Above section COAS intensive writing section and also
Requires registration in COAS W333
A portion of the above section reserved for majors

This course will explore the cultural history of the relationship between
the US and Mexico. We will concentrate our investigation on key problems
and events, including the peopling of the American Southwest, the
US-Mexican War, US investment in Mexico and the Mexican Revolution, the
popular image of Mexico in the United States, and contemporary problems of
immigration, drug traffic, and free trade. Avoiding diplomatic history, we
will read a variety of primary sources including accounts written by
Americans who encountered Mexico and vice versa.

Students will read the equivalent of five books in this class, and will
produce four short papers. They will also give two brief class
presentations.(approved)