In this week’s discussion of citizenship and rights in the new republic, what grabbed my attention the most was the description of emancipation as a process. It is easy to think back about the dates you learned in school and consider them to be specific points in time when there was a sudden change, and […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 6 | Tagged with bahia, Brazil, emancipation
All of this week’s readings have an “action” type feeling to them, that they contribute to a higher calling and whoever wrote them felt as if they specifically were in a position to help or educate others in some way. The textbook mentioned that the literature of post-emancipation represents both liberalism and scientific racism of […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 6 | Tagged with Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, feminism, liberalism, racism
As the course comes to an end, we must wonder: where is Latin America going? Max Cameron’s video seems to propose that the region is headed towards a more egalitarian, prosperous and independent future, led by a plurality of leftist governments. He speaks about Evo Morales in Bolivia, who, rather than coming to power as […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 13 | Tagged with Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chávez, Morales, Venezuela
As the course comes to an end, we must wonder: where is Latin America going? Max Cameron’s video seems to propose that the region is headed towards a more egalitarian, prosperous and independent future, led by a plurality of leftist governments. He speaks about Evo Morales in Bolivia, who, rather than coming to power as […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 13 | Tagged with Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chávez, Morales, Venezuela
This week, Dawson delves into some of the ways Latin Americans have resisted oppression and violence, particularly in the way they have worked to garner attention from the international community (especially the U.S.) as a tool for making a change in their reality. One of the examples the author discusses is the Madres de la […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 12 | Tagged with Argentina, Brazil, resistance, violence, War on Drugs
This week, Dawson delves into some of the ways Latin Americans have resisted oppression and violence, particularly in the way they have worked to garner attention from the international community (especially the U.S.) as a tool for making a change in their reality. One of the examples the author discusses is the Madres de la […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 12 | Tagged with Argentina, Brazil, resistance, violence, War on Drugs
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 →
Posted in Blogs, Week 10 | Tagged with Argentina, Brazil, democracy, Mexico, Peronism, populism, radio, technology