Università Roma Tre

The course aims at providing students and students with tools for understanding the contemporary history of Latin America and current dynamics in the region.
Particular attention will be paid to the following topics:

Nationalism
Populisms and neo-populisms
Latin American Cold War
Cuban revolution and revolutionary cycle
Liberation theology
Counter-revolution, Doctrina de Seguridad Nacional
Military dictatorships and internal armed conflicts
Plan Condor and Transnational repression
Processes of internal "enemy" construction
Desaparición forzada
Democratic transitions and peace processes
Justicia transicional and politics of memory
Migration and exile
Violence, crime, drug trafficking
Native populations and environment
Latin America in the global scenario

Attending students, in addition to the essays provided by the lecturer, will prepare the examination on the following text:

Massimo De Giuseppe, Gianni La Bella, Storia dell'America Latina Contemporanea, il Mulino, 2019



Non-attending students will have to study the following texts:

1) Massimo De Giuseppe, Gianni La Bella, Storia dell'America Latina Contemporanea, il Mulino, 2019

2) Francesca Lessa, I processi Condor. La repressione transnazionale e i diritti umani in America del Sud, 24marzo Onlus/Qudulibri 2023 (only Part I)

5) Raffale Nocera, Paolo Wulzer, L' America Latina nella politica internazionale. Dalla fine del sistema bipolare alla crisi dell'ordine liberale, Carocci, Roma 2020 (only part I - chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)