LAH 5905: Readings in Latin American History

Love in the Age of War
Prof. Mark D. Szuchman
Spring 2007: Tuesdays 5:00 pm, ECS 451
Office hours: Tue, 3:00-4:30 pm
Tel: 305-348-2864
e-mail: szuchman@fiu.edu
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Objectives.
This reading seminar will provide opportunities for students to read widely in the field of family history. In addition to secondary sources, students will be able to analyze documents from Latin American archives detailing aspects of domestic life as refracted through judicial systems.

Students will incorporate the use of technologies to analyze documents and present them digitally. Original documents will be used to analyze the historical context of Spanish America’s politically turbulent first half of the nineteenth century. Secondary readings will provide the historical setting through which to discuss the documents and the era.

Requirements. 
Significant computer use is required, along with a good reading knowledge of Spanish. Specialized academic software application and traning are required for the weekly discussions of reading assignments and for the historical analyses.