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TO: Senate
S.11-75
REVISED
TEL
FROM Wade Parkhouse, Dean, Graduate Studies (L-gl-^
RE Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
[GS 2011.06]
CC Paul Budra
DATE April 12, 2011
For information
Acting under delegated authority at its meeting of 11 April 2011, the SGSC approved
the following curriculum revisions:
Effective Date is January 2012
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
a. Department
of Gerontology
Masters Program
1. Project option:
i) Changes to requirements: electives increased by one
ii) Changes to requirements: specific project types are detailed
2. Thesis option:
i) Changes to requirements: electives decreased by one
b. Department of History
PhD Program:
i) Revision to areas of study
c. School for International Studies
1. New courses cross-listed with LAS courses:
i) IS 804-4-Approaches to Research in Latin American Studies
ii) IS 815-4 Theories of Latin American Development
iii)IS 835-4 Social and Political change in Latin America
[GS2011.06]
Senators wishing to consult a more detailed report of curriculum revisions may
do so on the Web at http://www.sfu,ca/senate/Senate agenda.html following
the posting
of the agenda. If you are unable to access the information, please
call 778.782.3168 or email shelley_ gair@sfu.ca.
SFU
2. Master of Arts Program:
i) Calendar changes to admission requirements
ii) Calendar changes to application requirements
iii)Calendar changes to project requirements
d. Latin American Studies Program
i) Changes to pre-requisites for cross-listed IS/LAS courses:
LAS 800/IS
SCi"-4 Approaches to Research in Latin American Studies
LAS /IS 815-4 Theories of Latin American Development
LAS/IS 835-4 Social and Political Change in Latin America
Senators wishing to consult a more detailed report of curriculum revisions may
do so on the Web at http://www.sfu.ca/senate/Senate_agenda.html following
the posting of the agenda. If you are unable to access the information, please
call 778.782.3168 or email shelley gair@,sfu.ca.
MA program - Summary of Changes to Project option
/ Under the proposed changes project stream students will complete an additional course for a total
^ of seven courses. In addition, specific project types have been detailed in order to facilitate
shorter completion times. Tuition fees will not be impacted because they are based on a per term
fee structure. This change will not affect the department course or teaching schedule and will not
require additional resources.
MEMO
SFU
FACULTY OF
ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
TO: Wade Parkhouse, Dean, Graduate Studies
FROM: Paul Budra, Chair, FASS Graduate Studies Committee
RE: Curricular Revisions: Gerontology
DATE: February 28, 2011
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2011
STUDIES QFFfej
On Thursday, February 24, 2011, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Graduate Studies Committee approved the attached changes to the Gerontology
MA project requirements.
Would you please place this item on the agenda of the next meeting of the
Senate Graduate Studies Committee.
:pl
Att.
MEMO
Department of Gerontology
Gerontology Research Centre
2800-515 West Hastings Street
Vancouver BC Canada V6B 5K3
T: 778.782.5062
F: 778.782.5066
Email: gero@sfu.ca
SFU
DEPARTMENT Of GERONTOLOGY
GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE
attention Paul Budra, Chair FASSGSC
FASSGSC 11-01
TEL
from Barbara Mitchell. Gerontology Graduate chair
re Gerontology MA Curriculum Changes
cc Peggy Lacasse, FASS; Anne Marie Barrett, Gerontology
date December 15, 201 0
At its meeting of October 19, 2010 the Department of Gerontology approved the
attached calendar/program revisions to the MA Project requirements.
Would you please place this proposal on the agenda of the next meeting of the Faculty
of Arts & Social Sciences Graduate Studies Curriculum committee?
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Curriculum and Description
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There are four program components: a core methods course; electives; thesis or project; and
internship. Students complete six courses (one core, and five electives chosen from the two
concentrations) and complete a thesis or project. Students who complete a thesis in lieu of the
project will complete one less elective course. (See Thesis or Project Option below).
Project or Thesis Option
Students presenta written thesis/project proposal to theirsupervisory committee. Project
examples include: program evaluation for older adults; design and implementation of
environments or services for elderly persons; and analyses of secondary data. A projectwill be
evaluated by the supervisory committee and a qualified external
reader. The project requirement
must meet the guidelines set out in the Graduate General Regulations.
