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Sources and General Resources on Latin America, compiled by Steve Volk Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP)The LASA Forum is the quarterly newsletter of the Latin American Studies Association ( LASA )—which has been headquartered at the University of Pittsburgh since 1986. In addition to timely, research-based articles, the newsletter provides information about LASA activities—including how to propose panels and papers for the LASA congress—and serves as an important source of information on employment, grant opportunities, and conferences of interest. Subscription to the LASA Forum is included in membership in LASA.
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The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
NACLA’s mission is to provide information and analysis on the region, and on its complex and changing relationship with the United States, as tools for education and advocacy - to foster knowledge beyond borders. To that end, it publishes a bimonthly magazine, NACLA Report on the Americas, hosts an Internet resource center with news and information from Latin America, publishes books and anthologies for classroom and activist use, and convenes conferences, seminars, and teach-ins, and much more.
LATIN AMERICAN FILM ARCHIVE (for teachers)
Example teaching standard: USH.3.1 = United States History; chapter 3, standard 1
History
WH: World History
USH: United States History
Civics and Government
USG: United States Government
Geography
WG: World Geography
Economics
E: Economics
Individuals, Society, and Culture
S: Sociology
Collections
HISTORY
Beginnings of Human Society:
The First Americans, Part 2 (WH.1.3)
Man on the Rim: The Peopling of the Pacific, No. 9: Roads without Wheels (WH.4.16)
Popol Vuh: The Creation Myth of the Maya (WH.4.16)Major Civilizations in the Americas: 1000 BCE to 1500 CE
Ancient Aztec Indians of North America (6.1.13)
Ancient Inca Indians of South America (6.1.13)
Ancient Maya Indians of Central America (6.1.13)
Early American Civilizations (Second Edition) (WH.4.16)
The Incas (WH.4.11)
Legacy of the Incas (WH.4.16)
Man on the Rim: The Peopling of the Pacific, No. 10: The Feathered Serpent (WH.4.16)
Maya Lords of the Jungle (WH.4.16)
Origins: A History of North America, No. 2: Lost Civilization (WH.4.16)
Origins: A History of North America, No. 4: A Treasure Hunt (WH.7.4)
Sentinels of Silence (WH.4.16)
The World: A Television History, No. 16: Americas before the Europeans (300-1500) (6.1.13)Worldwide Exploration, Conquest, and Colonization: 1450 to 1750
The Buried Mirror: Reflections on Spain and the New World, No. 1: The Virgin and the Bull (6.1.13)
The Buried Mirror: Reflections on Spain and the New World, No. 2: Conflict of the Gods (6.1.13)
The Buried Mirror: Reflections on Spain and the New World, No. 3: The Age of Gold (WH.7.4)
Columbus Didn’t Discover Us (WG.4.1)
Cortez and the Legend (WH.7.7)
Embera – The End of the Road (WH.7.4)
Heaven, Hell, and Eldorado – Peru (WG.2.3)
The Spanish Conquest of Mexico (WH.7.4)
The Sword and the Cross (WH.7.4)Scientific, Political, and Industrial Revolutions: 1750 to 1900
The Buried Mirror: Reflections on Spain and the New World, No. 4: The Price of Freedom (WH.8.7)
Crucible of an Empire: The Spanish-American War Part 1 &2 (USH.3.1)
The Filibusters War (Central America, 1855-1860) (USH.1.2)
Neighbors and Strangers (USH.1.3)
