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I don't know if it's my education up until now, my upbringing, or Mexican representation in the media, but I somehow always thought of Mexico as a big old desert with lots of cacti and sand and ponchos. I believe this is in part due to the media's repr... read full post >>

One thing that really struck me about this week’s topic (particularly in the videos) was how subjective the concept of modernity really is.  The word modernity is often attached to a positive connotation of progress, of improvement – and while that is certainly the case in some aspects of modernity within Latin America, it isn’t […] read full post >>

As Latin America began to catch up to many other nations in terms of modernity when they joined the network of global trade, a period of advancement and economic growth began. I found the amount of concrete data and details in this week’s topics entertaining to read and felt it documented the course of events … Continue reading Week 7: The export boom as modernity → read full post >>

The first thing I noticed while watching the Dawson video, was the amount of occasions he used the word ‘ethos.’ I like this word. Ethos is a Greek term that defines the characteristics of a group, and in this case is being used to characterize Mexico modernity. Before watching this video, I struggled with the …

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The first thing I noticed while watching the Dawson video, was the amount of occasions he used the word ‘ethos.’ I like this word. Ethos is a Greek term that defines the characteristics of a group, and in this case is being used to characterize Mexico modernity. Before watching this video, I struggled with the …

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I find it interesting that when a society becomes more secular, it becomes more modern. I am a firm believer that church and state should always be separated. I agree with Dawson when he says that Mexico becoming more secular led to a more inclusive environment. The Catholic faith was not introduced to Mexico in […] read full post >>

What was most impressive to me this week was the power that was given to the one article by the journalist, James Creelman, after his interview with Porfirio Diaz. Written in 1908, just two years before the Mexican Revolution, Creelman … Continue reading → read full post >>

I find it interesting that when a society becomes more secular, it becomes more modern. I am a firm believer that church and state should always be separated. I agree with Dawson when he says that Mexico becoming more secular led to a more inclusive environment. The Catholic faith was not introduced to Mexico in […] read full post >>

I really enjoyed this weeks video. I thought it presented topics that I had not payed much mind to previously, and broke them down well. The concept of modernity was not something I had ever really tried to define myself, and I found it particularly interesting to consider the varying degrees of modernity a country […] read full post >>

In Dawson’s reading this week, we read about how stability is subjective. That, stability & order for one group, may, in fact, be instability for another. Or, stability at one level, may be instability at another level (ie. national centres … Continue reading → read full post >>