Students will become aware of the variety of research topics relevant to the study of Latin AmericaStudents will gain an appreciation of the relevance of the Latin American region at the local, regional and global levelsStudents will gain training on how to synthesize information by listening to scholarly presentations, digesting the information and writing a reflection essay that synthesizes the relevant messages of the presentation. How well did you achieve this learning goal in this course?
How useful to you were the guest speakers?
How useful to you were the readings?
How useful to you were the writing assignments?
To what extent the lecture series reflects the diversity of approaches to the study of Latin America?
How would you rate the quality of the presentations, taking into account that there was a deliberate selection of speakers of different levels of career stage (from advanced PhD students to senior researchers)