The War for the Borderlands (USH.1.3)
The Hour of Sacrifice (USH.1.3)An Era of Global Conflicts, Challenges, Controversies, and Changers: 1900 to the Present
Americas in Transition (USG.4.13)
The Battle of Chile, Part I: The Insurrection of the Bourgeoisie (WH.10.12)
The Battle of Chile, Part II: The Coup D’etat (WH.10.12)
The Battle of Chile, Part III: The Power of the People (WH.10.12)
The Buried Mirror: Reflections on Spain and the New World, No.5: Unfinished Business (S.6.1)
Crisis in Central America, No. 1: the Yankee Years (USH.3.1)
Crisis in Central America, No. 2: Castro’s Challenge (USH.6.1)
Crisis in Central America, No. 3: Revolution in Nicaragua (USH.8.1)
Mexico, No. 1: Revolution (1910-1940) (WH.10.1)
Mexico, No. 2: From Boom to Bust (1940-1982) (WH.10.10)
CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT
Nature of Citizenship, Politics, and Government
Asi Fue (So It Went) (WH.10.12)
Chile: Defeat of a Dictator (WH.10.12)
Chile: Obstinate Memory (WH.10.12)
Dance of Hope (WH.10.12)
A House Divided (S.3.1)
Local Heroes, Global Change, No. 2: Against the Odds (E.4.1)
Man Alive: Children of Zapata (USG.4.3)
Media War in El Salvador (USG.4.11)
Mexico, No. 3: End of an Era (1982-1988) (WH.10.12)
The Ragged Revolution (WH.8.7)
Standoff in Mexico (S.6.3)
Threads of Hope (USH.7.3)
Todos Santos: The Survivors (WG.4.1)
The Walls of Taniperla (S.6.3)
Ya Basta!: The Battle Cry of the Faceless (S.6.3)Relationship of U.S. to Other Nations in World Affairs
Americas in Transition (USG.4.13)
Camino Triste (WG.4.2)
Crisis in Central America, No. 4: Battle for El Salvador (USH.8.2)
Cuba: Refugees and the Economy (USH.7.3)
Cuba Trading with the Enemy (WG.6.9)
Dateline: 1961, Cuba (USH.6.1)
Dateline: 1962, Cuba (USH.7.3)
The Forces of Freedom (USH.8.2)
From the Other Side (USG.4.6)
Human Contraband: Selling the American Dream (S.2.6)
Inside Castro’s Cuba (USH.7.3)
Latin American Overview (WG.2.6)
The Man We Called Juan Carlos (S.3.3)
The New Underground Railroad (WSG.4.13)
Oaxacalifornia (S.4.11)
One River, One Country (E.4.2)
Refugees in Our Backyard (WG.6.3)
Voices of Cuba (WG.6.9)
War on Nicaragua (USG.4.5)
Who’s Running This War? (USH.8.1)
GEOGRAPHY
Places and Regions
Amazonia: The Road to the End of the Forest (6.3.14)
Argentina (6.3.10)
Brazil (WG.2.7)
Caribbean Coast (WG.2.6)
Chile (WG.2.3)
The Mexican Way of Life (S.4.12)
Nicaragua: Our Own Country (WG.2.3)
South America – A New Look (S.6.3)
South America: Continent of Diversity (WG.2.6)
South and Central America (WG.2.6)Physical Systems
The Chinampas (WG.5.3)
The Guanaco of Patagonia: A Study of Behavior and Ecology (WG.2.4)
Introducing Latin America, Part One: The Land (WG.2.7)
Jamaica and the Sea (WG.2.3)
Mysteries of the Hidden Reef (WG.3.5)
Rainforest: The Puzzle of Biodiversity (WG.2.7)
A Tropical Rainforest (WG.6.1)
West of the Andes (WG.2.7)Human Systems
Introducing Latin America, Part Two: The People (S.2.3)Environment and Society
The Amazon: A Vanishing Rainforest (6.3.8)
Bolivia: The Tin Mountain (6.4.8)
Brazil (E.2.5)
Cashing in on Culture: Indigenous Communities and Tourism (WG.6.9)
Contact: The Yanomami Indians of Brazil (WG.4.3)
The Flying Farmer (WG.5.3)
Heaven, Hell, and Eldorado – Brazil (WG.2.3)
In the Ashes of the Forest, Part 1 (WG.5.1)
In the Ashes of the Forest, Part 2 (WG.4.16)
In the Land of the Llamas (WG.3.5)
Killing for Land (WG.5.6)
The Killing of Chico Mendes (WG.5.9)
Mama Coca (USG.4.9)
