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This week I learnt that living in post-independence Latin America was not actually that bad, that is, of course, unless you were black, a woman, poor or native to Latin America. This week showed us the struggle for rights by various groups including people of African descent, Indigenous and even Mestizo’s and Mulatto’s. Republics were […] read full post >>

This week, I came to realize that social structures in the world today are just a subtler version of social structures long ago. While some claim that, in free countries, success is based on merit and creativity – working hard and working smart. There is another element that prevails and, in my opinion, will always […] read full post >>

This week’s material and discussions were ones that I held close to my heart personally. Politics aside, I have always believed in the right of every group of people to self-determination and have always believed in the principles of democracy and elections – the power of the majority. The interference of larger nations on the […] read full post >>

As an avid book reader and a lover for storytelling, I found the Lieutenant Nun to be extremely fascinating. The extract discussed how Catalina de Erauso defied the social norms and decided to serve as a soldier in Peru and Chile, albeit being a woman. Although I do not support efforts made by Spain to […] read full post >>

1492 marked the first time the Europeans reached Latin America. While it was recognized in the first lecture that Latin America was more a concept than a geographically defined area, Christopher Columbus’ arrival at the Bahamas is believed to be the starting point for the colonization of the Americas by the Europeans. This week and […] read full post >>

The North American superiority complex is fought again in “To Roosevelt”, out of all the excerpts we read in the duration of this course, “To America” is definitely one of my favourites. Dario plays Roosevelt as his own game, with a littering of biblical connotations and religious undertones.   You are an Alexander-Nebuchadnezzar, breaking horses […] read full post >>

The North American superiority complex is fought again in “To Roosevelt”, out of all the excerpts we read in the duration of this course, “To America” is definitely one of my favourites. Dario plays Roosevelt as his own game, with a littering of biblical connotations and religious undertones.   You are an Alexander-Nebuchadnezzar, breaking horses […] read full post >>

Latin-American could be understood as the multidimensionality created by a variety of complex societies that could be seen or not as failure.  These nations of great divergence ensure the existence of elitism and oligarchies which have been historically opposed by the mases. During centuries literature has been a mean to harshly critique and present new […] read full post >>

En el manifesto !Sandino vive! encontramos una vez mas la noción de la representación de una única etnia política la cual se genera  a través contextualization histórica de la cultura del mestizaje. Su convicción expone la realidad del indígena y su evolución hacia la conversión de un ser politico y activo. Una posición firme ante […] read full post >>

Latin-American could be understood as the multidimensionality created by a variety of complex societies that could be seen or not as failure.  These nations of great divergence ensure the existence of elitism and oligarchies which have been historically opposed by the mases. During centuries literature has been a mean to harshly critique and present new […] read full post >>