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
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This week, Dawson discusses populist leaders in 20th century Latin America, and the role of social and technological change in the way these leaders connected with the citizens of the countries they commanded. The book defines populists as “charismatic, nationalist and good at mobilizing industrial workers” (207), and as having come of age in an […]
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This week, Dawson discusses populist leaders in 20th century Latin America, and the role of social and technological change in the way these leaders connected with the citizens of the countries they commanded. The book defines populists as “charismatic, nationalist and good at mobilizing industrial workers” (207), and as having come of age in an […]
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What stood out for me this week was the quantity of slaves that came into Latin America. I always thought that slaves in Latin America were mostly the indigenous people and I did not know that a great number of slaves were people of colour. It surprised me to have never heard about it in […]
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What stood out for me this week was the quantity of slaves that came into Latin America. I always thought that slaves in Latin America were mostly the indigenous people and I did not know that a great number of slaves were people of colour. It surprised me to have never heard about it in […]
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One of the documents included in our required reading this week was “Political Program of the Partido Independiente de Color”. This document was published in 1908 as the constitution of the political party Partido Independente de Color. I was incredibly shocked … Continue reading →
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This week, we are looking into who was considered a citizen and enjoyed the privileges of that status in post-independence Latin America. In the beginning of the chapter, we’re asked to look back on the Casta paintings of Week 3 and to think about how the social and racial hierarchy portrayed in those paintings are […]
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This week, we are looking into who was considered a citizen and enjoyed the privileges of that status in post-independence Latin America. In the beginning of the chapter, we’re asked to look back on the Casta paintings of Week 3 and to think about how the social and racial hierarchy portrayed in those paintings are […]
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This week’s lecture was a reminder of the horrors that existed during slavery as well as those that still exist today even over a hundred years after its abolishment. Millions of slaves were captured and transported to the Americas and … Continue reading →
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This week’s lecture was a reminder of the horrors that existed during slavery as well as those that still exist today even over a hundred years after its abolishment. Millions of slaves were captured and transported to the Americas and … Continue reading →
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