Latin America in the Global Networks
The first part of the course will be online. Analysis and discussion materials (videos, texts, podcasts, MOOCs ... ) and guidelines will be provided to facilitate group interactions, cohesion and debates during the sessions. Most of these materials will be produced by the teachers themselves. Online learning experiences will include varying degrees of interactions throughout the CIVIS-Moodle platform. The academic team will use the most innovative pedagogies (see CIVIS Handbook on IP 2021) in the asynchronous and synchronous parts to facilitate the acquisition of competencies and skills. In the last week of the online format we will distribute the students in groups and the themes to elaborate the case studies that will be exposed and discussed in the face-to-face part of the course (July 3-8). Students will work independently on online lessons, projects, and assignments at home (workload). Academics will review their learning progress, discuss their work, and provide tutorials. The virtual component consists of 6 online sessions (3 hours each) + 1 session (2 hours of visualization of videos). The sessions (TBC) will discuss the following topics: - The French presence in Latin America: history and culture (16th-19th centuries) - Historical Evolution and Integration in Latin America - Politics and political organizations: Latin America compared to the United States - Politics and Language: space(s) and networks - Politics and Thoughts: Decolonizing the world. Critical perspectives in Latin America for global politics of the 21st century - The economy of LATAM and its role in global economic networks - Indigenous peoples and globalization - Demography and Migrations in Latin America - Geopolitics of Latin America - The growing influence of China in Latin America - Financial Inclusion and Financial Vulnerability in Latin America: The Gender Gap - Contemporary Populism in South America - Legal Cultures in Latin America: a Global Historical Perspective Schedule: (TBC) The course analyses the main global challenges for Latin America, a privileged laboratory from wich to understand the complexities of the current international system, its multiple logics and dynamics, as well as its configuration over time.
Application Deadline
Virtual Part starting date
2023-05-03
Virtual Part closing date
2023-07-17
Total student workload
75
Specific field of studies
Cultural Studies, Economics, Business Administration, Political Science, History, Sociology, Literature
Pre-requisite for selection
CV
Motivation Letter
Level of English (According to CEFR)
Academic pre-requisites for applicants
This CIVIS course is open to Bachelor's, Master and PhD CIVIS students.
A B2/C1 level of English and Spanish is required.
For PhD students, a short note on their current research in connection to Latin
America is required.
Physical Part starting date
2023-07-03
Physical Part Description
July 2:
Welcome event in Madrid
July 3:
Introduction to the Course (Felix-Fernando Munoz)
Inaugural Conference
The French presence in Latin America: History and culture (lrini Apostolou)
Teamwork
Contemporary Populism in South America (Gilberto Aranda)
July 4:
Trade Flows and External Imbalances (Jorge Turmo)
Teamwork
Connecting America: Trade integration in Latin America (Dorotea Lopez Giral)
July 5:
Politics and Thoughts: Decolonizing the world. Critical perspectives in Latin
America for global politics of the 21 st century (Giovanni Ruocco)
Teamwork
Financial inclusion and financial vulnerability in Latin America - The Gender
Gap (Maria Jose Roa)
July 6:
Politics and political organisations: Latin America compared to the United
States (Marco Cilento)
Teamwork
The growing influence of China in Latin America (Angel Rodriguez Garcia
Brazales)
July 7:
Indigenous peoples and globalisation (Mirian Galante)
Politics and language: spaces and networks (Laura Mariottini & Stefano
Tedeschi)
Hackaton (Nadia Fernandez de Pinedo)
Wrap up (Nadia Fernandez de Pinedo and Felix-Fernando Munoz)
July 8:
Guided tour: Museo de America (Madrid)
Physical Part closing date
2023-07-08
Language level required
B2
Field of studies related to the course
Social Science and Humanities
Business and Management
Course location
Madrid, Spain
Course language
English
Spanish