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Students preparing for advanced graduate training may be permitted to select a thesis option and
will complete one less elective course. The thesis provides high quality focused research.
Original and innovative research is encouraged to meet this requirement. Committee selection
and thesis proposal approval will follow the same steps as the
project. The thesis requirement
must meet the Graduate General Regulations.
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Curriculum and Description
There are four program components: a core methods course; electives; thesis or project; and
internship. Students complete seven courses (one core, and six electives chosen from the two
concentrations) and complete a thesis or a capstone project. Students who complete a thesis in
lieu of the project will complete two fewer elective courses. (See Thesis or Project Option
below).
Project or Thesis Option
Students present a written thesis/project proposal to their supervisory committee. Studentswill
complete individual research-based projects that will entail original work and will fall under one
of the following types: Da critical synthesis of theoretical and/or research literature on a focused
topic related to aging; 2) an original grant proposal including an extended literature review,
methodology, and design sections: 3) development of a new program intervention and/or an
evaluation framework proposal of a program related to the field of aging: or 4) a critical analysis
of a policy related to gerontology. A project will be evaluated by the supervisory committee and
a qualified external reader. The project requirement must meet the guidelines set out in the
Graduate General Regulations.
Students preparing for advanced graduate training may be permitted to select a thesis option and
will complete two fewer elective courses. The thesis provides high quality focused research.
Original and innovative research is encouraged to meet this requirement. Committee selection
and thesis proposal approval will follow the same steps as the project. The thesis requirement
must meet the Graduate General Regulations.
RATIONALE
Since the beginning of our MA in Gerontology in 1996, we have experienced a blurring of the
distinction between what constitutes a project and a thesis. Over time, fewer students have
selected the project option, often because it is not understood how it differs from a thesis.
Concurrently, there has been a growing demand for a Masters stream that is more heavily course-
based, but with a capstone research project component. The proposed changes address both
of
these concerns by making the project much more clearly defined, while also increasing the
course-based education that students will receive in this stream. This will attract more students
into this stream who prefer this balance of training. The thesis option continues to meet the needs
of a majority of MA students and will not change.
At its meeting of 18 November2010, the History Department approved program changes
and calendar revisions to its PhD program. These changes were then approved by the
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Graduate Curriculum Committee on February 24,
2010.
These were really housekeeping matters. In an effort to streamline our program while
enhancing its flexibility, we deleted a list of fields from which students formerly selected
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their comprehensive examination fields. Revising the list was an endlessjob as our
faculty complement has changed considerably in recent years and often faculty devised
programs of readings that were not entirely commensurate with the list. Finally, we
revised our areas of study in light of our inability to specialize in African history due to
the loss of both of our Africanists.
MEMO
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FACULTY OF
ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
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DEAN OF GRADUATE
STUDIES QFpnr.c
TO: Wade Parkhouse, Dean, Graduate Studies
FROM: Paul Budra, Chair, FASS Graduate Studies Committee
RE: Curricular Revisions: History
DATE: February 28, 2011
On Thursday, February 24, 2011, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Graduate Studies Committee approved the attached changes to the History
PhD program.
Would you please place this item on the agenda of the next meeting of the
Senate Graduate Studies Committee.
:pl
Att.
FASSGSC 11-02
To: Paul Budra
From: Mary-Ellen Kelm, Graduate Chair, History
Cc: Peggy Lacasse, Ruth Anderson
Date: February 7, 2011
At its meeting of 18 November 2010, the History Department approved the program
changes and calendar revisions specified below.
1) History, Doctor of Philosophy Program
FROM:
(2nd paragraph)
The major study areas are Canada, Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, a**d
Africa. Only those who wish to specialize in one of the specific fields covered by
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the list
of PhD areas of specialization will be considered.
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TO:
The major study areas are the Americas, Asia, Canada, Europe and the Middle
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East.
Rationale:
Forcing applicants to specialize in fields from the list is too restrictive,
and it does not reflect the reality of how our department currently operates. We
are deleting Africa because, sadly, Africa is not longer a major area of study in
our department. We have reformatted the list of major fields into alphabetical
order.
2) Program of Study
FROM:
Upon program admission, each student is assigned a faculty supervisor. See
graduate general regulation 1.6 for information about supervisory committees.
