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This week’s reading focused on American influence in Latin America. The documents this week discuss how the United States was not just an unwelcome presence, but a source of aid and investment. This is particularly evident in the film ‘Silent … Continue reading → read full post >>

As an electronic engineering student who has learned some relevant technology of the radio, like the amplifier circuits or the modulation process, I find it very fascinating to see radio’s role in social-historical stage. Its power to transform the mass is unprecedented. “…it (the act of listening to the leader) made the crowd into the […] read full post >>

As an electronic engineering student who has learned some relevant technology of the radio, like the amplifier circuits or the modulation process, I find it very fascinating to see radio’s role in social-historical stage. Its power to transform the mass is unprecedented. “…it (the act of listening to the leader) made the crowd into the […] read full post >>

The railroad hadn’t arrived yet to Latin America but needed it to reach potential export markets, that couldn’t be reached via rivers. Latin America could gain prosperity by sending raw export materials to other countries. Foreign investors could help grow their economy. Others thought that it created a divide between rich and poor nations. I […] read full post >>

The history discussed in this chapter titled as “Commerce, Coercion, and America’s Empire”, provides great insight into the different ways in which the United States’ economic self-interest had sometimes indirect but always significant social, political, and economic impacts on Latin America. The most prominent sentiment in the text and the documents is the justified vilification […] read full post >>

The history discussed in this chapter titled as “Commerce, Coercion, and America’s Empire”, provides great insight into the different ways in which the United States’ economic self-interest had sometimes indirect but always significant social, political, and economic impacts on Latin America. The most prominent sentiment in the text and the documents is the justified vilification […] read full post >>

This chapter discusses 19th century Liberalism and it is not only racist but also sexist, it’s not all people but it says all men , so doesn’t include women. Nina Rodrigues (19th century social scientist) was racist in his writings toward pure African blacks but favored mulatto (Half white and Half black) and even his […] read full post >>

These texts brought about the importance of the influence the government has on media production, especially as more of the means began to expand and increase across Latin American countries. In document 7.1, a newspaper article from the New York Times reports the tales of Peronist corruption, repression and fakery. It mentions how there has […] read full post >>

These texts brought about the importance of the influence the government has on media production, especially as more of the means began to expand and increase across Latin American countries. In document 7.1, a newspaper article from the New York Times reports the tales of Peronist corruption, repression and fakery. It mentions how there has […] read full post >>

In this political manifesto, Augusto Sandino who is a Nicaraguan revolutionary, criticizes Diaz and Chamorro who wanted to govern Nicaragua with the support of invaders who held weapons, portraying the need of aggression by the North, in order to invade or slowly impose their culture on Sandino’s homeland.  Sandino conveys a great sense of patriotism; evident by the way he degrades the United States of America to attract supporters (the locals), blaming them for trying to break up their country in a socio-environmental manner. More importantly, his quote “A Man...read more read full post >>