicaraguan Revolutions

Discuss Murray, Women and Gender, pp. 212-235.

Oct. 30 Women and the Cuban Revolution

Quiz on and discussion of Randall, Haydée Santamaría, 1-105.

Nov. 1 Discuss Randall, Haydée Santamaría, 106-206.

Nov. 6 Lesbians and Gays

Discuss the (1) Arguelles and Rich and (2) Encarnación articles.

And --

First draft of paper due. (First 3 pages plus notes and bibliography; first 5

pages plus notes and bibliography for honors and grad students.) Bring hard

copy to class to circulate among your team members. After they have written

their comments on the hard copy, they will give it to me. I will then write my

suggestions on the draft and return it to you. We will also choose a prize

committee that will pick the best paper.

Nov. 8 Brief Lecture: Military Dictatorships and Insurgency, 1964-1990

Discuss Murray, Women and Gender, Ch. 7, pp. 236-265.

Nov. 13 Film: “Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo.”

Discuss Murray, Women and Gender, Ch. 7, pp. 266-277.

Nov. 15 Sex, Marriage, and Family, 1960s-2000

Discuss Murray, Women and Gender, Ch. 8, 278-323.

Nov. 20 Transgender in Chile Today

Film: “A Fantastic Woman”

Nov. 22 Thanksgiving holiday. No class.

Nov. 27 Papers due.

Lecture: Recent Feminism and Women in Politics

Nov. 29 Women and Gender in an Era of Globalization, 1980-2000s

Discuss Murray, Women and Gender, Ch. 9, pp. 328-368.

Dec. 4 Review for final

Team peer evaluation

Class party and announcement of best paper

Dec. 11 Final exam 1-3:45 PM

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Map Exercise

Be prepared to locate these places on the map for the map quiz.

Countries

Mexico

Cuba

Dominican Republic Guatemala

Honduras

El Salvador

Nicaragua

Costa Rica

Panama

Colombia (continued on next page)

Venezuela

Ecuador

Peru

Chile

Bolivia

Paraguay

Argentina

Uruguay

Brazil

Cities

capitals of all countries listed (know their names)

Rio de Janeiro

São Paulo

Veracruz (Mexico)

Rivers

Río de la Plata

Paraná

Uruguay

Paraguay

Amazon

Geographical Features and Regions

Andes Mts.

Cape Horn

Strait of Magellan

Tierra del Fuego

Caribbean Sea

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