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This week we reviewed/ revisited the idea that Latin America is, as Alexander Dawson describes it, as being Gilded with modernity.  Modernity affects only parts of Latin America and ignores others. The Poet Ruben Dario This week I wanted to focus on the poem by Ruben Dario, called “To Rosevelt”.  I found this poem to […] read full post >>

This week we reviewed/ revisited the idea that Latin America is, as Alexander Dawson describes it, as being Gilded with modernity.  Modernity affects only parts of Latin America and ignores others. The Poet Ruben Dario This week I wanted to focus on the poem by Ruben Dario, called “To Rosevelt”.  I found this poem to […] read full post >>

The theme of this week’s lesson “Commerce, Coercion, and America’s Empire” was the relationship between Latin America and the United States, and the stereotypes and exploitation of Latin American nations on behalf of the US. This conflict and these issues are perpetuated by many factors including misinformation or representation, abuse of power, and the stereotypesContinue reading "Week 9: “Commerce, Coercion, and America’s Empire”" read full post >>

This week focused heavily on Latin America’s relationship with North America, but most directly related to its relations with the... read full post >>

For this week I wanted to focus on Ariel Dorfman and Armand Mattelart’s “From the Noble Savage to the Third World”, which I found particularly interesting. As someone whose watched several Disney propaganda cartoons produced during WWII, this document brought in familiar themes in many ways. The book represents a form of cultural colonialism that […] read full post >>

The United States has been and is commonly  called an empire, and in this week’s lecture it is referred to... read full post >>

This week’s lecture and the attached readings are definitely something I’ve never been aware of. Throughout the reading, you can see the different examples of U.S forces establishing their reign in Latin American countries. Obliviously, I think a lot of people were kept in the dark about the events listed. It wasn’t taught in the […] read full post >>

Hi! For this week’s post, I want to focus on the manifesto written by Augusto Sandino which was included in Dawson’s text. The first line of the text, “To the Nicaraguans, to the Central Americans, to the Indo-Hispanic Race:”, clearly states his target audience (this line is not included in Dawson’s writing but included in […] read full post >>

Hi! For this week’s post, I want to focus on the manifesto written by Augusto Sandino which was included in Dawson’s text. The first line of the text, “To the Nicaraguans, to the Central Americans, to the Indo-Hispanic Race:”, clearly states his target audience (this line is not included in Dawson’s writing but included in […] read full post >>

This week, we focused on the complex relationship between Latin America and the United States, dating back to the late 1800s with American military interventions. Although the US has had its fair share of extensive interventions down to Uruguay, I wanted to take a look at its effect in the entertainment industry. The passage takenContinue reading "Week 9: Commerce, Coercion, and America’s Empire" read full post >>