The supervisory committee and the student determine three fields of study, at
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least two of which are chosen from the list below. A third field may be ehoscn
within or outside the Department of History with permission of the graduate
studies committee.
TO:
Upon program admission, each student is assigned a faculty supervisor. See
graduate general regulation 1.6 for information about supervisory committees.
The supervisory committee and the student determine three fields of study, at
least two of which must be in the Department of History. A third field may be
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outside the Department of History with permission of the Graduate Program
Committee.
Rationale:
The requirement to choose two fields from the list is too restrictive,
does not give students and supervisors enough flexibility to determine fields that
best fit student interests, and does not reflect the reality of how our department
currently operates. We have also changed the wording to reflect the current name
of committees in our Department.
3) Fields of Study
FROM:
Fields of Study (
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TO:
Fields of Study (Delete the present hyperlink to list of topics, deleting this list)
See the Department of History website for a list of potential PhD fields,
[include new hyperlink to department website)
Rationale:
The Department of History will revise its website as necessary to
reflect the changing strengths of the department
Effective date for all three changes: Fall 2011.
MEMO
SFU
FACULTY OF
ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
TO: Wade Parkhouse, Dean, Graduate Studies
FROM: Paul Budra, Chair, FASS Graduate Studies Committee
RE: New Course Proposals: International Studies
DATE: February 28, 2011
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FES 2 a 2011
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studies office
On Thursday, February 24, 2011, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Graduate Studies Committee approved the following new course proposals,
to be crosslisted with existing Latin American Studies courses:
gofT
IS 8-04-4
Approaches to Research in Latin American Studies
IS 815-4
Theories of Latin American Development
IS 835-4
Social and Political Change in Latin America
Would you please place these items on the agenda of the next meeting of the
Senate Graduate Studies Committee.
:pl
Att.
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
School for International Studies
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
MEMORANDUM
FASSGSC 11-03
To:
Paul Budra, Chair
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Curriculum Committee
Subject:
New course proposal
From:
Alvaro Pereira
Graduate Chair
School for Int'l Studies
Date:
February 2, 2011
At its meeting of September 9, 2010, the School for International Studies approved the attached the
following new course proposals: IS 8&T3 IS 815 and IS 835.
Would you please place this proposal on the agenda of the next meeting of the Faculty of Arts and
Social Sciences Curriculum Committee.
#Iwg
Alvaro Pereira
Graduate Chair
School for International Studies
Simon Fraser University
New Graduate Course Proposal Form
When a department proposes a new coarse it must first be sent to the chairs of each faculty graduate program
committee where there might be an overlap in course content. The chairs will indicate that overlap concerns have
been dealt with by signing the appropriate space or via a separate memo or e-mail (attach). The new course
proposal must also besent to the Library for a report.
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Senate Graduate Studies Committee.
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New Graduate
Course Proposal
Form
Subject:
J^
(max. 4 chars)
Catalog Number:
2®*
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Course Title: Approaches to Research in Latin American Studies
,max 80cnar\
Short Title
(appears on transcripts etc.)
Latin American Studies
(max 25 char)
Course Description for Calendar:
(append a course outline as a separate document)
Provides an introduction to choosing a methodological framework for conducting the
MA research project. Topics include epistemology of the human sciences, social
research design and a review to qualitative, quantitative and mixed research methods.
Students will gain experience in writing research proposals for external funding early in
the term.
Units:
Available Course Components:
(select all that apply)
•Lecture
0 Seminar
•Laboratory
•Practicum
Prerequisites:
(if any)
This course is identical to LAS 800 and students may not receive credit for both courses.
Campus at which course will be offered: Harbour Centre, Vancouver
Estimated Enrolment: 15
The term course will first be offered: SPrin9 2012
Frequency of course offering: Annually
Grading Basis: 0Graded
•Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
On Progress/Complete
Justification:
This course is being introduced as part of an initiative to more closely link the MA in
SIS and the MA in LAS. It is expected that students from both programs will take the
ourse.
Resources:
Faculty member(s) who will normally teach this course:
(append information about their competency to teach the course)
Hannah Wittman, Gerardo Otero, Alexander Dawson (all three already teach the LAS cognate).
