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Hello everyone, My name is David Darbinian and I’m a first year at UBC. A lot of my interest for this course stems from my ten day trip to Guatemala in grade 11. On that trip, I visited many beautiful sites such as Antigua and Guatemala city. I interacted with the Guatemalans through soccer, construction […] read full post >>

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I found all the student videos to be interesting. I think my favourite would have to be “Casta Paintings”. The topic itself, the cultural consequences of colonization, I find to be quite interesting. It was interesting to see how the Colonizers used paintings to convey the message of racial hierarchy and patriarchal society. I likedContinue reading "Student Videos" read full post >>

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Hello Everyone! My name is Maiya, my pronouns are she/her, and I am a first year student at UBC. I was born in Vancouver and have lived here most of my life (for three years I lived in Florida). I am thinking of majoring in political science but that could change. My mother immigrated fromContinue reading "Introduction" read full post >>

Hi everyone! My name is Cynthia and I am a 4th year UBC student. I grew up in North Vancouver, and still live there now with my parents and two younger sisters. I was originally planning to major in Psychology, but after taking a few Spanish courses in my second and third years, I decided […] read full post >>

South Korea is one of the few developed countries around the world that has criminalized abortion. On April 11th 2019, South Korea’s Supreme Court ruled that the ban on abortion was unconstitutional and would be lifted (S. Kim, 2019). Women would no longer be facing prison or incur massive fines for getting an abortion (McCurry,Continue reading "The role of history in shaping the success of legalizing abortion in South Korea" read full post >>

Korean skincare and make-up has become increasingly popular within Asia as of recent years. As Asia gains global influence, it is important to understand the unrealistic beauty standards that have been perpetuated within South Korea by social structures rooted in their historical and local narratives. Global sales of South Korean skincare products are set toContinue reading "The effects of the patriarchy and the political economy of Hallyu on beauty practices in South Korea" read full post >>

Source Reference: Dubois, Laurent. “Why Haiti Should Be at the Centre of the Age of Revolution – Laurent Dubois: Aeon Essays.” Aeon, Aeon, 12 Nov. 2019, aeon.co/essays/why-haiti-should-be-at-the-centre-of-the-age-of-revolution. While discussing the Independence of Haiti it is of great significance to note that it was one of the first slave led rebellions in a revolution that wouldContinue reading "Video Project: Source Research No.2" read full post >>

For this week I looked at two articles which were both featured on the Guardian news page. One article is explaining a common thread in the protests that have recently been occurring in countries within Latin America. The second article is discussing the anti abortion laws within Latin America. I chose to look at theseContinue reading "Week 13: The Common Thread" read full post >>