A. Neoliberalism in Latin America & the Caribbean.
What is neoliberalism and how it has affected Latin America? When did it start influencing economic policy? Where it was first tested as a policy? Against what kind of policies and ways to see development, citizenship, and wealth did these reforms reacted? How neoliberalism has affected specific populations, for instance, women or indigenous people? Remember to give examples.
Guidance for research: To address the effects of neoliberalism and globalization in Latin America and be able to provide a precise example in a country or group, you may need to search about
¬ The NAFTA agreement and choose a specific country (suggested: Mexico, the Northern Triangle, etc.).
¬ National debt and the IMF bank in a particular country (suggested: Argentina, Puerto Rico)
¬ Land rights and the Landless Movement (suggested: Brazil, Colombia, the Mapuche in Chile and Argentina, Ecuador)
¬ Extractive economies such as mining, monocrops like palm oil, rubber; lithium; gold; and the movements to prevent it: (suggested: Bolivia, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador)
B. Underrepresented groups in Latin America and the diaspora in the US
What are specific problems that have affected and still affect underrepresented groups in Latin America? You can talk about indigenous, women, LGBTQ+ communities, Afro-Latin American, and immigrants. What kinds of demands have they articulated in the public space? What are the different approaches within these communities (for instance, liberal gender rights groups, fight for reproductive rights, and sexual dissident groups, land rights)? How Latin American cultural history that you have learned about has affected these groups (the more relations you establish, the better: religion, politics, cultural practices amongst indigenous and afrodescendant people, for example).