Number of additional faculty members required in order to offer this
course: N#\
Additional space required in order to offer this course:
(append details)
™/A
Additional specialized equipment required in order to offer this course:
(append details)
N/A
Additional Library resources required:
(appenddetails)
Annually $ 0
One-time $ °
If additional resources are required to offer this course, the department proposing the course should be prepared to provide
information on the source(s) of those additional resources.
Upon approval of the course proposal, the Dean of Graduate Studies office will consult with the department or school regarding
other course attributes that may be required to enable the proper entry of the new course in the student record system.
SimonFraser University
SenateGraduateStudies Committee form
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Simon Fraser University
IS 804 /LAS 800 Approaches to Research in Latin American Studies
INSTRUCTOR:
Hannah Wittman, Gerardo Otero or Alexander Dawson
PREREQUISITE:
None
DESCRIPTION:
This course provides an introduction to research design and fieldwork
methods in preparation for conducting the M.A. thesis research project in Latin American
Studies. After reviewing the epistemological foundations underlying choices in research
methodologies and related fieldwork methods, students will explore a variety of approaches to
studying Latin America through several different disciplines. Throughout the course, we will
engage in discussion of research motivations, ethics, methodological choices, and fieldwork
related experiences in academic and applied research settings. Careful examination of the issues
of representation, voice, reflexivity and researcher positioning will form an important part of the
course.
REQUIRED READINGS:
Philippe I. Bourgois.
In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio (Structural Analysis in the
Social Sciences),
Cambridge, 2002.
Alan Bryman,
Social Research Methods.
Oxford University Press, 2008.
Paul Drake,
Between Tyranny and Anarchy: A History of Democracy in Latin America, 1800-
2006.
Stanford University Press, 2009.
Kevin J. Middlebrook and Eduardo Zepeda.
Confronting Development: Assessing Mexico's
Economic and Social Policy Challenges.
Stanford, 2003.
Perecman and Curran.
A Handbookfor Social Science Field Research.
Sage, 2006.
William Roseberry.
Anthropologies and Histories: Essays in Culture, History, andPolitical
Economy.
Rutgers, 1989.
David Scott.
Conscripts of Modernity: The Tragedy of Colonial Enlightenment.
Duke, 2004.
John Soluri.
Banana Cultures: Agriculture, Consumption, and Environmental Change in
Honduras and the United States, University of Texas Press; annotated edition.
Texas, 2006.
Michel-Rolph Trouillot.
Silencing the Past.
Beacon Press, 1997.
GRADING:
Discussion Leader (10%)
Ethics Tutorial (5%)
Journal Reviews (20%)
Review
Essay- (25%)
Research Prospectus - (40%)
Simon Fraser University
New Graduate Course Proposal Form
When a department proposes a new course it must first be sent to the chairs of eachfaculty graduate program
committee where there might be an overlap in course content. The chairs will indicate that overlap concerns have
been dealt with by signing the appropriate space or via a separate memo or e-mail (attach). The new course
proposal mustalso be sent to the Library) for a report.
Once overlap concerns have been dealt with, signatures indicate approval by the department, home faculty and
Senate Graduate Studies Committee.
Department or School: SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Proposed course number and title: IS 815 Theories of Latin American Development
Other Faculties:
Other Faculties approvalindicates that the Dean(s) or designate of otherFaculties affectedby theproposed new
course support(s) the approval of the new course.
Name of Faculty
Signature
Date
Name of Faculty
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Date
Name of Faculty
Signature
Date
Name of Faculty
.
Signature
Date
Name of Faculty
Signature
Date
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Signature ftfrj^ flftJH.
Date Feb 2,2011
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Date Feb2-2011
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the Faculty/Department commits to providing the requiredLibraiyfunds and any other necessaiy resources
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new course proposals are sent to Senate for information.
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New Graduate
Course Proposal
Form
Subject:
^
(max. 4 chars)
Catalog Number:
815
Course Title: Theories of Latin American Development
(max 80 char)
Short Title
(appears on transcripts etc.)
Latin American Development
(max 25 char)
Course Description for Calendar:
(append a course outline as a separate document)
Asynthetic introduction to historical and contemporary theories of development in Latin
America. Topics include political economy of development, sociological theories of
development, an introduction to neoliberalism, and the contemporary experience of
globalization and development in Latin America.
