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Week 6 – Citizenships and Rights
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Propaganda, especially when presented by “respected” figures such as scholars and scientists, can effectively work against any gains that would have been made by recently emancipated groups. Individuals like the Cuban criminologist Fernando Ortiz attempted to block or even reverse … Continue reading read full post >>
Week 6 – Citizenship and Rights in the New Republics
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The week’s readings and lecture video focused particularly on what it means to be a citizen and what exactly that entailed during this period in Latin America. I think it is interesting that our content and learning has led us to an area that is particularly European in its liberalist ideologies, that is the Enlightenment […] read full post >>
Week 6 – Citizenship and Rights in the New Republics
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The week’s readings and lecture video focused particularly on what it means to be a citizen and what exactly that entailed during this period in Latin America. I think it is interesting that our content and learning has led us to an area that is particularly European in its liberalist ideologies, that is the Enlightenment […] read full post >>
Week 5: Caudillos vs. the Nation State
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I found this week’s readings most interesting. The entire way through reading them, I found myself questioning: what has changed; are caudillos unique to Latin America simply because they have a name for it? Curious about the literal meaning of the word ‘caudillo’, I looked it up in various sources, and I found words such […] read full post >>
Week 6: Citizenship and Rights in the New Republics.
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This week discussed the mass shipment of slaves from Africa into Latin America and how slavery was existent in some places until the late 1800’s. The question from the video that intrigued me the most was how does a history of Slavery Shape the America’s Today? Through my travels to Cuba and the Dominican Republic, I […] read full post >>
Week 6
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Apologies for my lateness. Much of this week was dedicated to the actions of the past in relation to the traumas of today, which is a timely topic, as much of the discourse surrounding many minority groups and POCs today revolve around the theme ... read full post >>
Week 6
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Apologies for my lateness.
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Much of this week was dedicated to the actions of the past in relation to the traumas of today, which is a timely topic, as much of the discourse surrounding many minority groups and POCs today revolve around the theme of rethinking and re-contextualizing narratives that were taught in schools, by parents, or the society they're involved in. In the Americas, two strong narratives that come to mind in deconstructing traumas and the identity of the Americas themselves is slavery and the cultural mistreatment of indigenous people. Two topics that we explored at some points in discussion and lecture.
We were given the question "How does the history of slavery affect the Americas today?" in this week's lecture. Though this question is important, my thoughts kind of expanded it to think of not just slavery, but how the history of colonialism affects the Americas. A few thoughts came to mind-
The lecture (and I suppose everyday life?) mentions that race is a social class, and I find this to be a key component in how colonialism affected the contemporary landscape. The perception of stereotypes and race derived from colonial teachings have echoes in today's contemporary landscape.
The third question that Jon left us with in this class was "What justice can be done?" and I was kind of hit with a mental block. "How can we heal cultural trauma?" has been a consistent question of mine for a while, and it's come up in discussions regarding the Vietnam War, The Holocaust, The Cultural Revolution; and I don't think I've found an answer to it. Acknowledgement of these events and traumas is one thing, and is a step in a direction, but from acknowledgement... where do we go from here?
Week 6
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Apologies for my lateness. Much of this week was dedicated to the actions of the past in relation to the traumas of today, which is a timely topic, as much of the discourse surrounding many minority groups and POCs today revolve around the theme ... read full post >>
Week 6
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Apologies for my lateness. Much of this week was dedicated to the actions of the past in relation to the traumas of today, which is a timely topic, as much of the discourse surrounding many minority groups and POCs today revolve around the theme ... read full post >>
Week 6: Citizenship and Rights in the New Republics.
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I’d like to begin this week’s post by thinking about the term “scientific racism” as it seems to be a key point behind this week’s topic: Citizenship and Rights in the new Republics. Scientific racism, as Dawson describes it, is the belief that some people are destined to rule and others to be ruled. Be […] read full post >>