Video by Emilia, Hannah, Niko, and Nitya
Through this week’s reading and videos, it was very powerful to see how las madres de plaza de mayo used…
Alec Dawson on the end of military rule in Argentina and Chile (podcast)
week 12 lecture (video)
A conversation with Rita De Grandis (video)
This week we looked at populism and Argentinas’ first lady Evita. This week we learned of the concept of populism political representation. When I googled the definition of populism I got a vague answer; “A political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups”. […]
This week we looked at populism and Argentinas’ first lady Evita. This week we learned of the concept of populism political representation. When I googled the definition of populism I got a vague answer; “A political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups”. […]
If I am to be 100% honest in these blogs, it did take me a good 5 minutes to realize the readings were the same event but from different perspectives. However, I feel that initially that is not how I saw them I kind of had this different perspective on them. When reading each differentContinue reading “Week 10: Power to the People”
Alec Dawson on the dirty wars of the 1970s and 1980s (podcast)
Women’s achievements in history tend to be hidden and only comes to light many years later. Maria Eva Duarte de Perón was a powerful figure in Argentina who’s accomplishment had won the hearts of the working class. She founded the FEP where multiple contributions were distributed to the people such as new hospitals, schools, supplies […]
