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I found the lecture video, The Colonial Experience, incredibly interesting as it touched on many aspects of the latin american identity, and how certain events contributed to how it came to be.   1492 was a significant, and complicated year with numerous forms of interaction between the europeans and the indigenous people’s. Not only was 1492 […] read full post >>

One of the great ways to learn about the history is to observe the art pieces during that era. Casta Paintings are therefore could be used as handy tools to better understand the situation in South America following colonization. As I understood through the videos, racial difference was a huge matter during that period and […] read full post >>

In the video, it is said that labeling anyone with African descent as “black” is a very North American way of categorizing race. My question would be, what led to the differences between racial categorization in North and South America? As we saw from the Casta paintings, there was a different system of categorization, with […] read full post >>

In the video, it is said that labeling anyone with African descent as “black” is a very North American way of categorizing race. My question would be, what led to the differences between racial categorization in North and South America? As we saw from the Casta paintings, there was a different system of categorization, with […] read full post >>

The topics covered in this week’s lesson were exiting to me because of the examination of complicated gender and racial issues occurring in the Colonial world. Learning more details on the origins and details of Casta paintings makes clear some of the identity issues society was experiencing with a more diverse influx of people than it … Continue reading WEEK 3: THE COLONIAL EXPERIENCE → read full post >>

The topics covered in this week’s lesson were exiting to me because of the examination of complicated gender and racial issues occurring in the Colonial world. Learning more details on the origins and details of Casta paintings makes clear some of the identity issues society was experiencing with a more diverse influx of people than it … Continue reading WEEK 3: THE COLONIAL EXPERIENCE → read full post >>

When I saw the Casta paintings I initially found them to be quite offensive and racist, as their only purpose... read full post >>

It is interesting and ironic that Columbus’s journey as not considered so important in the 1492, and the events that were considered important then are not considered important now. How did the Spaniards retain the black slaves from Africa and force them to come to Latin America? Did they simply capture them? Or did they … Continue reading Week 3- The Colonial Experience read full post >>

I find colonization as one of the most Interesting subjects. Once again, we can see that the Spanish intentions were never those of converting the natives into Christianism but to use them as slaves, this is represented in the “castas” system as the different pictures showed the different “new races”, and because in every one … Sigue leyendo Week 3 – Who are we → read full post >>

I very much enjoyed all the material presented to us in week three. I started by listening to Alec Dawson’s podcast about colonial heritage and was struck by a couple of his premises, especially the idea of “us” and “them”, as it seems to be a reoccurring theme in my classes this week. The colonizer, […] read full post >>