Topic 1: Race and Class in the History of Brazil. The interrelationship of economic class and racial or ethnic factors from the beginning of the slave trade to the present. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 2: Colonial Latin America. Basic survey course, designed as an introduction to Latin American history in the colonial period. Only one of the following may be counted: History 310K, 346K, Latin American Studies 310 (Topic 1: Latin American Civilization: The Colonial Experience), 366 (Topic 2). Same as: HIS 346K Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 3: Modern Latin America. Continuation of History 346K and Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 2). Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 374E (Topic: Modern Latin America), 374E (Topic 5), History 310L, 346L, Latin American Studies 310 (Topic 2: Latin American Civilization: The National Experience), 366 (Topic 3). Same as: HIS 346L Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 4: Black Movements in the Caribbean. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 5: Coffee and Slaves. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 6: Indian-Spanish Relations in Colonial Latin America. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 7: Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution in Colonial Spanish America. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic 19), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution in Colonial Spanish America), 366 (Topic 7). Same as: HIS 350L.19 Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 8: The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920. An analytical examination of the initial decade of the Mexican Revolution, the first of the twentieth-century nationalist social revolutions; examines through lectures and discussion the historical antecedents and the political, economic, social, and intellectual elements of the upheaval. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 9: Revolution in Twentieth-Century Latin America. An introduction to recent Latin American history, with emphasis on phenomena that explain the apparent social unrest and political instability of the region. Only one of the following may be counted: History 346L, 366N (Topic: Revolution in Twentieth-Century Latin America), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 9). Same as: HIS 346S Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 10: Inventing the New World. An examination of the process of cultural and social transformation that occurred over five centuries beginning with the emergence of the New World of the Americas. History 366N (Topic: Inventing the New World) and Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 10) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 11: Negotiation and Conflict: Slavery in Brazil. The uncertain institution of slavery that permeated all aspects of social life in Brazil for more than three hundred years; negotiations by masters and slaves to define the terms of their relationship; situations in which conflict became overt and involved force. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 12: Modern Brazil. The social, economic, political, and cultural forces that have shaped modern Brazil. Same as: HIS 328M Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 13: Revolution in Modern Latin America. Comparison of the Mexican and Cuban revolutions and of their challenges to inter-American relations. Same as: HIS 346R Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 14: Latin American Cities, 1830-1930. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 15: History of Modern Central America. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic 42), 363K (Topic: History of Modern Central America), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 15). Same as: HIS 350L.42 Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 16: Culture and Identity in Colonial Mexico. Same as: HIS 350L.44 Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 17: The Cuban Revolution and the United States. The special economic and political relationship between the United States and Cuba from 1898 to 1967; and how the 1959 revolution affected the Cold War relationships between East and West, North and South. Only one of the following may be counted: History 346T, 366N (Topic: The Cuban Revolution and the US), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: The Cuban Revolution and the US), 366 (Topic 17). Same as: HIS 346T Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 18: History of the Caribbean. Overview of Caribbean history from 1492 to the present. Topics include contact between European and native cultures, piracy, slavery, colonialism and decolonization, and revolutions. Same as: HIS 350L.62 Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 19: Twentieth-Century Rural Latin America. Examines causes of some of the unresolved conflicts affecting Latin America today, including the social-agrarian relationships linking landlords and campesinos; the role of the state and the impact of official ideologies involving indigenous people; religion and the Catholic Church; the history of rural institutions; and the success or failure of land reforms. Only one of the following may be counted: History 346V, 363K (Topic: Twentieth-Century Rural Latin America), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 19). Same as: HIS 346V Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 20: Colonial Latin America through Objects. Examines objects, such as paintings, reliquaries, monstrances, and churches from colonial Latin America in order to understand colonial culture. Includes critical reading of original texts. Only one of the following may be counted: History 346J, 363K (Topic: Colonial Latin America through Objects), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 20). Same as: HIS 346J Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 21: Church and State in Latin America. History of Church-state relations and religious politics in modern Latin America, with emphasis on the nineteenth to early twentieth-century periods. Only one of the following may be counted: History 346W, Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 21), Religious Studies 368 (Topic 1), 368D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 346W, R S 368D Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 22: Reimagining Cuba, 1868-Present. Explores Cuban-United States relations from the nineteenth century to the present, including issues of empire and transnationalism, and social change engagements between Cuba and the United States before and after the Cuban Revolution. