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Four years ago I went to Mexico for the first time. I was visiting my boyfriend’s family who lives in Guadalajara. A beautiful city that I immediately fell in love with. One day we were driving towards the area of Chapultepec when we came up to “La Glorieta de Los Niños Heroes.” An enormous roundaboutContinue reading "Week 12: Speaking Truth to Power" read full post >>

            In the book “El Noche de Tlatelolco” by Elena Poniatowska we see multiple recounts and opinions of the horrific events that took place on October 2nd 1968 in Mexico city. On this day the Mexican Armed forces opened fire on unarmed civilians, one mother, Dolores Verdugo de Solís recounts the event saying “La sangreContinue reading "­­El Noche de Tlatelolco" read full post >>

With the recent elections in the United States, I felt like this week’s lecture was a little more relatable, especially in terms of the 1988 Chile plebiscite. Although we’re not living in a dictatorship like Pinochet’s in Chile, I think we can see some similarities between the “No” campaign and the campaigns that were heldContinue reading "Week 12: Speaking Truth to Power" read full post >>

In a different blog post I talked about the role of a wife who is married to a politician, and in this blog post I want to talk about children. I first want to focus on the Madres de la Plaza de Mayo story. This is truly a horrific story. I cannot even begin to […] read full post >>

Forms of technology and media have taken over our lives in many situations including education, politics, personal lives and careers. As beneficial as it may be, there are certain negative impacts. In Document 10.3 “Aguas Blancas Masacre”, 17 peasants were brutally killed by Guerrero police officers while on their way to a demonstration. The state […] read full post >>

For this week, several sources caught my attention. The first of these: “Revolutionary Womens’ Law”, reminded me of the Political Program of the Partido Independiente de Color’s declaration. Both are documents which lay out precise reforms for disenfranchised groups. However, a distinction between the two is that whilst “Revolutionary Womens’ Law” reaffirms that anyone, regardless […] read full post >>

This week I will be focusing on the “Madres de Plaza de Mayo” video and the “Revolutionary Women’s Law” document.  Dressed conservatively and with white headscarves, the mothers of the disappeared look the part of traditional, Christian mothers. As explained in the lecture, they are appealing to the family values supposedly upheld by the regime.Continue reading "Week 12: Speaking Truth to Power" read full post >>

This week’s lecture made me realize the large role media technology plays in politics. Last week, in a similar sense, we were able to witness how much of an impact a politician can make when they use technologies such as the radio and how the people were starting to be able to get their demands […] read full post >>

First source: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2013/09/life-under-pinochet-isabel-allende-day-we-buried-our-freedom/    As I was looking through articles and sites I came across two sources that caught my... read full post >>

This week was a heavily packed one with lots of things to think about. Here’s a couple points I found... read full post >>