Week 10 - Conclusions

Readings

1. Jan Knippers Black, "Conclusion: A new kind of togetherness," from Latin America: Its Problems and Its Promise, pp. 564-579 (2004)
2. Robert Gwynne and Cristóbal Kay, "The alternatives to neoliberalism," pp. 254-267 (2004)

To pull together our major course themes -- culture, politics, neoliberalism, social movements, violence, among others -- I'd like to end with a 30-minute presentation on YouTube by Prof. Noam Chomsky of MIT on future prospects for Latin America as it moves into the second decade of the 21st century.  I've chosen Chomsky for his critical stance on U.S. foreign policy in Latin America (and on neoliberalism generally) and because he will be speaking at SUNY-New Paltz at the end of the fall semester.  I hope you enjoy the clip -- Please watch parts 1, 2, and 3.