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In her article Fragmented Borders, Fallen Men, Bestial Women: Violence in the Casta Paintings of Eighteenth-century New Spain (2009), Evelina Guzauskyte dissects violent casta paintings in eighteenth-century New Spain. She introduces her article by describing the structure of casta paintings as a series of sixteen consecutive scenes, portraying racially mixed individuals. These racial combinations derive from the […] read full post >>

This week, Dawson discussed the tumultuous period between the 1960s and the 1990s experienced by the majority of Latin American countries, due to the violent conflicts between the state and revolutionary forces. The author calls attention to the fact that before the start of the period, democratic institutions such as free press and political opposition […] read full post >>

Week 11 response: Peru in an Age of Terror   This week’s talk and reading involved the relationship between the Dirty Wars, Peru, right-wing dictatorships, populism, and the Shining Path. It is interesting how no matter the theme or nation we have been discussing, the same themes of power and revolutionary struggle emerge. I found … Continue reading Week 11: Peru in an Age of Terror read full post >>

Since Chavez appointed Maduro as his natural successor, many Venezuelan politicians assumed Maduro would easily become president. However, this was not the case. After Hugo Chavez’s death, Nicolás Maduro came to power through an unexpectedly close election in April 2013. He is a member of the political party founded by Hugo Chavez, the United Socialist […] read full post >>

Since Chavez appointed Maduro as his natural successor, many Venezuelan politicians assumed Maduro would easily become president. However, this was not the case. After Hugo Chavez’s death, Nicolás Maduro came to power through an unexpectedly close election in April 2013. He is a member of the political party founded by Hugo Chavez, the United Socialist […] read full post >>

Dawson couldn’t describe better this week’s topic; tragedy. I feel like this chapter destroyed Latin America and showed us all that is wrong with it, what is has always been wrong; violence, corruption, drugs, etc. Dawson mentions all of this since the begining of the chapter and, because nothing has really changed since Latin America … Sigue leyendo Week 11 – The terror → read full post >>

This week, we covered the violent wave of terror that swept through Latin America during the late nineteenth-century. Despite this being a very sad and tragic period for Latin America, I was interested in learning why and how these events occurred. Anyways, these are my thoughts on the subject, and what I understood from the […] read full post >>

This week, we covered the violent wave of terror that swept through Latin America during the late nineteenth-century. Despite this being a very sad and tragic period for Latin America, I was interested in learning why and how these events occurred. Anyways, these are my thoughts on the subject, and what I understood from the […] read full post >>

One thing that I thought most interesting about this week’s lecture was the emphasis on the new technologies that had come about, and how politics during this time was heavily influenced by it. The wave of populists that emerged in Latin American politics were able to reach so many people through the use of technology […] read full post >>

One thing that I thought most interesting about this week’s lecture was the emphasis on the new technologies that had come about, and how politics during this time was heavily influenced by it. The wave of populists that emerged in Latin American politics were able to reach so many people through the use of technology […] read full post >>