Geographies
of
Geography 3812
Department of Geography
University of
Colorado-Boulder
Fall 2003
T/TH
2-3:15 Humanities 1B90
Instructor: Dr. Donna Rubinoff
Office: Office hours will be held in Humanities lounge or in
Guggenheim 101 by appointment
Office Hours: Tuesdays and
Thursdays after class in Humanities lounge (
Contacts: Email – Rubinoff@colorado.edu
(best way to reach me); Phone – 720-890-9306 (home, only for emergencies)
Teaching Assistant: Lisa Jordan
Office: Guggenheim 101
Office
Hours: by appointment only
Contacts: Email:
Lisa.Anselmi@Colorado.EDU
(best way’) Phone: 303 786-1096 (home)
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Due Monday Dec. 15 at 4:30 (--or
earlier :-)--) in Geography Department office in Guggenheim
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Two essays, together worth 25% of your
grade
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See Grading Matrix for grading criteria.
Final
schedule for the last week of the semester:
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Tuesday, December 9:
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The
politics of Caribbean music
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Assignment:
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Option 1: TQ: “What are the
intersections between music and politics in the Caribbean? (Due Thursday Dec.
11)
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Option 2: Bring a CD with “political
Caribbean music” to play (be prepared to interpret) OR copy the lyrics from
some Caribbean music to discuss in class. If you send us the lyrics in advance,
we can make an overhead for easier viewing.
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Thursday, December 11: LAST CLASS:
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Conclusion and Tying Together
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Small groups to outline Take Home test
questions
Lectures
August
28 and Sept. 4, 2003 Principles of Geography
Sept.
4-11: History of Mexico
Sept.
16: Mexico
today/Geographies of Blue Jeans
Sept.
23: Forests
in Mexico
Sept.
26: Zapatistas
Oct.
7: Central
America Introduction
Oct.
20: Nicaragua
Oct.
31/Nov. 4: Honduras
Nov.
4/6: Costa
Rica (includes regional issues in CA)
Nov. 18; Intro
to the Caribbean
Nov. 21: Haiti
Dec. 9: Jamaica
and Trinidad &Tobago
Assignment Archive
“I, Rigoberta Menchu” Paper assignment
El Salvador Mapping Assignment
Plan Puebla-Panama
Debate Assignment: PPP Debate
Quiz two study sheet
Thanksgiving break
assignment: Rent the following film(s) for post break in class thought
question.
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“The Harder They Come” (first priority)
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“Buena Vista Social Club”
Housekeeping
To print lectures: When you ask it to print, request “handout”
and you can indicate which slides, and how many slides you want on one page.
Updates:
Update on Ciudad Juarez
deaths: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3183728.stm
Update on Guatemala: GUATEMALA: O.A.S. CRITICISM