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The Terror For this week, I decided to watch a video of a conversation with Maxwell Cameron, a professor of Political Science, “Peru: Shining Path, Fujimori, and the Legacy of the Civil War.” Peru is a unique country that faced … Continue reading → read full post >>

This week we looked at Latin America in the late twentieth century and the political upheaval that took place in many nations. We focused specifically on the civil war within Peru. The war was really acts of terrorism perpetrated by both the state and a radical political group called The Shining Path. I found it […] read full post >>

This week we looked at Latin America in the late twentieth century and the political upheaval that took place in many nations. We focused specifically on the civil war within Peru. The war was really acts of terrorism perpetrated by both the state and a radical political group called The Shining Path. I found it […] read full post >>

It was refreshing last week to learn about a positive experience in Latin American history, but yet again, this week we return to violence and fear. The terror is a dramatic yet fitting title of this chapter, a chapter filled with revolutions and wars, murders and torture. This chapter was filled with a lot of […] read full post >>

What fascinated me in this week’s material about the uprisings and conflict within Peru were the comparisons that I found I was able to draw between it and The Slaughterhouse that similarly illustrated the discord within Argentina.  Although conflicts within both regions share similarities and have their own distinct differences, what stood out to me the […] read full post >>

Populism is a difficult work to unpack. And its connotations have probably changed significantly over time. I believe that populism is intrinsically connected to a broad public or mass attraction. As such, it might defy traditional conservative perspectives on politics as exclusionary and being relegated to a certain political class. Populism can be construed as dangerous much as social movements can be (originally analyzed by political scientists as destructive “mob” mentalities). There is definitely a paternalism from political elite when deeming these populist movements as negative or “unfit” to the...read more read full post >>

This week’s topic has been my favourite so far. Eva Perón is one of my heros/ idols (she’s no Cher, but she is right up there!). Yes, the politics of the Eva and Juan Perón are interesting, but only focusing on peronismo does such a disservice to the life that Eva led and what has […] read full post >>

    Populism and leadership It is really interesting to read in Dawson’s document how populist leaders had taken advantage of technological resources in order to improve their political speech. Furthermore, it is fascinating to see how Latin American society’s strong political views were compatible with the leadership of such a charismatic woman as Eva […] read full post >>

Many widespread political news stories around the world in the last two years have dealt with right-wing politicians inciting anger of working class people worldwide, and mass movements by the same people. Examples include Nigel Farage and Brexit, Trump, and the Law and Justice Party in Poland. These groups and individuals have exposed sentiments of … Continue reading Week 10: Power to the People read full post >>

It was incredibly interesting to read Dawson’s document about Maria Peron, and the power of the radio in Latin American society. In a region where many people have strong political views that can sometimes be expressed through violence, the leaders of these nations are the source of their fire. Maria Peron, although a woman in […] read full post >>