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17.55/21A.130/21F.084 Intro to Latin Amer Studies

Fall 2014

Instructor: Regina Anne Bateson

TAs: Swen Martin Manuel Liby Troein, Rebecca Thorndike-Breeze

Lecture: TR3 (8-205)

Announcements

Please bring computer to class today!

Just a quick reminder: please bring a laptop (or iPad or another similar device) to class today. I'll give you a few minutes to fill out the online evaluation for the course. Thanks!

Announced on 09 December 2014 10:42 a.m. by Regina Anne Bateson

Making up reading quiz

We had a reading quiz in class on Tuesday, Dec. 2. If you were not in class, please contact Blair Read (bmread@mit.edu) to make up the quiz as soon as possible. I'd like everyone to make it up before the start of class on Thursday, so I can hand back the quizzes on Thursday.

For those who already took the quiz, most of you did very well. Great job!

Announced on 03 December 2014 12:45 p.m. by Regina Anne Bateson

Talk on Violence and Emigration from Central America TODAY

There is a talk on violence and emigration from Central America TODAY (Tuesday, Dec. 2) from 4:30 - 6 pm in E40-464. Louisa Reynolds (a journalist based in Guatemala) will be presenting. This event is highly relevant for our debate this week, so I hope that some of you will be able to come.

Thanks!

Announced on 02 December 2014 8:49 a.m. by Regina Anne Bateson

Paper 3 Pitfalls and Suggestions Sheet available on Stellar

The Paper 3 Pitfalls and Suggestions Sheet that I sent out on Wednesday before Thanksgiving is now also available on Stellar, under Materials>Writing and Communication.

Announced on 30 November 2014 12:31 p.m. by Rebecca Thorndike-Breeze

Streaming Movie Instructions

I know many of you are planning to stream El Norte at home, over the Thanksgiving holiday. This is a great idea, and in fact, I encourage you to watch the movie with friends and family.

I talked to Laura at the film office in person today, and she assured me that the online Plex server is working better. She is also going to monitor its performance over the long weekend. I just checked the website, and it seems to be working.

As a reminder, here are the instructions to stream our movies:

1. In your internet browser, navigate to plex.tv . Do not use Firefox. You can use Google Chrome or Safari.

2. Sign in with the credentials listed below:
Username: 17.55J
Password: introlas

3. After logging in, click the orange “Launch” button at the top right of the
page.

4. Click our course number on the left of the page.

5. Now you should see all our films. You can select the one you'd like to watch.

This should work. If you encounter problems, please let me know and
I will pass the information along to the Film Office. And remember
-- do not use Firefox!

Good luck and Happy Thanksgiving!

Announced on 25 November 2014 6:57 p.m. by Regina Anne Bateson

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