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 345M, 374E (Topic 4), History 347C, Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 22). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 345M, HIS 347C Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 23: Dictatorship, Dirty War, and Democracy in Latin America. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: Dictator/Dirty War in Latin America), 350L (Topic 66), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Dictator/Dirty War in Latin America), 366 (Topic 23). Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 24: Rethinking the Conquest of Mexico. Explores the "conquest" of Mexico and the social, cultural, political, and economic processes which were set in motion by the Spanish invasion of Mexico. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: Rethinking Conquest of Mexico), 350L (Topic 75), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Rethinking Conquest of Mexico), 366 (Topic 24), Tutorial Course 357 (Topic: Rethinking Conquest of Mexico). Same as: HIS 350L.75 Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 25: The Religious Tradition in Latin America. Explores the different ways in which religion has helped to define the political, social, and philosophical structures of Latin America from colonial times to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic 76), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 25), Religious Studies 368 (Topic 3), 368E. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 26: Visual and Material Culture in Colonial Latin America. Focuses on the visual and material culture of colonial Spanish America. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: Visual and Material Culture in Colonial Latin America), 350L (Topic 78), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Visual and Material Culture in Colonial Latin America), 366 (Topic 26). Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 27: Cultural Citizenship in the United States and Latin America. An introduction to the history of relations between the United States and Latin America. Designed to prepare each student for a potential experience in Latin America (or with Latino communities in the United States) such as study abroad, research, and/or community engagement. Only one of the following may be counted: History 361Q, 363K (Topic 1), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 27). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 361Q Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 28: Argentina: Populism and Insurrection. An overview of principal trends and issues in Argentine history from independence to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: History 363C, 363K (Topic 2), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 28). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 363C Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 29: Religion, Conquest, and Conversion in Colonial Latin America. Focuses on the histories of the Catholic Church and religious devotion in colonial Latin America between 1521 and 1821. Only one of the following may be counted: History 363D, 363K (Topic 3), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 29), Religious Studies 368 (Topic 4), 368F. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 363D, R S 368F Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 31: Afro-Latin America. Examines the historical experiences of people of African descent in Latin America and the Caribbean beginning in the slavery era, and focuses on the histories of Afro-Latin Americans after emancipation. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 345E, 372G (Topic 10), History 350L (Topic 68), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 31). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 345E, HIS 350L.68 Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 32: Latin America in the Nineteenth Century. Questions the geographical category of Latin America by examining the kinds of trends and forces of the nineteenth century that contributed to its conceptual emergence and to its growing political, economic, and cultural significance on the global stage. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: Latin America in the Nineteenth Century), 350L (Topic 86), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Latin America in the Nineteenth Century), 366 (Topic 32). Same as: HIS 350L.86 Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 34: The Bible in the Colonial Americas. Varied perspectives on the central role played by the Old Testament in the construction of colonial cultures in the Americas. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 355, 375 (Topic 6), History 363F, 363K (Topic 5), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 34), Religious Studies 366 (Topic 3), 366C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: CTI 355, HIS 363F, R S 366C Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 35: When Christ was King. The history of Catholicism in twentieth-century Mexico, often seen as Latin America's most "Catholic" nation. Only one of the following may be counted: History 347P, 350L (Topic: When Christ was King), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: When Christ was King), 366 (Topic 35), Religious Studies 368 (Topic: When Christ was King), 368C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 347P, R S 368C Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 36: Urban Slavery in the Americas. Examines urban slavery in the Americas. