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This week I wanted to talk about the letter written by It starts off on a personal note, he discusses how he has been after his son’s death.  You can tell that this letter is written by a grief-stricken father.  He also talks about the countless other sons and parents.   I can’t imagine what it […] read full post >>

This topic was building off last weeks material about the beginning of modernity in Latin America. Dawson describes this period of modernity in Latin America as the “gilded” age instead of “golden” alluding to the many problems that the region faced. With modernity and progress came a lot of regress as well, or as JonContinue reading "Week 8: Signs of Crisis in a Gilded Age" read full post >>

This week encompassed the struggles for freedom and citizenship rights. For Latin America, modernity was a dichotomy between emancipation/enlightenment versus more injustice and prejudice. Emancipation was a long process that certainly did not solve all of the region’s problems. All of a sudden there was rapid development, expansion of industries, and urbanization. There was aContinue reading "Week 7: The Export Boom as Modernity" read full post >>

This week I wanted to talk about the letter written by It starts off on a personal note, he discusses how he has been after his son’s death.  You can tell that this letter is written by a grief-stricken father.  He also talks about the countless other sons and parents.   I can’t imagine what it […] read full post >>

This week was a great further introduction to the course. The content covered Columbus stumbling upon Latin America and the interaction between the new and old world through various texts. I found it was interesting how Jon talked about 1494 AKA the “first discovery of Latin America” being a “mythical date”. In school, we learnedContinue reading "Week 2: The Meeting of two Worlds" read full post >>

Week 11 Blog Post Ernesto (Che) Guevara someone that I’ve heard of but never really known who he was and what he did.  I heard that he had done some ‘bad’ things but never really know what they were, and now I wish I knew earlier. Che took part in Fidel Castro’s plans to coup […] read full post >>

Week 11 Blog Post Ernesto (Che) Guevara someone that I’ve heard of but never really known who he was and what he did.  I heard that he had done some ‘bad’ things but never really know what they were, and now I wish I knew earlier. Che took part in Fidel Castro’s plans to coup […] read full post >>

This week, I wanted to focus on Max Cameron’s talk titled The Left Turns. I found this video particularly interesting as it can highlight the social and political changes of the area within the short span of 5 years. Whilst Cameron made some important points on the left shift in Latin America, we cannot ignoreContinue reading "Week 13: Towards and Uncertain Future" read full post >>

  Coming into this class, I was a bit apprehensive because I had no prior knowledge about Latin America. However, I can now say I’ve learned a lot and I hope to take more courses like this at UBC. Gaining insight on another area’s history and culture takes you out of your bubble. I remember […] read full post >>

Going into this course, I knew very little about Latin America. Much of my impression of the region was generally comprised of stereotypes and basic generalizations. I soon came to realize how incorrect these preconceptions were. I quickly learned more about the complexity, depth, and rich history of a region that I previously knew soContinue reading "Week 13: Towards an Uncertain Future" read full post >>