LibGuides: HIS345: Module 3 Resources

Module 3 Required Resources

Your course textbook can be accessed via the DART eBook link in the Getting Started module.

Charlip, Julie A. and E. Bradford Burns, Latin America: An Interpretive History (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, 2017.

Read Chapters 6-8 of the textbook to prepare to discuss modernization and U.S. involvement with the class.

Brazil: A Racial Paradise?
Brazil: A Racial Paradise?, directed by Ricardo Pollack. Public Broadcasting Service, 2011.https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nu.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvideo.alexanderstreet.com%2Fp%2FMZWOnPJA3

View this assigned PBS documentary to add additional depth and contemporary connections to some of the historical events covered in the Charlip and Burns textbook

A Brief Overview of Umbanda and Candomble
“A Brief Overview of Umbanda and Candomblé.” University of Pittsburgh Center for Latin American Studies. Accessed February 28, 2024. https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/sites/default/files/activity_sheet.pdf

This document provides a brief overview of the Afro-Brazilian religions of Umbanda and Candomblé.
Citation Resources Guide: Chicago/Turabian Style
The NU library website features tools and resources to help you with Chicago Style, the citation style used by historians, which you should use throughout this course.
History: Latin America: Primary Sources: Mexico, Central America, Caribbean
“History : Latin America: Primary Sources: Mexico, Central America, Caribbean.” Library Guides at University of Washington Libraries. Accessed February 12, 2024. https://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/history-latinam/primary.

A research guide to primary sources for Latin American history. Most items link to open sources (locked items have a pad-lock symbol next to them).
Research Publications
“Research Publications.” Museo Afro Brasil Emanoel Araujo. Accessed February 26, 2024. http://www.museuafrobrasil.org.br/en/research

The Afro Brazil Museum publishes research documents on its website on topics such Afro-Brazilian religions, festivals, dances, and art, including capoeira and candomblé.