Power, Politics, History: U.S.-Latin American Relations from the 1800s to the Present

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In this course, students examine the political, economic, social, and cultural repercussions of US-Latin American relations from the mid-19th century to the present. We will study cases of overt US political intervention and conflict, as well as less dramatic but ongoing forms of influence. While we will seek to understand what has led the United States to intervene so frequently in Latin America, our work will also pay close attention to the multiple ways that social actors throughout the Americas have constructed their national and cultural imaginaries across time, and in dialogue with one another.