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The United States presence in Latin America is often represented in simple terms, as a violent oppressor or noble saviour. There are many ideas around this concept but it is up to us to uncover the truths behind them. There is a stigma that comes with being so powerful, and in the case of the […] read full post >>

  This week’s readings and videos were particularly interesting to me. The “American Empire” that was constructed in Latin America was more subtle than those empires that had previously existed in the region, and existed through the use of different means. Nevertheless, it can be considered an empire in the sense that it was an […] read full post >>

The way in which the rural people used the new technologies to generate a united front against the central government reminds me of the current use of digital technology to gain momentum in the movements for social equality. In both of these instances, technology creates a greater front, involving people who would have been previously […] read full post >>

The way in which the rural people used the new technologies to generate a united front against the central government reminds me of the current use of digital technology to gain momentum in the movements for social equality. In both of these instances, technology creates a greater front, involving people who would have been previously […] read full post >>

Week Nine Some people call the United States ‘a bully,’ and there’s definitely some evidence in this chapter to support this claim. ‘When the United States took on larger nations, the results were not always favorable. General John Pershing’s “Punitive Expedition” in Mexico…. Mexico proved too great a challenge for a state that was not … Continue reading Week Nine → read full post >>

One concept that I found particularly interesting was from this weeks’ video when Alexander Dawson said that nobody ‘wins’ a revolution. People win wars but not revolutions. Something else that came up for me during this weeks’ discourse was the question of what do we do now – what do we do TODAY – to … Continue reading Week Eight → read full post >>

Out of the primary documents studied this week, I found Political Manifesto by Augusto Sandino extremely fascinating. From the first line, it is apparent Sandino is intensely passionate about his home country, Nicaragua, and Latin America as a whole. He explains his local heritage, role in society and his right to openly fight for what he […] read full post >>

This weeks reading is a outline of how and why did the US dominate and got great control over Latin America. What is interesting is that for positive or negative, the US still has and will for the future to come have huge impact on that region on the world and the actions they caused […] read full post >>

Out of the primary documents studied this week, I found Political Manifesto by Augusto Sandino extremely fascinating. From the first line, it is apparent Sandino is intensely passionate about his home country, Nicaragua, and Latin America as a whole. He explains his local heritage, role in society and his right to openly fight for what he […] read full post >>

This weeks reading is a outline of how and why did the US dominate and got great control over Latin America. What is interesting is that for positive or negative, the US still has and will for the future to come have huge impact on that region on the world and the actions they caused […] read full post >>