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Week 8: Religion LAST 201

I found this week’s reading and videos especially interesting.  Growing up I never understood the religious rules and practices used by my Colombian family. For example, baby cousins wear a bracelet to protect them from “Mal de ojo” (evil eye). Even after childhood, we are warned to protect ourselves from it. Or the use ofContinue reading “Week 8: Religion LAST 201”

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Week Six: Citizenship and Rights

I thoroughly enjoyed this week’s content as I am personally very interested in the nitty-gritty of rights discourse! Where do they come from? Do they even really exist? Are they simply western constructions? What about the tension between culture and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Week 6 | Tagged with Catholicism, feminism, race, religion, rights, slavery, social contract

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