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I find the general topic of American intervention in Latin America to be intriguing, so this week’s reading was particularly interesting. Latin America essentially entered a new age of imperialism with the introduction of massive (typically American) companies. The example that is highlighted in this chapter is Guatemala. The UFCO at one point had a … Continue reading "Week Nine" read full post >>

This week, while learning about the Banana Republic of Guatemala and the other relations between the U.S. and Latin America, I kept thinking back to week seven and week four. The parallels I saw between this week’s content and week … Continue reading → read full post >>

Based on the reading from last week, it is no surprise that Latin America encountered problems. Whenever issues are ignored they tend to grow; and when people are ignored they tend to get agitated and demand attention. This is more or else what happened in latin america. I enjoyed reading about the Zapatista movement that […] read full post >>

So far this semester we have traveled from the early colonial days of the 1500s to the not so distant past of the 20th century.  In particular, this week has focused on continued imperialism against Latin America from its new enemy to the North. Dawson’s reading has two narratives; the more commonly known militaristic intervention […] read full post >>

As a student of agricultural science, I found the topic of banana cultivation and trade very interesting, and saw that it echoed a lot of the other things I’ve learned about agriculture and international trade. There’s a pattern that tends to unfold when smaller and somewhat politically/economically weak nations are targeted for use of an … Continue reading Week 9 → read full post >>

The first emotion I feel whenever I hear about the united fruit company is one of disgust; how could a corporation be allowed to be so aggressively expansive and so disrespectful in its treatment of the population it essentially controlled? One of the many monikers for the company was “el pulpo,” or “the octopus,” referencing […] read full post >>

We’ve already seen glimpses throughout past chapters but in this week’s topic, we take a more focused look at the... read full post >>

If ever I have rethought the purchasing of a piece of fruit, it is today after reading and watching the assigned material. I found most of this information quite troubling, from the racial stereotypes to the infringement of the US in Latin American policies, governments, and the effects this had on the people who live […] read full post >>

I was super interested by how Dawson views the American intervention in Latin American as not fully a military one, but an often welcomed cultural component. I personally remember watching El Gaucho Goofy  and really thinking it was funny because it certainly did reinforce the stereotypes that already are present in many porteños’ (people born […] read full post >>

I was super interested by how Dawson views the American intervention in Latin American as not fully a military one, but an often welcomed cultural component. I personally remember watching El Gaucho Goofy  and really thinking it was funny because it certainly did reinforce the stereotypes that already are present in many porteños’ (people born […] read full post >>