Mountains of Gold (WG.5.5)
Scavengers (WG.5.7)
The Shaman’s Apprentice (WG.6.12)
ECONOMICS
Market Structures
Brazil (E.5.9)
The Buck Stops in Brazil (E.5.8)
Café Nica: Portraits from Nicaragua (E.3.1)Role of Government
Brazil (E.5.9)
Cuba: Refugees and the Economy (USH.7.3)
The Fujimori Empire (USG.4.9)
Life and Death in Rio (WG.4.5)National Economic Performance
Mexico (E.8.1)
Sharing the Land (E.7.3)Money and the Role of Financial Institutions
Geraldo Off-Line (E.5.9)
Local Heroes, Global Change, No. 4: The Global Connection (E.5.9)
INDIVIDUALS, SOCIETY & CULTURE
Role of Individuals and Groups in Society
Aime Cesaire, Part I: The Vigilant Island (6.5.7)
At the Edge of Conquest: the Journey of Chief Wai-Wai (S.8.1)
The Ax Fight (S.4.6)
Brazil: The Vanishing Negro (S.5.6)
Buying the Spirits: Voodoo in Haiti (S.4.9)
Defying Death in Brazil: The Story of Father Ricardo Rezende (S.3.2)
The Feast (S.5.12)
Forbidden Land (S.5.2)
Haitian Pilgrimage (S.4.9)
The Journey Back: The Earth Is Our Mother, Part Two (WH.7.3)
The Kayapo (S.6.8)
La Senora Eva Peron (S.4.1)
Maria’s Story (S.3.2)
Mexico Vivo, Episodes I-V (WG.4.9)
Model Revolutionaries and Worms (S.5.13)
Nowhere Else to Live (S.3.1)
The Posse (S.3.2)
A Question of Conscience: The Murder of the Jesuit Priests in El Salvador (USG.4.12)
Stories from Cuscatlan (S.3.2)
Tapir Distribution (S.2.8)
The Tarahumara (S.2.8)
Timerman: The News from Argentina (S.8.6)
The Walls of Taniperla (S.6.3)
A Week in the Life of a Mexian Student (S.5.9)
The Yanomamo Myth of Naro as Told by Dedeheiwa (S.5.2)
The Yanomamo Myth of Naro as Told by Kaobawa (S.4.6)Connections among Cultures
Contact: The Yanomami Indians of Brazil (WG.4.3)
East of the Andes (WG.2.7)
People and Their Culture (WG.2.4)
People of a Caribbean Island (WG.2.7)Influence of Cultures of the Past on Present Societies
The Earth is Our Mother (WH.7.4)
Magical Death (S.4.9)
A Man Called “Bee”: Studying the Yanomamo (S.4.9)
New Tribes Mission (S.4.9)
Nomads of the Rainforest (S.8.1)
The Quechua (S.8.1)Impact of Scientific and Technological Innovations
A Man, a Plan, a Canal, Panama (USH.3.1)
The Search for the Disappeared (USH.7.3)Role of Artistic Expression
Discovering the Music of Latin America (6.5.7)
Isabel Allende: Possessed by Her Art (6.5.7)
Juan Quezada (6.5.7)
Rice and Peas (S.2.6)
Scraps of Life (6.5.7)
Teatro! (6.5.7)
Time of the Angels (6.5.7)
Who Is: Oscar Niemeyer (6.5.7)
COLLECTIONS
Ancient American Indian Civilizations
The Buried Mirror: Reflections on Spain and the New World Series
Columbus and the Age of Discovery Series
Crisis in Central America Series
The Decade of Destruction Series
Disappearing World Series
The Eagle and the Bear Series
Emerging Powers: An Insider’s Guide Series
Enterprise I Series
Frontline Series
History of the Negro People Series
Inside Story Series
Life Series
Local Heroes, Global Change Series
Man on the Rim: The Peopling of the Pacific Series
Mexico Series
Mexico Vivo Series
The Moore Report Series
Nova Series
Oceanography Series
Odyssey Series
Only One Earth Series
Origins: A History of North America Series
Other Countries, Other Views Series
Politics of Food Series
Rainmakers II Series
South America Series
South America Today Series
The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau Series
Women of Latin America Series
The World: A Television History Series
Yanomamo Series
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