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HIST 315 Modern Latin American History: Sources and Debates Units: 6.00
In first semester, students join with the lecture course 'Latin America 1850-Today'. In second semester, students deepen their exploration of Latin America's modern history in a seminar format, with emphasis on major controversies, critical reading of historical sources and texts, speaking, research, and writing skills.
Learning Hours: 240 (36 Lecture, 36 Seminar, 168 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Registration in a HIST Major or Joint Honours Plan.
Exclusion HIST 286/3.0.
Course Equivalencies: HIST 315, HIST 315B
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Identify the major economic, political, social, cultural, and intellectual trends that have shaped the history of Mexico, Central and South America, and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean from 1850 to recent years.
- Appraise the pros and cons, benefits and tradeoffs of different development strategies and distinct political alternatives.
- Appreciate how historians build narratives from the fragmentary evidence of the past, recognizing different kinds of historical sources (primary, secondary, tertiary) and understanding how historians work differently with each.
- Recognize and participate in scholarly debate, judging the validity of competing claims and critically evaluating sources and methods.
- Engage in every step of original historical research: choosing a topic, formulating a research question, locating and evaluating sources, organizing information, and presenting findings in writing.