Units: 4
Available Course Components:
(select all that apply)
•Lecture
0Seminar
[^Laboratory
•Practicum
Prerequisites:
(if any)
This course is identical to LAS 815 and students may not receive creditfor both courses.
Campus at which course will be offered: Harbour Centre, Vancouver
Estimated Enrolment: 15
The term course will first be offered: sPrin9 2012
Frequency of course offering: Annual|y
Grading Basis: PlGraded
I [Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory I lln Progress/Complete
Justification:
This course is being introduced as part of an initiative to more closely linkthe MA in
SIS and the MA in LAS. Itis expected that students from both programs will take the
course.
Resources:
Faculty member(s) who will normally teach this course:
(append information about their competency to teach the course)
Hannah Wittman, Gerardo Otero, Alexander Dawson (all three already teach the LAS cognate).
Number of additional faculty members required in order to offer this course: N/A
Additional space required in order to offer this course:
(append details) [^_
Additional specialized equipment required in order to offer this course:
(append details)
N/A
Additional Library resources required:
(append details)
Annually $ 0
One-time $ 0
If additional resources are required to offer this course, the departmentproposing the course should be prepared to provide
information on the source(s) of those additional resources.
Upon approval of the courseproposal, the Dean of Graduate Studies office will consuh with the department or school regarding
other course attributes that may be required to enable theproper entry of the new course in the student record system.
SimonFraser University
Senate Graduate Studies Committee form
-7 Simon Fraser University
IS/LAS 815 Theories of Latin American Development
INSTRUCTOR:
Hannah Wittman, Gerardo Otero or Alexander Dawson
PREREQUISITE:
None
DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed introduce students to contemporary Latin American
(LA) economic development issues from an interdisciplinary perspective. LA is a beguiling
region- rich in resources and with highly capable people, it has suffered from low and volatile
growth and is one of the worst regions in terms of equity. The course guides students through in
depth analyses of the sources and possible solutions to such problems. The course is designed to
be accessible to students who do not have a background in economics. Students with limited
background in LA can access the course with some additional background reading. Students will
be intensively guided through a course project.
REQUIRED READINGS:
Apart from the texts noted below, this course relies heavily on journal articles and individual
chapters from monographs, all
of which are detailed in the long form of the course syllabus
Jorge Castaneda,
Utopia Unarmed,
NY: Knopf, 1993.
Miguel Angel Centeno,
Blood and Debt: War and the Nation-State in Latin America,
University
Park: the Pennsylvania State U. Press, 2002,
Javier Santiso,
The Visible Hand of China in LatinAmerica,
Paris: OECD, 2007.
Rosemary Thorp,
Progress, Poverty and Exclusion: An Economic History of Latin America in
the 20th Century,
Washington: Inter-American Development Bank, 1998
RECOMMENDED READINGS
N/A
GRADING:
Participation, including attendance
15%
Reflection papers
25%
Research project discussion papers
20%
Research paper
30%
Presentation and Discussion of Research Paper
10%
Simon Fraser University
New Graduate Course Proposal Form
When a department proposes a new course it must first be sent to the chairs of each faculty graduate program
committee where there might be an overlap in course content. The chairs will indicate that overlap concerns have
been dealt with by signing the appropriate space or via a separate memo or e-mail (attach). The n&v course
proposal mustalso be sent to the Libraiy for a report.
Once overlap concerns have been dealt with, signatures indicate approval by the department, home faculty and
Senate Graduate Studies Committee.
Department or School: SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Proposed course number and title: IS 835 Social and Political Change in Latin America
Other Faculties:
Other Faculties approval indicates that the Dean(s) or designate of other Faculties affectedby theproposed new
course support(s) the approval of the new course.
Name of Faculty
Signature
Date
Name of Faculty
Signature
.
Date_
Name of Faculty
Signature
Date
Name of Faculty
Signature
Date_
Name of Faculty
Signature
Date
Depa rtmenta I a pprova I
(non-departmentalizedfaculties need not sign)
Department Graduate Program Committee
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Date Feb 2, 2011
Department Chair
Signature
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Date Feb 2, 2011
Faculty approval
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the
Faculty/Department
commits
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reqtth^dLibraiy
funds
and
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other
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new course proposals are sent to Senate for information.
