GRADING AND GRADES

• No “curve” for this course

• No established distribution

• Two-part appeal process:– Confer with Courtney

– Confer with PHS (with brief written memo on reasons for your concern)

WHAT NOW?

• March 05: Study Guide for Final (to post)

• March 10: Optional 6-10 page paper

• March 12: Last class

• March 17: Final Exam 11:30-2:29 PET 102

WHAT NOW? (CONT.)

• Mid-term (33% of grade)

• Final (67% of grade)

• Unless optional paper (30%)

1. Course requirements include: “regular attendance at lectures/discussions…”

2. Repeat reading in preparation for final

3. Review slides from all lectures

STRUCTURE OF PAPER• Select a broad theme (political status of women) INTRO = 2-3 pp

• State its significance (quality of democracy)

• Pose a question (eg, how and when have women advanced?)

• Say how you are going to answer that question– By comparing Chile and Mexico (explain choice here)

– From 1990 (in Chile) and from 2000 (in Mexico)

– Criteria: % women in legislatures, presidential cabinets, and presidency

• Perform the analysis ANALY = 4-5 pp– Brief overview of the two countries

– Present statistics on women

– Evaluate results (what constitutes similarity and/or difference)

– Are findings identical according to each criterion?

– Present examples: cases of individual women (1-2 in each country)

• Conclusion CONCL = 2 pp– Answer your question: Does one country outperform the other?

– Try to indicate why

– What does this say about the quality of democracy? In these countries and in Latin America?

CULTURE AND THE ARTS

LATI 50Introduction to Latin America

ISSUES AND THEMES• Freedom vs. censorship

– self-censorship

– exile

– political content?

• Financial support– dangers of cooptation

– state vs. private sources

– alternative lines of work

• Scope of audience– dependent on media

– national and/or international?

• Themes: identity or universality?

MEXICO: ART FOR THE MASSES

• The Muralists:– Diego Rivera (1886-1957)

– David Siqueiros (1896-1974)

– José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949)

– and Frida Kahlo (1907-1954)

The Writers:

– Mariano Azuela (1873-1952), Los de Abajo

– Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012), Death of Artemio Cruz

IT’S ENTERTAINMENT! TELEVISION

• 80-95 % now have access to TV

• Telenovelas popular throughout Latin America and world (e.g., “La esclava”)

• Major TV networks:– Globo (Brazil)

– Televisa (Mexico)

THE USES OF FILM

• La historia oficial (Argentina, 1985)

• Y tu mamá también (Mexico, 2001)

• Cidade de Deus (Brazil, 2002)

• María llena eres de gracia (Colombia-USA, 2004)