Please use categories or tags when writing your blog posts. Use categories to indicate the week (Week 3 or Week 10 etc.), and tags for key concepts or topics covered.
Week 5: Cuadillos vs. the Nation State
Posted by: feedwordpress
I found it quite intriguing how initially, there were such different views for the future of Latin America held by opposing parties. on part due to the fragmentation of the homeland and destruction of previous governing ideas. Caudillos had a very narrow, immediate outlook on solutions to their problems with very localized thinking. I don’t necessarily know if id agree with their thinking. Liberals at the time, on the other hand had more abstract ways of thinking. As for the time, institutionalized forms of government weren’t as prominent as they...read more read full post >>
Caudillos vs. the Nation State
Posted by: feedwordpress
I have drawn parallels of the fight for independence of these countries to that of Quebec and Canada, and once again this chapter reminds me of such links. Dawson talks about the caudillos and that they are strongmen, charismatic, and leaders who fought for their people. In the case of Santa Anna, and him being …
Continue reading "Caudillos vs. the Nation State"
read full post >>Caudillos vs. the Nation State
Posted by: feedwordpress
I have drawn parallels of the fight for independence of these countries to that of Quebec and Canada, and once again this chapter reminds me of such links. Dawson talks about the caudillos and that they are strongmen, charismatic, and leaders who fought for their people. In the case of Santa Anna, and him being …
Continue reading "Caudillos vs. the Nation State"
read full post >>Week 5: Caudillos
Posted by: feedwordpress
This weeks lecture talks about Caudillos and the old world and new world. It is established right from the onset that independence brought neither order or stability and the governing Latin America was extremely different. The lecture video also talks about how difficult it was for women to be emancipated or even to have the right to vote. Like most countries prior to independence this was common but what struck me the most was that whilst all this was going on in Latin America, in North America and Europe liberalism was part of the norm accepted by the majority of the people. Latin America, however was not part of this norm. Slavery was present until 1880 did not even correspond to appearances and men and women would still be bought and sold, in those years indigenous people would live in servitude.
Caudillos attempted to fight for reform and social change so that there would be parity for all people and so that the gap between the upper and lower class could be lessened. Caudillos fought for social and economic dependence, It was however described as a “ barbarism that blocked civilization but was still so popular.”
Whilst reading the slaughterhouse, which talked about the pain and anguish that a lot of people faced during lent in the 1830s in Buenos Aries was extremely insightful. The motif of blood is used a lot within the passages as he aims to disgust the readers with events that he witnessed. He used this as a way to show the barbarism in the way that Argentinian people were being treated. The slaughterhouse was meant to represent Argentina and the cattle were supposed to be the people.
“Strange that there should be privileged stomachs and stomachs subjected to an inviolable law, and that the church should hold the key to all stomachs! But it is not so strange if one believes that through, meat the devil enters the body and that the Church has the power to conjure it. The thing is to reduce man to a machine whose prime mover is not his own free will but that of the Church and the government” (Echeverria 212-213).
He explains a time where the church decided who would eat what and how the church has the power to conjure everything. It is clear that religion plays an important role in the lives on people then and even today, but to this extent is a bit shocking. Another quote that showed the authority that the church had on the people was "A time may come when it will be forbidden to breathe fresh air, take a walk, or even to have a conversation with a friend, without first obtaining permission from the competent authorities". Showing that people at that time had little to no power.
This leaves me pondering about whether we have any such situations in today's time- or any "Caudillos" in this age.
Week 5: Caudillos
Posted by: feedwordpress
This weeks lecture talks about Caudillos and the old world and new world. It is established right from the onset that independence brought neither order or stability and the governing Latin America was extremely different. The lecture video also talks about how difficult it was for women to be emancipated or even to have the right to vote. Like most countries prior to independence this was common but what struck me the most was that whilst all this was going on in Latin America, in North America and Europe liberalism was part of the norm accepted by the majority of the people. Latin America, however was not part of this norm. Slavery was present until 1880 did not even correspond to appearances and men and women would still be bought and sold, in those years indigenous people would live in servitude.
