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Week 10 – Power to the People
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The radio was an incredibly important tool for politicians. It made it possible for people in remote areas to receive information and for politicians to influence the citizens. There was also more of a social aspect to the radio, as opposed to newspapers. Reading a newspapers is a very solitary activity, whereas many people could […] read full post >>
Week 9: Taking Literary Stock
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Examining the levels of respect currently held for Indigenous people globally, we have to remain conscientious of the methods in which we interact and pay respect to the cultures of the people's who's land we reside on. In Latin America this is truly e... read full post >>
Week 11: Communication Gap?
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Eight journalists were murdered in the highland village of Uchuraccay, Ayacucho. The reading gives an interesting take on what happened on that day, and before, to lead to the deaths of the reporters. The reading was the outcome of an investigation that Vargas Llosa led into the deaths of eight journalists earlier that year in… read full post >>
Week 10: Woman with the Power
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During the first half of her speech, Eva appears to have stuck to the script. Just like any other politician, she consistently comments about her how good General Peron has been to her and to the nation. Initially, her words sounded scripted and nothing out of the ordinary. She took the utmost advantage of having… read full post >>
Week 9: Taking Literary Stock
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Examining the levels of respect currently held for Indigenous people globally, we have to remain conscientious of the methods in which we interact and pay respect to the cultures of the people's who's land we reside on. In Latin America this is truly e... read full post >>
Week 9: Taking Literary Stock
Posted by: feedwordpress
Examining the levels of respect currently held for Indigenous people globally, we have to remain conscientious of the methods in which we interact and pay respect to the cultures of the people's who's land we reside on. In Latin America this is truly e... read full post >>
Controversial Disney
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The reading focuses on the ways in which characters from Disney comics, and specifically Donald Duck, reflected Disney’s capitalist, and imperialist ideologies in their dealings with (and exploitation of) figures from “virgin territories of the U.S.,” including Latin America, among others. The reading begins with accusing Walt Disney of his ardent expectation that various countries… read full post >>
Week 9: Commerce, Coercion, and America’s Empire
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This chapter's focus on neocolonialism makes it possibly the most interesting yet. The new power dynamics of the American Quasi-Empire especially when contrasted to formal European Empires, are certainly a challenge for the nationalists of the various ... read full post >>
Week 9: Commerce, Coercion, and America’s Empire
Posted by: feedwordpress
This chapter's focus on neocolonialism makes it possibly the most interesting yet. The new power dynamics of the American Quasi-Empire especially when contrasted to formal European Empires, are certainly a challenge for the nationalists of the various ... read full post >>
Week 9: Commerce, Coercion, and America’s Empire
Posted by: feedwordpress
This chapter's focus on neocolonialism makes it possibly the most interesting yet. The new power dynamics of the American Quasi-Empire especially when contrasted to formal European Empires, are certainly a challenge for the nationalists of the various ... read full post >>