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Happy Thanksgiving, all. Since there was no video lecture given by our professor for this week, I will be comenting on a related video, entitled “Modernity and Modernization in Mexico”. The first thought that caught my eye were the disconcerting similarities between the definition given of modernity and that which is understood of progress. Especially, […] read full post >>

Happy Thanksgiving, all. Since there was no video lecture given by our professor for this week, I will be comenting on a related video, entitled “Modernity and Modernization in Mexico”. The first thought that caught my eye were the disconcerting similarities between the definition given of modernity and that which is understood of progress. Especially, […] read full post >>

The paradox of the “Order, then process” governmental system of the Golden Era made me understand how the regime systems of Latin America functions nowadays. While watching Alec Dawson’s video, the dots from the Porfirio Díaz interview started making sense in my head. It’s quite shocking to see how the Mantra of the export boomContinue reading "Week 7| Water, Land, and Education in a Modern Society." read full post >>

In chapter four “The Export Boom as Modernity’’ Alexander Dawson presents several different narratives that have to be considered when studying the transformation of Latin America into a modernised region. I was particularly interested in how the economic growth impacted the everyday life of Latin Americans. While it positively led to the expansion of theContinue reading "Week 7: The Export Boom as Modernity" read full post >>

This chapter of Latin American history appears to represent a relatively calm period of time, an seemingly irregular theme for this region. In the source, we learn of a time of overall prosperity and order, that lacked conflict, and stimulated economic growth, and in general terms, allowed these countries to move forward politically and socially.Continue reading "The Export Boom as Modernity" read full post >>

Hello everyone and welcome back! I don’t know about you but I’m slowly drowning under work with the midterms coming… I wasn’t expecting that when I first came here! I’m not used to that in my home university… Anyway! I found this week’s lecture and readings super interesting because, for once, I was able toContinue reading "WEEK 7: Buenos Dia(z)!" read full post >>

The modernity period for many countries in Latin America were composed of advancements in areas such as building infrastructure, roads, train rails, grand buildings in European fashion. But in other aspects the modernity period in Latin America was extremely different than the one experienced in other parts of the world at the time. The main […] read full post >>

Modernization by definition means the transformation from a traditional, rural, agrarian society to a secular, urban, industrial society. Although the starting and end positions may be definite, how different countries attain modernity are drastically different. Due to a variety of influential factors such as social, cultural, political and economical histories, modernization can be executed successfullyContinue reading "Week 7: The Export Boom alongside Antidemocratic Enlightenment" read full post >>

In the lecture, Alec Dawson revealed that the concept of modernity is usually split up into 4 categories when looked at by historians and analysts. Innovation includes the improvement of society through development and the creation of new things. Emancipation suggests the emergence of liberalism and rights. Secularisation promotes inclusivity because places and people of […] read full post >>

The readings for this week portrayed a follow on from last week, as it looked at how the change to a ‘liberal’ government effected the marginalised people in Latin America. From the reading, it is clear from the reading that the major problem in the new independent society have, was defining who was a free […] read full post >>