Caudillos attempted to fight for reform and social change so that there would be parity for all people and so that the gap between the upper and lower class could be lessened. Caudillos fought for social and economic dependence, It was however described as a “ barbarism that blocked civilization but was still so popular.”
Whilst reading the slaughterhouse, which talked about the pain and anguish that a lot of people faced during lent in the 1830s in Buenos Aries was extremely insightful. The motif of blood is used a lot within the passages as he aims to disgust the readers with events that he witnessed. He used this as a way to show the barbarism in the way that Argentinian people were being treated. The slaughterhouse was meant to represent Argentina and the cattle were supposed to be the people.
“Strange that there should be privileged stomachs and stomachs subjected to an inviolable law, and that the church should hold the key to all stomachs! But it is not so strange if one believes that through, meat the devil enters the body and that the Church has the power to conjure it. The thing is to reduce man to a machine whose prime mover is not his own free will but that of the Church and the government” (Echeverria 212-213).
He explains a time where the church decided who would eat what and how the church has the power to conjure everything. It is clear that religion plays an important role in the lives on people then and even today, but to this extent is a bit shocking. Another quote that showed the authority that the church had on the people was "A time may come when it will be forbidden to breathe fresh air, take a walk, or even to have a conversation with a friend, without first obtaining permission from the competent authorities". Showing that people at that time had little to no power.
This leaves me pondering about whether we have any such situations in today's time- or any "Caudillos" in this age.
Week 5: Caudillos
Posted by: feedwordpress
This weeks lecture talks about Caudillos and the old world and new world. It is established right from the onset that independence brought neither order or stability and the governing Latin America was extremely different. The lecture video also talks about how difficult it was for women to be emancipated or even to have the right to vote. Like most countries prior to independence this was common but what struck me the most was that whilst all this was going on in Latin America, in North America and Europe liberalism was part of the norm accepted by the majority of the people. Latin America, however was not part of this norm. Slavery was present until 1880 did not even correspond to appearances and men and women would still be bought and sold, in those years indigenous people would live in servitude.
Caudillos attempted to fight for reform and social change so that there would be parity for all people and so that the gap between the upper and lower class could be lessened. Caudillos fought for social and economic dependence, It was however described as a “ barbarism that blocked civilization but was still so popular.”
Whilst reading the slaughterhouse, which talked about the pain and anguish that a lot of people faced during lent in the 1830s in Buenos Aries was extremely insightful. The motif of blood is used a lot within the passages as he aims to disgust the readers with events that he witnessed. He used this as a way to show the barbarism in the way that Argentinian people were being treated. The slaughterhouse was meant to represent Argentina and the cattle were supposed to be the people.
“Strange that there should be privileged stomachs and stomachs subjected to an inviolable law, and that the church should hold the key to all stomachs! But it is not so strange if one believes that through, meat the devil enters the body and that the Church has the power to conjure it. The thing is to reduce man to a machine whose prime mover is not his own free will but that of the Church and the government” (Echeverria 212-213).
He explains a time where the church decided who would eat what and how the church has the power to conjure everything. It is clear that religion plays an important role in the lives on people then and even today, but to this extent is a bit shocking. Another quote that showed the authority that the church had on the people was "A time may come when it will be forbidden to breathe fresh air, take a walk, or even to have a conversation with a friend, without first obtaining permission from the competent authorities". Showing that people at that time had little to no power.
This leaves me pondering about whether we have any such situations in today's time- or any "Caudillos" in this age.
Week 5: Caudillos
Posted by: feedwordpress
This weeks lecture talks about Caudillos and the old world and new world. It is established right from the onset that independence brought neither order or stability and the governing Latin America was extremely different. The lecture video also talks about how difficult it was for women to be emancipated or even to have the right to vote. Like most countries prior to independence this was common but what struck me the most was that whilst all this was going on in Latin America, in North America and Europe liberalism was part of the norm accepted by the majority of the people. Latin America, however was not part of this norm. Slavery was present until 1880 did not even correspond to appearances and men and women would still be bought and sold, in those years indigenous people would live in servitude.
Caudillos attempted to fight for reform and social change so that there would be parity for all people and so that the gap between the upper and lower class could be lessened. Caudillos fought for social and economic dependence, It was however described as a “ barbarism that blocked civilization but was still so popular.”
