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This was a very wordy section this week. I found the entire concept rather hard to grasp – dirty and... read full post >>

In connection to last weeks topic about the Cuban revolution led by the communist figures Che Guevara and Fidel Castro, this week’s chapter concentrates on the terror and wars in Latin America as a result of what was seen by many governments as the “communist threat”. During that time the governments killed, imprisoned or forcedContinue reading "Week 11 – The Terror" read full post >>

Throughout the history of Latin America, violence played a major role in the movements of political and social change. During the mid to late 1900s terror ensued in countries all over Latin America while people were trying to fight for a better life. By the 1986 in Latina America, almost no government had come intoContinue reading "Week 11: The Violent Pursuit for Freedom" read full post >>

Fear seems to always conquer the narratives of Latin America history. As time goes by, the doctrine of terror or shock is the best policy to control and annihilate any expression or movement of discontent and change demands. The crisis of the region gave the opportunity to politicians that offer a different approach in theirContinue reading "Week 11 | Never Ending Terror" read full post >>

I think that this is the topic that I’ve struggled with the most, because of how complex it is. The Terror encompasses so many different conflicts that it was very had for me to keep track of what was happening where, and why. The conflicts were all related but somewhat disconnected from each other, so […] read full post >>

I was really happy this week to see that we would be discussing the Cold War in Latin America. I think that the reason why by the 1980's few of the countries mentioned had democratic governments was largely due to U.S. subversion in fear of communism. ... read full post >>

I was really happy this week to see that we would be discussing the Cold War in Latin America. I think that the reason why by the 1980's few of the countries mentioned had democratic governments was largely due to U.S. subversion in fear of communism. ... read full post >>

Hi everyone and welcome back! For this week’s reflection I would like to draw your attention to one of the most violent era in the world in terms of societal uprising: the 1960s till the 1980s. As Dawson explains, lots of violent riots occurred more or less simultaneously around the world, to defend democratic valuesContinue reading "WEEK 11: Terror in Latin America" read full post >>

Hi all. Since there is no video lecture for this week’s material, I will be writing comments on a video entitled “Peru’s Civil War”, with Maxwell Cameron. One thing I found very interesting which can also be applied in the Peruvian context is that many (and one could argue even most) revolutionary movements praising social […] read full post >>

Hi all. Since there is no video lecture for this week’s material, I will be writing comments on a video entitled “Peru’s Civil War”, with Maxwell Cameron. One thing I found very interesting which can also be applied in the Peruvian context is that many (and one could argue even most) revolutionary movements praising social […] read full post >>