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Week 11: Music

The topic of this week made me feel pretty nostalgic, especially after watching “Moro No Brasil”. Since I moved away from Brazil at such a young age, I’ve always felt more connected to my home when I listen to music. Thinking back on it, I’m so grateful that my parents tried their best to exposeContinue reading “Week 11: Music”

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Week 11: Music LAST 201

Moro no Brasil and Peruvian Punk as a Global Means of Underground Production Given that my final project is on riot grrrl (a subgenre of punk) in Brazil, this week’s reading and videos were incredibly relevant to my area of interest. The documentary on Brazilian music culture really focused on sounds that were connected toContinue reading “Week 11: Music LAST 201”

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Brazil, LAST 201 Week 11, Music, punk, Riot Grrrl

Week 7: Somos mulheres não utensílios: Riot Grrrl in Brazil LAST 201

First Source  Calla Hummel’s article “‘Tenho Minhas Ideias e Não Posso Ficar Calada‟: Riot Grrrl in Brazilian Civil Society” begins by discussing the rise of riot grrrl in the 90s and its death in the late 90s. She contends that despite this death, Brazil “remains the largest riot grrrl scene in the world today”(Hummel 70).Continue reading “Week 7: Somos mulheres não utensílios: Riot Grrrl in Brazil LAST 201”

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Brazil, feminism, LAST 201 Week 7, Music, punk, Riot Grrrl

Somos Mulheres Não Utensílios: Riot Grrrl in Brazil

Feeling Collective: The Queer Politics of Affect in the Riot Grrrl Movement, Kate Siegfried In the article “Feeling Collective: The Queer Politics of Affect in the Riot Grrrl Movement”, Kate Siegfried coherently outlines the Riot Grrrl movement by showcasing its history and its effect on popular culture. She begins by highlighting what this underground movementContinue reading “Somos Mulheres Não Utensílios: Riot Grrrl in Brazil”

Posted in Blogs, Week 6 | Tagged with bibliography, Brazil, feminism, Music, Riot Grrrl

Week 13: Towards and Uncertain Future

This week, I wanted to focus on Max Cameron’s talk titled The Left Turns. I found this video particularly interesting as it can highlight the social and political changes of the area within the short span of 5 years. Whilst Cameron made some important points on the left shift in Latin America, we cannot ignoreContinue reading “Week 13: Towards and Uncertain Future”

Posted in Blogs, Week 13 | Tagged with Bolsonaro, Brazil, inequality, The Left Turns

COVID-19 in Latin America

COVID-19 in Latin America

Video by Ana Laura, Maiya, and Mirella

Posted in Student Videos - 2020, Week 13 Videos | Tagged with Brazil, covid-19, health, inequality, Uruguay

The Power of Corporations

This week’s reading felt bittersweet for two main reasons. The first one is that our course is coming to an…

Posted in Blogs, Week 13 | Tagged with Brazil, Brumadinho, corporations, dam disasters, left turns, Mariana, Power

The Left Turns

The Left Turns

A conversation with Max Cameron (video)

Posted in Interview Videos, Week 13 Videos | Tagged with Bolivia, Brazil, C21st, environment, environmentalism, Max Cameron, nature, politics, Uruguay

Music, Protests and Neoliberalism

Through this week’s reading and videos, it was very powerful to see how las madres de plaza de mayo used…

Posted in Blogs, Week 12 | Tagged with Amapá, Argentina, Brazil, Cálice, Cancíon Sin Miedo, Chico Buarque, dictatorship, femicide, Guatemala, Las Madres de Plaza de Mayo, Mexico, Music, neoliberalism, Protest, racism, Vidas Negras Importam

Contrast in COVID-19 Response: Uruguay and Brazil

COVID-19, the virus that took the world by storm, has had serious effects in nations across the globe and Latin America is no stranger to this. With its largest country, Brazil, suffering an inconceivable outcome of the pandemic, it’s difficult to see how Latin America has successfully managed its spread; especially as the media tendsContinue reading “Contrast in COVID-19 Response: Uruguay and Brazil”

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Bolsonaro, Brazil, covid-19, Lacalle Pou, Uruguay

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