Senate GraduateStudies Committee form
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New Graduate
Course Proposal
Form
Subject:
^
(max. 4 chars)
Catalog Number:
^_
Course Title: Social and Political Change in Latin America
(max 80 char)
Short Title
(appears on transcripts etc.)
Social and Political Change in LA
(max 25 char)
Course Description for Calendar:
(append a course outline as a separate document)
Ageneral overview of social and political change in Latin America, including
revolutions, independence, transition to democracy, and contemporary social
movements. Theoretical approaches may include social-movement theory, democratic
theory, etc.
Units:
*
Available Course Components:
(select all that apply)
•Lecture
0Seminar
•Laboratory
•Practicum
Prerequisites:
(if any)
This course is identical to LAS 835 and students may not receive credit for both courses.
Campus at which course will be offered: Harbour Centre, Vancouver
Estimated Enrolment: 15
The term course will first be offered: Spring 2012
Frequency of course offering: Annual>y
Grading Basis: plGraded
•Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
I lln Progress/Complete
Justification:
"his course is being introduced as part of an initiative to more closely linkthe MA in
>IS and the MAin LAS. Itis expected that students from both programs will take the
x>urse.
Resources:
Faculty member(s) who will normally teach this course:
(append information about their competency to teach the course)
Hannah Wittman, Gerardo Otero, Alexander Dawson (all three already teach the LAS cognate).
Number of additional faculty members required in order to offer this course: N^A
Additional space required in order to offer this course:
(append details) [^
Additional specialized equipment required in order to offer this course:
(append details)
N/A
Additional Library resources required:
(append details)
Annually $ ~
One-time $
^_
If additional resources are reqidred to offer this course, the departmentproposing the course should be prepared to provide
information on the source (s) of those additional resources.
Uponapproval of the course proposal, the Dean of GraduateStudies office will consult with the department or school regarding
other course attributes that may be reqidred to enable theproper entry of the new course in the student record system.
SimonFraser University
Senate GraduateStudies Committee form
/ **
Simon Fraser University
IS 835/LAS 835 Social and Political Change in Latin America
INSTRUCTOR:
Hannah Wittman, Gerardo Otero or Alexander Dawson
PREREQUISITE:
None
DESCRIPTION:
A general overview of social and political change in Latin America, including
revolutions, independence, transition to democracy, and contemporary social movements.
Theoretical approaches may include social-movement theory, democratic theory, etc.
REQUIRED READINGS:
Teresa P.R. Caldeira,
City of Walls Crime, Segregation, and Citizenship in Sao Paulo
University
of California Press. 2001.
Manuel Antonio Garreton, Marcelo Cavarozzi, Peter Cleaves, Gary Gereffi, and Jonathan
Hartlyn, Latin America in the Twenty-First Century: Toward a New Sociopolitical Matrix.
Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2003.
Eric Hershberg and Fred Rosen, eds.,
Latin America After Neoliberalism: Turningthe tide in the
21st Century?
New York: The New Press, 2006.
Peter Smith.
Democracy in Latin America: Political Change in Comparative Perspective,
Oxford University Press, 2005.
Steve Striffler,
In the Shadows of State and Capital: The United Fruit Company, Popular
Struggle, and Agrarian Restructuring in Ecuador, 1900-1995.
Duke University Press, 2002.
Donna Lee Van Cott.
From Movements to Parties in
Latin America.
Cambridge University
Press, 2005.
RECOMMENDED READINGS:
Drake, Paul.
Between Tyranny and Anarchy: A History of Democracy in Latin America 1800-
2006.
Stanford University Press, 2009.
O'donnell, Guillermo, and Philippe Schmitter.
Tentative Conclusions about Uncertain
Democracies.
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1986.
Frances Hagopian and Scott Main waring, eds.,
The Third Wave of Democratization in Latin
America: Advances and Setbacks.
Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Collier and Collier,
Shaping the Political Arena.
Excerpts (country case studies).
Deborah Yashar,
Reform and Reaction in Costa Rica and Guatemala 1870s-1950.
Stanford
University Press, 1997.
GRADING:
Class participation:
20%
Class presentation:
10%
Reading Reports:
10%
Literature Review:
30%
Final paper
30%