Whilst reading the slaughterhouse, which talked about the pain and anguish that a lot of people faced during lent in the 1830s in Buenos Aries was extremely insightful. The motif of blood is used a lot within the passages as he aims to disgust the readers with events that he witnessed. He used this as a way to show the barbarism in the way that Argentinian people were being treated. The slaughterhouse was meant to represent Argentina and the cattle were supposed to be the people.
“Strange that there should be privileged stomachs and stomachs subjected to an inviolable law, and that the church should hold the key to all stomachs! But it is not so strange if one believes that through, meat the devil enters the body and that the Church has the power to conjure it. The thing is to reduce man to a machine whose prime mover is not his own free will but that of the Church and the government” (Echeverria 212-213).
He explains a time where the church decided who would eat what and how the church has the power to conjure everything. It is clear that religion plays an important role in the lives on people then and even today, but to this extent is a bit shocking. Another quote that showed the authority that the church had on the people was "A time may come when it will be forbidden to breathe fresh air, take a walk, or even to have a conversation with a friend, without first obtaining permission from the competent authorities". Showing that people at that time had little to no power.
This leaves me pondering about whether we have any such situations in today's time- or any "Caudillos" in this age.
Week 5: Caudillos
Posted by: feedwordpress
This weeks lecture talks about Caudillos and the old world and new world. It is established right from the onset that independence brought neither order or stability and the governing Latin America was extremely different. The lecture video also talks about how difficult it was for women to be emancipated or even to have the right to vote. Like most countries prior to independence this was common but what struck me the most was that whilst all this was going on in Latin America, in North America and Europe liberalism was part of the norm accepted by the majority of the people. Latin America, however was not part of this norm. Slavery was present until 1880 did not even correspond to appearances and men and women would still be bought and sold, in those years indigenous people would live in servitude.
Caudillos attempted to fight for reform and social change so that there would be parity for all people and so that the gap between the upper and lower class could be lessened. Caudillos fought for social and economic dependence, It was however described as a “ barbarism that blocked civilization but was still so popular.”
Whilst reading the slaughterhouse, which talked about the pain and anguish that a lot of people faced during lent in the 1830s in Buenos Aries was extremely insightful. The motif of blood is used a lot within the passages as he aims to disgust the readers with events that he witnessed. He used this as a way to show the barbarism in the way that Argentinian people were being treated. The slaughterhouse was meant to represent Argentina and the cattle were supposed to be the people.
“Strange that there should be privileged stomachs and stomachs subjected to an inviolable law, and that the church should hold the key to all stomachs! But it is not so strange if one believes that through, meat the devil enters the body and that the Church has the power to conjure it. The thing is to reduce man to a machine whose prime mover is not his own free will but that of the Church and the government” (Echeverria 212-213).
He explains a time where the church decided who would eat what and how the church has the power to conjure everything. It is clear that religion plays an important role in the lives on people then and even today, but to this extent is a bit shocking. Another quote that showed the authority that the church had on the people was "A time may come when it will be forbidden to breathe fresh air, take a walk, or even to have a conversation with a friend, without first obtaining permission from the competent authorities". Showing that people at that time had little to no power.
This leaves me pondering about whether we have any such situations in today's time- or any "Caudillos" in this age.
Week 5: Caudillos vs the Nation state
Posted by: feedwordpress
This week we’re are discussing the role of Caudillos in the course of post-independence Latin America. I think a good place to start is with this quote from the Dawson text. “ They (caudillos) were figures who entered the vacuum of power left by the collapse of the Spanish colonial state and who offered hope […] read full post >>
WEEK 5 CAUDILLOS: The Slaughterhouse
Posted by: feedwordpress
For this week’s blog, I wanted to focus on Esteban Echerría’s “The Slaughterhouse” because of its depiction of caudillos and metaphors for the ways Latin American people behaved after their nations became independent. I really loved the tone and writing style that Echerría employs, and found myself very enthralled with the story and its gruesome … Continue reading WEEK 5 CAUDILLOS: The Slaughterhouse read full post >>
