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http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1234&context=unpresssamples   Matthews, Michael, “The Civilizing Machine” (2014). University of Nebraska Press — Sample Books and Chapters. 235. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/unpresssamples/235   Title: The Civilizing Machine: A Cultural History of Mexico’s Railroads 1876-1910 Author: Michael Matthews Source: University of Nebraska Press Year: 2014   This article discusses Mexico’s modernization period under President Porfirio Diaz, who was Mexico’s … Continue reading Research assignment (Export Boom as Modernity)-Mexico’s railroad system read full post >>

The war on drugs is a war that I find quite hypocritical. Often, the blame is placed on Latin American countries for not being able to stop drug trafficking throughout the region. I believe that the consumers of drugs are also part of this issue. A demand for drugs maintains the suppliers in business. I […] read full post >>

The war on drugs is a war that I find quite hypocritical. Often, the blame is placed on Latin American countries for not being able to stop drug trafficking throughout the region. I believe that the consumers of drugs are also part of this issue. A demand for drugs maintains the suppliers in business. I […] read full post >>

At a time when Latin America found itself defenceless in the face of an abusing government, the people turned to the new media in the hopes of getting the attention of an international audience. The age of new technologies truly benefited the people of Latin America, for it enabled the Latin American citizens to not … Continue reading "WEEK 12: Speaking Truth to Power" read full post >>

  Week 12: This week we saw how Latin American countries continued to be failed societies. The drug phenomenon in Latin America is interesting because of the realism it embodies, it does not matter if it is the state or a guerrilla, the drug market corrupted everyone. On the other side, this week we read […] read full post >>

This week’s lecture is also the main subject my groups video project, so there have been several main aspects that we’ve looked at together that I found to be particularly interesting. The first one which I found to be really compelling was history of the Madres de la Plaza de Mayo in Argentina. The story […] read full post >>

This week’s lecture is also the main subject my groups video project, so there have been several main aspects that we’ve looked at together that I found to be particularly interesting. The first one which I found to be really compelling was history of the Madres de la Plaza de Mayo in Argentina. The story […] read full post >>

As the course draws to a close, it has become evident that the Latin American reality, despite a lot of beauty, is one that has consistently been categorized by violence, repression and inequality. The last few weeks have felt particularly depressing, probably because we are looking at the not so distant past. Yet, although this […] read full post >>

I am well aware that nothing ever stays the same. Neither you, nor I will remain exactly as we are in this very moment until the day we die. This is the nature of life, and so it is accepted. This leads me to wonder why many find it difficult to understand that, like people,… Continue reading Seeking Change → read full post >>

Speaking Truth to Power For this week, I decided to watch a video of a conversation with Rita de Grandis, a UBC professor from Hispanic Studies, focusing on the Argentine military regime and the protest known as ‘Mothers of the … Continue reading → read full post >>