Pr. Pablo Sierra Fall 2013 History 150 - Colonial Latin American History, 1492-1810 Class Location: LCHAS 141 Class Hours: MWF, 12-12:50 p.m. Email: pablo.sierra@rochester.edu Office Hours: MW, 1-1:50 p.m. Office: Rush Rhees 458 This survey will cover the colonial process resulting from the encounter of the indigenous peoples of the Americas with European, African, and Asian societies, cultures and political systems. This introductory survey course will focus on the process of colonization that the indigenous societies of the Western Hemisphere experienced from the initial period of contact with Iberians to the Latin American independence movements. The ensuing influx of Europeans, Africans, Asians and other displaced indigenous populations formed diverse, vibrant societies defined as much by their cultural mixture as by their inherent political, social and economic inequality. Latin America was arguably the site of the most intense and unequal encounter of cultures, technologies, diseases and religions during the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. This course will cover the ensuing three centuries of change, accommodation and negotiation that defined the region. Students will be evaluated at four points during the course. A map quiz will be administered early on (Week 1 or 2) to familiarize students with the general geography of the region (5%). A midterm examination (20%) testing knowledge of colonial processes and key terms will be given during Week 8. A final examination (40%) will consist of multiple choice and short answer questions in addition to one short essay. Attendance (10%) and weekly responses (25%) will account for the remaining grade for the course. Plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated in the course and will be punished severely. When in doubt over proper citation forms please consult the Purdue Online Writing Lab (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/). All assignments and activities associated with this course must be performed in accordance with the University's Academic Honesty Policy. Please note that cheating on any assignment will result in a grade of zero (for the entire assignment). More information is available at: www.rochester.edu/college/honesty/. Textbooks: (other articles to be assigned via JSTOR) Burkholder, Mark A. & Johnson, Lyman. Colonial Latin America (8th edition). Oxford University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0199865888. Lockhart, James & Otte, Carlos. Letters and People of the Spanish Indies, Sixteenth Century. Cambridge Press, 1976. ISBN 978-0521099905 Restall, Matthew, ed. Beyond Black and Red: African-Native Relations in Colonial Latin America. University of New Mexico Press, 2005. ISBN 978-0826324030 Restall, Matthew, Sousa, Lisa, & Terraciano, Kevin, eds.. Mesoamerican Voices: Native Language Writings from Colonial Mexico, Yucatan and Guatemala. Cambridge Press, 2005. ISBN 9780521012218 Sandoval, Alonso de. Treatise on Slavery: Selections from De Instauranda Aethiopum Salute. Ed. and transl. by Nicole von Germeten. Hackett Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-0872209299 Course Schedule: Week 1 (Sept. 2-6) - Introduction - CLA, Ch. 1 - Map Quiz Week 2 (Sept. 9-13) - The Iberian Conquest - CLA, Ch. 2 and 3 - L&P, pp. ix-xiii, 7-14, 17-38, 56-61, 185-194, 203-207 Week 3 (Sept. 16-20) - The Indigenous Response - MV, 3-20, 25-44, 47-51, 56-61, 66-71, 75-77, 86-93, 163-172, 184-186 - The Mexica perspective of the fall of Tenochtitlán: a creative writing exercise Week 4 (Sept. 23-27) - Africans: Soldiers, Settlers & Slaves - CLA, Ch. 4 - TS, ix-xxx, 27-42, 49-59 - BBR, xi-13, 81-114 Week 5 (Sept. 30 - Nov. 4) - Colonial Religion - L&P, 211-247, 252-255 - TS, 99-116, 179-191 - MV, 188-194, 196-201 Week 6 (Oct. 7-11) Commerce, Mining, Sugar and Taxes - CLA, Ch. 5 - BBR, Ch. 6 - L&P, 63-70, 86-113 - MV, 129-133 Week 7 (Oct. 14-18) - Societies of Caste and Class; Elites and Middle Groups - CLA, Ch. 6 - L&P, 113-116, 123-131, 143-146, 155-162 - TS, 67-76, 125-145 - MV, 96-102 Week 8 (Oct. 21-25) - Family and Society, Women in Colonial Societies and Economies Midterm - CLA, Ch. 7 - Alida Metcalf, "Women and Family Property in Colonial Brazil," 277-298 (JSTOR) - MV, 104-106, 116-117, 137-139, 141-143, 203-223 - BBR, 115-136 Week 9 (Oct. 28 - Nov. 1) - Living in an Empire, Daily Life in the Colonies, Cultural Milieu - CLA, Ch. 8 - Donald Ramos, "Gossip, Scandal and Popular Culture in Golden Age Brazil," 887-912 - Zeb Tortorici, "Sodomitical Subcultures and Disordered Desire," 35-67 - MV, 150-157 Week 10 (Nov. 4 - 8) - Imperial Expansion: Spanish Colonies, 1680-1762, Brazil, Peripheries - CLA, Ch. 9 - FILM: The Mission - James Schofield Saeger, "The Mission and Historical Missions," 393-415 - BBR, 53-80, 223-243 Week 11 (Nov. 11-15) - Crime and Punishment - MV, 161-167 - Irene Silverblatt, "New Christians and New World Fears," 524-546 - Victor Uribe-Uran, "Spousal Homicides in Late Colonial New Granada," 43-72 - Anthony McFarlane, "Urban Insurrection in Bourbon Quito," 283-330 Week 12 (Nov. 18-22) - Bourbon and Pombaline Reforms: A New Racism - BBR, 137-158, 245-267 - Ben Vinson III, "Race and Badge," 471-496 (JSTOR) - Steinar Saether, "Bourbon Absolutism and Marriage Reform," 475-509 (JSTOR) Week 13 (Nov. 25 - Thanksgiving) - Sergio Rivera Ayala, “Lewd Songs and Dances” - Javier Marín López, “Music and Power” Week 14 (Dec. 2-6) - Crisis and Revolutions: Wars of Independence, 1808-1812 - CLA, Ch. 10 - Brian Hamnett, "Process and Pattern," 279-328 - Eric Van Young, "Quiet Cities and Violent Countrysides," 130-155 Week 15 (Dec. 9-13) - From Empire to Independence: Spanish America, Brazil and Cuba - CLA, Ch. 11 & Ch. 12 - Francisco Scarano, "The Jíbaro Masquerade and Subaltern Politics," 1398-1431 - FILM: Gritos de Libertad Week 16 (Dec. 16-20) - Finals Week Final Exam