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The Power of The Microphone
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“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 >>
1492: The year Native Americans discovered Columbus lost at sea
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The (only) benefit of submitting posts late is that after a point you give up, take it slow and research at your own pace. After a week more of contemplating about whether or not Columbus was actually as heroic as people claim(ed) him to be, it dawned on me that Columbus discovered America in the … Continue reading 1492: The year Native Americans discovered Columbus lost at sea read full post >>
Week 10: Power to the People.
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The first topic of focus is of the utility of technological advancement in the political sphere. It seems that leaders such as Juan and Evita Peron were able to utilize these advancements greatly as a means to create a wide support base. As is mentioned in the reading, prior to the creation of radio it […] read full post >>
Power to the People
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I feel like this week could be summed up with "ahhh, for once, not another problem for Latin America!" This week's reading was very refreshing: there was no political turmoil or big wars to talk about, but an attempt to establish trust between the government and its people.
I don't often think about how lucky I am to have a government that I trust, even if I'm not one hundred percent satisfied. I can trust that my government, on all three levels, will never put me through the same things as Latin American leaders have done in previous weeks. I really appreciate this week's material for not being so violent.
I loved the part about the radios! Radios were a big thing in my house growing up (though not as big as here) and they were always tuned to cfox. I still have a clock radio as well, rather than using my phone as my alarm, just because I like waking up to music or talk-shows or what have you. My grandma always talks about radios when she was young, too, and how they would all gather around the radio to listen to "the shade" like families gather around tvs for their shows. I love the idea of radios bringing people together, getting accessible information out to the world, being the beginning of a modern world.
I love the idea of radios growing culture and spreading different forms of music and I love the idea of the people really controlling this aspect of their culture. Try as they might to use radio for propaganda, the government was laughed off. It feels just very broad, like a collective of people finally getting a foot up over the government that they have been fighting for so long.
I wonder, would Latin America have the same social advancements if the radio did not exist? read full post >>
I don't often think about how lucky I am to have a government that I trust, even if I'm not one hundred percent satisfied. I can trust that my government, on all three levels, will never put me through the same things as Latin American leaders have done in previous weeks. I really appreciate this week's material for not being so violent.
I loved the part about the radios! Radios were a big thing in my house growing up (though not as big as here) and they were always tuned to cfox. I still have a clock radio as well, rather than using my phone as my alarm, just because I like waking up to music or talk-shows or what have you. My grandma always talks about radios when she was young, too, and how they would all gather around the radio to listen to "the shade" like families gather around tvs for their shows. I love the idea of radios bringing people together, getting accessible information out to the world, being the beginning of a modern world.
I love the idea of radios growing culture and spreading different forms of music and I love the idea of the people really controlling this aspect of their culture. Try as they might to use radio for propaganda, the government was laughed off. It feels just very broad, like a collective of people finally getting a foot up over the government that they have been fighting for so long.
I wonder, would Latin America have the same social advancements if the radio did not exist? read full post >>
Week 10: Power to the People
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This chapter discusses the creation of national culture, and whether or not it was cohesive or successful. I thought it was really interesting the importance that Dawson placed on the role of the technological advances of radio and photography. In Brazil, authoritarian ruler Getúlio Vargas understood the potential of radio as a means of propaganda, […] read full post >>
Week 10 – Power to the People
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Power to the People This week, I listened to the student’s video to reflect upon how populism became so popular and how it won Latin American people’s heart. Populism: A political doctrine appeals to the interest and the ideas of the … Continue reading read full post >>
Week 10: Power to the People.
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The first topic of focus is of the utility of technological advancement in the political sphere. It seems that leaders such as Juan and Evita Peron were able to utilize these advancements greatly as a means to create a wide support base. As is mentioned in the reading, prior to the creation of radio it […] read full post >>
Power to the People
Posted by: feedwordpress
I feel like this week could be summed up with "ahhh, for once, not another problem for Latin America!" This week's reading was very refreshing: there was no political turmoil or big wars to talk about, but an attempt to establish trust between the government and its people.
I don't often think about how lucky I am to have a government that I trust, even if I'm not one hundred percent satisfied. I can trust that my government, on all three levels, will never put me through the same things as Latin American leaders have done in previous weeks. I really appreciate this week's material for not being so violent.
I loved the part about the radios! Radios were a big thing in my house growing up (though not as big as here) and they were always tuned to cfox. I still have a clock radio as well, rather than using my phone as my alarm, just because I like waking up to music or talk-shows or what have you. My grandma always talks about radios when she was young, too, and how they would all gather around the radio to listen to "the shade" like families gather around tvs for their shows. I love the idea of radios bringing people together, getting accessible information out to the world, being the beginning of a modern world.
I love the idea of radios growing culture and spreading different forms of music and I love the idea of the people really controlling this aspect of their culture. Try as they might to use radio for propaganda, the government was laughed off. It feels just very broad, like a collective of people finally getting a foot up over the government that they have been fighting for so long.
I wonder, would Latin America have the same social advancements if the radio did not exist? read full post >>
I don't often think about how lucky I am to have a government that I trust, even if I'm not one hundred percent satisfied. I can trust that my government, on all three levels, will never put me through the same things as Latin American leaders have done in previous weeks. I really appreciate this week's material for not being so violent.
I loved the part about the radios! Radios were a big thing in my house growing up (though not as big as here) and they were always tuned to cfox. I still have a clock radio as well, rather than using my phone as my alarm, just because I like waking up to music or talk-shows or what have you. My grandma always talks about radios when she was young, too, and how they would all gather around the radio to listen to "the shade" like families gather around tvs for their shows. I love the idea of radios bringing people together, getting accessible information out to the world, being the beginning of a modern world.
I love the idea of radios growing culture and spreading different forms of music and I love the idea of the people really controlling this aspect of their culture. Try as they might to use radio for propaganda, the government was laughed off. It feels just very broad, like a collective of people finally getting a foot up over the government that they have been fighting for so long.
I wonder, would Latin America have the same social advancements if the radio did not exist? read full post >>
Power to the People
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I feel like this week could be summed up with "ahhh, for once, not another problem for Latin America!" This week's reading was very refreshing: there was no political turmoil or big wars to talk about, but an attempt to establish trust between the... read full post >>
Week Ten
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Technology and politics will always be connected in some way to one another. Of course there are different types of technology used by governments two of which being media-based technologies and weaponry. Both can easily be used against the people, in the case of media (newspaper, radio, tv), to promote certain negative ideals, point of … Continue reading "Week Ten" read full post >>
