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Davidson, Miles H. “Occupation, Gold, and Religion.” Columbus Then and Now: A Life Reexamined. Norman: U of Oklahoma, 1997. 262-83. Print. From the time of landing (1492) Christopher Columbus never really knew that he discovered a new continent. To the extent of his understanding, he had arrived on an island in the West Indies close to what […] read full post >>

It was very cool to learn about the effect that radio had on Latin American politics when it was introduced. I think the radio helped to propel populism because it was a method of media that was easily accessed by everybody- regardless of where you were from or your level of literacy. The radio allowed […] read full post >>

This week’s reading was my favorite by far. I really enjoyed reading about Evita Perón, and to start talkig about the boom in technology and communications that was happening in Latin America. I think that the mass culture in radionovelas, movies, historietas, comic books, songs and even literature was a great expression of the people’s […] read full post >>

Throughout the 20th century we see revolution after revolution, the response of the elites to their supposed victimization and threat to privilege. Alec Dawson delves into the response of the elites following the diminished  oppression against eth... read full post >>

Throughout the 20th century we see revolution after revolution, the response of the elites to their supposed victimization and threat to privilege. Alec Dawson delves into the response of the elites following the diminished  oppression against eth... read full post >>

Throughout the 20th century we see revolution after revolution, the response of the elites to their supposed victimization and threat to privilege. Alec Dawson delves into the response of the elites following the diminished  oppression against ethnic and gendered marginalized peoples when tools were "no longer being used by the subject" (Dawson, Golden Age of the Export Oligarchy). Examining agricultural and technological advancements as a catalyst for both the furthering of oppression and the alleviation of oppression throughout specific casts of people, the lines of social progression becomes blurred. The invention of barbed wire used to divide and classify land ownership furthering the division between the growing upper/middle class and the more rural population. While these more urban workers may experience more opportunity to social development and rights, it was to the detriment of the rural population. Composition wise, these more rural areas were traditionally inhabited with the mestizo, Indigenous, population including those of other marginalized ethnicities. This fortified the dichotomy between the classes and plays into later themes of white feminism. Essentially unlike other places, Latin America's so called rise to independence was less linear when we look at the mass introduction of technologies to Latin America as "the modern instruments of oppression" (Dawson, Golden Age of the Export Oligarchy). read full post >>

Throughout the 20th century we see revolution after revolution, the response of the elites to their supposed victimization and threat to privilege. Alec Dawson delves into the response of the elites following the diminished  oppression against eth... read full post >>

This text was very interesting to me, I have just written for my other class an essay about “the Kirchner”, I know that it is a very different situation in politics but it has the similarity that both of couples are interested in politics. First of all, I think that Maria Eva Duarte de Peron […] read full post >>

Part of this week’s reading focused on the role of communicative technologies in 20th C Latin American politics. Radio was a particularly important invention that united populations in many ways. Speeches, songs and news could be heard by thousands of people at the same time on the same day, something that hadn’t been possible before. […] read full post >>

This chapter focus on the use of media in Latin America, being that “it united the people”. Radio was used to spread popular culture like music, but it also works as a way to spread political ideas. First thing that come to mind when reading that ideas and culture was spread through media is words… read full post >>