Fall 2026

Modern Latin America

A broad overview of modern Latin American history, focusing on the twentieth century and key socioeconomic, cultural, and political structures.

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Summary

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Historical reviews of Patrick Iber: The course includes drier readings that are balanced by interesting movies, suggesting a moderate workload that avoids feeling boring.

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HISTORY/INTLST/LACIS 242

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Professors

Fall 2026

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Historical reviews of Patrick Iber: Patrick Iber is praised for his background in Latin American history and politics, which reviewers find ideal for the course. He effectively balances dry readings with engaging movies and maintains a humorous, interactive classroom environment.

PATRICK IBER is recorded teaching in Fall 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

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Historical reviews of Patrick Iber: Patrick Iber delivers an engaging and enjoyable course experience, leveraging his expertise in Latin American history and politics to keep students interested.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2015: 3.77 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=33 letter grades); Fall 2017: 3.37 GPA, 73.2% A/AB (n=41 letter grades); Fall 2019: 3.53 GPA, 72.2% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Patrick Iber: The course includes drier readings that are balanced by interesting movies, suggesting a moderate workload that avoids feeling boring.

Historical reviews of Patrick Iber: Students find the class engaging and funny, with the instructor actively engaging with the class to prevent boredom.

Topics

  • Mexican and Cuban revolutions, populism, dictatorship, socialism, neoliberalism, drugs, and migration
  • Colonialism, nationalism, democracy, and revolution
  • Socioeconomic, cultural, and political structures

Skills

  • Critical examination of historical issues

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