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Week 10: Power to the People
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This chapter was very interesting in its focus on populism and how populism was served by technological innovations such as radio and television. The power of music and other forms of media is exemplified by how the Vargas government in Brazil paid suc... read full post >>
Week 10: Power to the People
Posted by: feedwordpress
This chapter was very interesting in its focus on populism and how populism was served by technological innovations such as radio and television. The power of music and other forms of media is exemplified by how the Vargas government in Brazil paid suc... read full post >>
Blog 11:The Terror
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Silences in testimonio plays a huge role in understanding people’s memoirs and voices in history. They have been misrepresented by... read full post >>
Blog 10: Power to the People
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This weeks readings were about the influence the people have over the power, but I have a little story to... read full post >>
Blog 9: Commerce, Coercion and America’s Empire
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Everybody loves a good Banana. They’re the perfect quick little snack to grab on your way out the door, or... read full post >>
Blog 8: Signs of Crisis in a Gilded Age
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Last week we looked at Creelman’s interview with Porfirio Díaz and whether or not he was a true hero to... read full post >>
Blog 7: The Export Boom as Modernity
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The export economy boom in Latin America, while resulting in some positive outcomes, also generated quite a bit of greed... read full post >>
Blog 6: Citizenship and Rights in the New Republic
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Looking at Raimundo Nina Rodrigues’ book, The Fetishist Animism of the Bahian Blacks, it is interesting to see how the... read full post >>
Power to the People
Posted by: feedwordpress
In this chapter power to the people, the famous political figure of Evita is the main focus, but one part which assisted in getting Evita’s powerful voice heard was the nifty contraption- the radio. This chapter really fascinated me for a number of reason but one thing that stuck out so strikingly was the impact […] read full post >>
Power to the People
Posted by: feedwordpress
In this chapter power to the people, the famous political figure of Evita is the main focus, but one part which assisted in getting Evita’s powerful voice heard was the nifty contraption- the radio. This chapter really fascinated me for a number of reason but one thing that stuck out so strikingly was the impact […] read full post >>
