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Both this last week and this week’s readings and videos focus on the “terror” or “dirty war” period of Latin America. Whereas last week’s readings focused on the violence provoked by left-wing individuals, or guerrillas, this week’s readings and videos … Continue reading → read full post >>

This week’s reading on the situation in Argentina highlights the power of the people. What started as a small gathering of people with a common grief turned into an impactful movement. The mothers of those who disappeared as a result of the Argentinian government discovered a way to bring attention to a largely ignored human […] read full post >>

This is another period in which Latin America seems to be involved in conflict; this week’s chapter says that between 1960 and 1990, Latin America had one of its bloodiest periods since independence. And this got me thinking, has it this being happening since Christopher Columbus discovered America, I mean, the taken over, used other […] read full post >>

This is another period in which Latin America seems to be involved in conflict; this week’s chapter says that between 1960 and 1990, Latin America had one of its bloodiest periods since independence. And this got me thinking, has it this being happening since Christopher Columbus discovered America, I mean, the taken over, used other […] read full post >>

Source: “The Cult of the Caudillo” This is an article published in the Wall Street Journal in 2009, written by David Luhnow, Jose de Cordoba, and Nicholas Casey. It talks about the ousting of Honduran president Manuel Zelaya in 2009 by his own government and military, and how this was a sign of the ongoing […] read full post >>

Source: “The Cult of the Caudillo” This is an article published in the Wall Street Journal in 2009, written by David Luhnow, Jose de Cordoba, and Nicholas Casey. It talks about the ousting of Honduran president Manuel Zelaya in 2009 by his own government and military, and how this was a sign of the ongoing […] read full post >>

The reading this week focused on a particularly bloody and divided time in Latin American history, between the 1960s and 1980s, where guerrilla warfare reined. Newly formed socialist groups fought against their states, with civilians, and rural peoples in particular, becoming the main targets of the violence. Both the governments and the revolutionaries were responsible […] read full post >>

In this week’s readings and lecture, we see how poor relationships between the state and rural peasants across Latin America manifested themselves in violent conflict and guerilla warfare. These organization rose out of a political climate of inequality, where it seemed to many as though the governments in place only served to maintain these differences […] read full post >>

The reading this week focused on a particularly bloody and divided time in Latin American history, between the 1960s and 1980s, where guerrilla warfare reined. Newly formed socialist groups fought against their states, with civilians, and rural peoples in particular, becoming the main targets of the violence. Both the governments and the revolutionaries were responsible […] read full post >>

In this week’s readings and lecture, we see how poor relationships between the state and rural peasants across Latin America manifested themselves in violent conflict and guerilla warfare. These organization rose out of a political climate of inequality, where it seemed to many as though the governments in place only served to maintain these differences […] read full post >>