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In this week’s reading, I found it very interesting to read about the interplay between politics and technology. The invention of radio dramatically changed the political sphere in Latin America, and the lives of citizens by extension. The radio acted … Continue reading → read full post >>

This week topic is about the term populism and how political figures take advantage of this method to gain popularity among people. Political figures always try to express that they are same as other ordinary people and they are coming from an average social group. This way they are able to gain the trust of […] read full post >>

This week topic is about the term populism and how political figures take advantage of this method to gain popularity among people. Political figures always try to express that they are same as other ordinary people and they are coming from an average social group. This way they are able to gain the trust of […] read full post >>

This week the documents focused on Eva Perón’s renouncement speech and the great protest it received from the descamisados, as they support... read full post >>

This week we look at the commerce and coercion within the relationship between Latin America and the US. Personally, I... read full post >>

Happy 10th week everyone!One aspect that I loved about this week's readings is that there's a focus on the idea that media plays a huge role in the perception of politics. The readings note that the radio played a huge part in Evita's success as an ora... read full post >>

Happy 10th week everyone!One aspect that I loved about this week's readings is that there's a focus on the idea that media plays a huge role in the perception of politics. The readings note that the radio played a huge part in Evita's success as an ora... read full post >>

Happy 10th week everyone!One aspect that I loved about this week's readings is that there's a focus on the idea that media plays a huge role in the perception of politics. The readings note that the radio played a huge part in Evita's success as an ora... read full post >>

I guess there’s no crises for Latin America this week! Instead, this week we will talk about famous Latin American leaders of the mid twentieth century -who according to Dawson are mostly populists. First, we focus on the Argentinian president, Juan Perón and his powerful first lady Eva. Dawson argues the reason for Eva’s success was the … Continue reading Week 10 read full post >>

“In the radio age, the act of listening to the leader still connected the listener to power, but instead of something that was individually empowering, it made the crowd into the people” The power of the spoken word is infinite, especially when it is said in a splitting improvised moment. Before the radio, there was this […] read full post >>