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 350P, 374E (Topic: Urban Slavery in the Americas), American Studies 370 (Topic: Urban Slavery in the Americas), 370 (Topic 55), History 347N, 350L (Topic: Urban Slavery in the Americas), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Urban Slavery in the Americas), 366 (Topic 36). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 350P, AMS 370.55, HIS 347N Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 37: Chile: From Revolution to Counterrevolution. An examination of the key political, social, and economic events that underpin contemporary Chilean society. Only one of the following may be counted: History 347R, 350L (Topic: Chile: Revultn to Cnterrevlutn), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Chile: Revultn to Cnterrevlutn), 366 (Topic 37). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 347R Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 38: Latin America in the Sixties. Explore the impact of the Cuban revolution in Latin American politics, gender roles, and women's participation in public life during the sixties. Only one of the following may be counted: History 363K (Topic: Latin America in the Sixties), 363T, 366N (Topic: Latin America in the Sixties), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Latin America in the Sixties), 366 (Topic 38). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 363T Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 39: Life and Politics in Contemporary Mexico. Examine an overview of life and politics in contemporary Mexico. Only one of the following may be counted: History 363J, 363K (Topic: Life/Politics Contemp Mexico), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Life/Politics Contemp Mexico), 366 (Topic 39). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 363J Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 40: Politics of Food in Latin America. Examine food production, food consumption, and socio-cultural identities in Latin America through comparative and multidisciplinary research. Only one of the following may be counted: History 363K (Topic: Politics of Food in Latin Amer), 366F, Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Politics of Food in Latin Amer), 366 (Topic 40). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 366F Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 41: Sexuality and Gender in Latin America. Explore gender as a broad analytical tool to understand key problems concerning social organization, power relations, and inequality in contemporary Latin America. Only one of the following may be counted: History 363K (Topic: Sexuality/Gender in Latin Amer), 366N (Topic: Sexuality/Gender in Latin Amer), 366P, Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Sexuality/Gender in Latin Amer), 366 (Topic 41), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Sexuality/Gender in Latin Amer), 340 (Topic 91). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 366P, WGS 340.91 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 43: Debt and Colonialism in the Caribbean. Examine the role that debt has played in the formation of colonial and neocolonial practices in the Caribbean region. Take a broad approach to the concept of debt in order to explore the financial and monetary dynamics of debt, but also the political and cultural implications of debt. Focus in particular on debt as justification in the furtherance of colonialism throughout the Caribbean. Engage in a historical examination of the United States' colonial projects and military interventions in the region throughout the 20th and into the 21st centuries. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 345O, 374E (Topic: Debt/Colonialism Caribbean), American Studies 321 (Topic: Debt/Colonialism Caribbean), 321O, History 345O, 363K (Topic: Debt/Colonialism Caribbean), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Debt/Colonialism Caribbean), 366 (Topic 43). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 345O, AMS 321O, HIS 345O Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 44: Race Against Empire: Americas. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 345K, 374E (Topic: Race Against Empire: Amers), History 366N (Topic: Race Against Empire: Americas), 374Q, Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Race Against Empire: Amers), 366 (Topic 44). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 345K, HIS 374Q Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 45: History of Modern Mexico, 1940-present. Introduction to the history of modern Mexico from the close of the Mexican Revolution (1940) to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: History 352G, 366N (Topic: Hist Modern Mexico, 1940-Pres), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 45). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 352G Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 46: The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1940. Explore the initial decade of the Mexican Revolution, the first of the twentieth-century nationalist social revolutions. Examine the historical antecedents and the political, economic, social, and intellectual elements of the upheaval. Only one of the following may be counted: History 352F, 352L, Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 8), 366 (Topic 46). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 352F Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 47: Mexican Americans in Texas History. Introduction to the historical experience of Mexican-American persons in Texas. Only one of the following may be counted: History 320T (Topic 1), 350R (Topic: Mexican Amers in Texas History), 350R (Topic 36), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 47), Mexican American Studies 320J, Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: Mexican Amers in Texas History). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 320T.1, MAS 320J Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.