Revolutions: Cuba/Mex/CentAm

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

This seminar explores the Cuban war for independence of 1895-98, the Mexican revolution of 1910, El Salvador's risings of 1932, Guatemala in the 1950s, Cuba in 1959, Central America in the 1980s, and Chiapas in 1994--all seen in the context of U.S. power. The goal is to understand the roots, gains, and limits of revolutionary risings, the responses and consequences for established powers, local and global, and the relevance of past conflicts to migrations challenges, historical and contemporary. Students will write four independent analytical essays based on our shared work and discussions.