Latin America: The

View from Below

HIS 2302 Introduction to Latin America and our class

A. Latin America• Names matter• What are your names?• What’s in the name “Latin America”?

Some Geography

Peters Projection

Latin America

B. Stereotypes of Latin Americans• SG: what have you heard?• What do you share?• How about stereotypes on the other side?

• Where do these stereotypes come from?• Why do they hurt?• How do we deal with stereotypes?

• How are stereotypes and prejudice related?

Latin American stereotypes of

Gringos…?

C. Some People

So are all Latin American leaders men?

More people

D. Some Historical Events

E. Definitions• Why has the US traditionally ignored Latin

America?• Region rich in paradox• So what is “America”? What does the term

mean?• What is in the name?• Even the term “Latin” was invented!• A Grand Mixture of Peoples from all over!

F. Latin America region of startling and extreme physical contrasts

• Latin America region of startling and extreme physical contrasts

• Latin America’s rich resources have had a significant impact on the world

• Rich in Resources• Different forms of governments over the years

G. Excellent Learning and Excellent

Teaching• What does it mean to be an excellent student?• What does it mean to be an excellent teacher?

H. Course Expectations and

Requirements• How to find the syllabus and

course requirements• How do I earn my “A” in this

class?• What if I don’t know Spanish?

What did you learn today?

• Conclusions