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Modern Latin America, 1808-Present: Revolution, Dictatorship, Democracy

Overview

This class is a selective survey of Latin American history from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. Issues studied include Latin America in the global economy, relations between Latin America and the U.S., dictatorships and democracies in the twentieth century, African and Indigenous cultures, feminism and gender, cultural politics, revolution in Mexico, Cuba, and Central America, and Latin American identity.

Skills you'll practise

AnthropologyHistoryHumanitiesSocial SciencesSociology

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

  • The real MIT course: lecture notes, problem sets and exams, often with solutions.
  • Free, with no sign-up or deadlines.
  • Taught by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the strongest names in its field.
  • Completely free.
  • Self-paced: start any time.

Disadvantages

  • No certificate, no grading and no forum: you need to be self-driven.
  • Many courses are recordings of past semesters and some have notes only, no videos.
  • No certificate.

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Free to learn

  • Free: All the materials are free to use, with no sign-up. MIT OpenCourseWare gives no certificate.

Taught by

  • Prof. Jeffrey S. Ravel

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