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  “She rejects equality in the name of the advantagess that (some) women felt they enjoyed under the existing regime: the “unequalled mastery” making them “strong, colossal in the midst of their weakness” I think the concept of the past not necessarily being in the past to be incredibly striking. 1888 might seem like it was a […] read full post >>

  “She rejects equality in the name of the advantagess that (some) women felt they enjoyed under the existing regime: the “unequalled mastery” making them “strong, colossal in the midst of their weakness” I think the concept of the past not necessarily being in the past to be incredibly striking. 1888 might seem like it was a […] read full post >>

The topic of this week was centred around the 19th century debate of how gender and ethnicity affected human rights such as political rights, nationality and citizenship. As we discussed in class, indigenous people in Latin America have had a different concept of nation and state than creoles. Indigenous people are divided and recognize themselves […] read full post >>

Official freedom in the Americas is a strange thing. Essentially it was only freedom for a certain group of people and everyone else was left to find other ways to advocate for their own rights. The Caudillos was one of these methods which we learned about last week. However the reading for week six focuses … Continue reading "Week Six" read full post >>

This week’s readings were interesting, especially because when thinking about and studying rights and citizenship in Latin America, the black population is most likely to be left out. It was also interesting because when thinking about emancipation in Latin America the case study is usually Haiti, and in this week’s readings we could see that […] read full post >>

It seems to me that much of the Americas is still deeply connected to their linage as slave colonies. The United States of America is the most prominent example of this in my mind, although that could be a product of me not being as familiar with the history of Latin America or even modern day Latin America. […] read full post >>

Upon first look, we would easily be led to believe that the racist history of the Americas has been long... read full post >>

This weeks videos seemed at first like a simple extension from the past themes, but then an interesting connection is made between the ideas of race, representation, and systems of categorization of race. To begin, I thought the discussion of the comparison in post-slavery societies was quite interesting. The video and text discuss how Haiti, … Continue reading Week 6: Citizenship and Race in the New Republic read full post >>

I find the arguments of Pelliza de Sagasta to be quite infuriating and without reason. It is similar to the... read full post >>

Reading “Brushstrokes” and “Women” back to back was a very clear window into opposing parties minds regarding women’s rights issues in Latin America at the time. I’ve always known that the two viewpoints existed, but having their views laid out so plainly in these documents painted a vivid picture of narratives regarding women’s rights in … Continue reading Week 6: Citizenship and Rights in the New Republic → read full post >>