Anth: 3100A

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Anth 3100A

• Central America Memory, Machos and Machilas

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Key concepts

• Colonialism The control of one nation by
  transplanted people of another nationoften a
  geographically distant nation that has a
  different culture and dominant racial or ethnic
  group

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Neo-colonialism The dominance of strong nations
over weak nations, not by direct political
control (as in traditional colonialism), but by
economic and cultural influence. Control that is
economic and cultural, rather than political, is
often called neo-colonialism.
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Imperialism Acquisition by a government of other
governments or territories, or of economic or
cultural power over other nations or territories,
often by force. Colonialism is a form of
imperialism.
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Machismo Exaggerated pride in masculinity,
perceived as power, often coupled with a minimal
sense of responsibility and disregard of
consequences
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Objectives

• to briefly familiarise students with the
  histories of Central America
• to provide students with an in-depth
  understanding of two case studies (Nicaragua and
  Guatemala)
• to critically evaluate representations of
  regional issues though anthropological critical
  tools.

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Methodology and Evaluation

• Lectures, readings, films and discussions
• Two in-class exams, one paper and four in-class
  exercises

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Readings

• Roger Lancaster (1992) Life is Hard Machismo,
  Danger, and the Intimacy of Power in Nicaragua
• Elisabeth Burgos-Debray, Editor (1984) I,
  Rigoberta Menchu An Indian Woman in Guatemala
• Additional readings

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Examinations

• First exam (May 27) 25
• Final exam (June 22) 30
• Ethnographic Review Paper (June 10th) 25
• Class participation and attendance
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Schedule

• 1. WELCOME TO CENTRAL AMERICA
• Introduction to the Course
• Overview of The Region

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2. LEGACIES AND CENTRAL AMERICAN CONTEXTS

• Readings 1. Mestizaje, Hybridity, and the
  Cultural Politics of Difference in
  Post-Revolutionary Central America Charles r.
  Hale, 1996
• 2. The Central American Crisis (1 to 24) John
  A. Booth and Thomas W. Walker, 1989
• 3. An Overview 50 Years of Revolution and
  Intervention in Central America Susane Jonas. In
  Revolution and Intervention in Central America.
  Marlene Dixon and Susane Jonas, Editors, 1981
• 4. Regimes and Revolution in Central America
  Heinrich-W. Krumwiede, 1984
• Film 1 The World is Watching,

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3. MEMORIES, HISTORY AND MACHISMO IN NICARAGUA

• Readings Introduction, chapters 1,2,3 and 4
  (Life is Hard) xiii to 68
• Additional readings The Home Front Family Life
  and Sexuality. Helen Collinson, 1990
• Gutos Performance Roger Lancaster, 1997

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4. SOCIAL NETWORKING, GOSSIP AND THE
ANTHROPOLOGIST

• Readings Chapters, 5, and 6(Life is Hard) 69 to
  106
• Additional readings Gender, Politics, and the
  Triumph of Mestizaje in Early 20th Century
  Nicaragua Jeffrey Gould, 1996
• Film 2 Pictures From a Revolution by Susan
  Meiselas

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5. SOME NICARAGUAN LIVES THE IMPACT OF REVOLUTION

• Readings Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
  15, 16, 17 and Conclusion (Life is Hard) 107- 299
• Additional Readings Introduction and Chapter
  One, in The Undermining of the Sandinista
  Revolution. Gary Prevost and Harry E. Vanden,
  1997
• Review for first exam

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6. First Exam (May 27th)
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7. AFTERMATH OF REVOLUTION LABOR CONDITIONS AND
AFTERTHOUGHTS

• Readings Democracy Derailed The 1990 Elections
  and After, Harry E. Vanden. , In The
  Undermining of the Sandinista Revolution. Gary
  Prevost and Harry E. Vanden, 1997
• Nicaraguas Transition of State Power Through
  Feminist Lenses Cynthia Chavez Metoyer. , In
  The Undermining of the Sandinista Revolution.
  Gary Prevost and Harry E. Vanden, 1997
• Additional Readings Regional GSP efforts in
  Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua Henry J.
  Frundt. In Trade Conditions and Labor Rights U.S
  Initiatives, Dominican and Central American
  Response. 1998.
• Hard Copy Exposes Nicaraguan Sweatshops At
  Sweatshop Watch. Org www.compugraph.com/clr

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8. NATIONALISM AND VIOLENCE IN GUATEMALA

• Readings Intro, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
  8, 9, and 10 (I Rigoberta) xi to 58
• Additional Readings Between Two Armies
  Chapter One and Two. David Stoll, 1993.
• Film TBA (probably El Norte)

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9. MEMORIES, REALITY AND POLITICAL STRUGGLE

• Chapters 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 (I
  Rigoberta) 59 to 140
• Additional Readings Entitling Ethnicities
  Land, Locality, and Identity in Two Maya Land
  Titles from Western Guatemala, 1879-1891 By John
  M. Watanabe, in Indigenous Perceptions of the
  Nation-State in Latin America. 1995.
• Introduction Searching for the Living Among the
  Dead (1 t0 19) In The Blood of Guatemala A
  history of Race and Nation. Greg Grandin 2000

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10. DEMOCRACY, MARGINALITY AND ETHNIC RESISTANCE

• Chapters 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27. and
  28 (I Rigoberta) 141 to 203
• Additional Readings Democracy, Marginality, and
  Ethnic Resurgence in Indigenous Movements and
  their Critics Pan-Maya Activism in Guatemala.
  Kay Warren, 1998
• Film Haunted Land

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11.WOMEN, STRUGGLES, AND THE POLITICS OF
DISCOURSE

• Chapters 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34 (I Rigoberta)
  204 to 247
• Additional Readings Indian Giver or Nobel
  Savage Duping Assumptions of Identity, and other
  Double Entendres in Rigoberta Menchu Tums
  Stoll/en Past Diane M. Nelson, 2001

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12 AFTERTHOUGHTS AND UPDATE ANTHROPOLOGICAL
INQUIRIES IN CENTRAL AMERICA

• READINGS TBA
• Review for Final

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13 FINAL EXAM