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This weeks readings focused on the process of modern development many nations in Latin America experienced through much of the 19th century and into the 20th. The further developed nations overseas were in need of raw natural resources which Latin America had. Many of the goods exported were luxuries to overseas nations such as coffee, … Continue reading "The Export Boom as Modernity" read full post >>

Out of this week’s readings, I found “Porfirio Díaz: Hero of the Americas” to be rather interesting (albeit in an absurd sense). The text is an article from 1908 written by an American journalist, James Creelman, about his interview with Porfirio Díaz who was president of Mexico for twenty seven years. I find it rather amusing […] read full post >>

Out of this week’s readings, I found “Porfirio Díaz: Hero of the Americas” to be rather interesting (albeit in an absurd sense). The text is an article from 1908 written by an American journalist, James Creelman, about his interview with Porfirio Díaz who was president of Mexico for twenty seven years. I find it rather amusing […] read full post >>

It was interesting how photographs could convey so much. Each photo’s story could be interpreted or altered in different ways depending on the style. It was really intriguing to me how something as simple as the photo subject’s posture or the pose they assumed and their eye gaze could determine status as well. The latter […] read full post >>

It was interesting how photographs could convey so much. Each photo’s story could be interpreted or altered in different ways depending on the style. It was really intriguing to me how something as simple as the photo subject’s posture or the pose they assumed and their eye gaze could determine status as well. The latter […] read full post >>

Latin America after independence in its process of establishing democracy we can see how many of the economies majorly grew. Most of them grew under the basis of an “export Oligarchy”, it is named “Oligarchy” because the economies were export based economies however only a small elite group of the population, mostly the landowners benefited […] read full post >>

Latin America after independence in its process of establishing democracy we can see how many of the economies majorly grew. Most of them grew under the basis of an “export Oligarchy”, it is named “Oligarchy” because the economies were export based economies however only a small elite group of the population, mostly the landowners benefited […] read full post >>

We would normally without looking closely at history believe that from the word independence, it would mean a win-win situation in which every single person in society would get equal rights, opportunities and freedom. However in this chapter of the journey of  Latin america we learned it was not that way. Latin america hardly let […] read full post >>

We would normally without looking closely at history believe that from the word independence, it would mean a win-win situation in which every single person in society would get equal rights, opportunities and freedom. However in this chapter of the journey of  Latin america we learned it was not that way. Latin america hardly let […] read full post >>

I was very munch conflicted by this week’s theme and the reading as well. Before I came to UBC, I had been taught about the early 20th century export boom already, and knew that it was very exploitative for former colonies, and extremely beneficial for imperial powers, such as the United Kingdom, for instance. In Brazil, coffee started being exported from the late 19th century onwards, and for a long time, its economy wouldn’t go beyond that of a mainly exporting country. It would sell its coffee beans, make a profit...read more read full post >>