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Week 13: Towards an Uncertain Future

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 […]

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Week 13 – Towards an Uncertain Future

Max Cameron is so positive this week! I feel like he was delivering his interview responses with a small smile and a twinkle in his eye. Though we definitely have to be cautious that we don’t paint the future with … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Week 13 | Tagged with buen vivir, Chávez, economy, indigenous, left turns, redistributive politics, rights, social programs

Venezuela: How We Got Here

Venezuela: How We Got Here

Video by Ronnie Daney, Lourdes Kletas, Dorean Lotfazar, Katherine Poole

Posted in Student Videos - 2017, Week 13 Videos | Tagged with Chávez, Hugo Chávez, Venezuela

Constituent Assembly

Constituent Assembly: One important aspect of Venezuela and its current crisis is a National Constituent Assembly. A National Constituent Assembly is a temporary parliament that is set up to draft or reform a Constitution[1]. Hugo Chavez was the first to call for a Constituent Assembly with the purpose of modifying the constitution that so far […]

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Constituent Assembly

Constituent Assembly: One important aspect of Venezuela and its current crisis is a National Constituent Assembly. A National Constituent Assembly is a temporary parliament that is set up to draft or reform a Constitution[1]. Hugo Chavez was the first to call for a Constituent Assembly with the purpose of modifying the constitution that so far […]

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Week 10: Power to the People.

The first topic of focus is of the utility of technological advancement in the political sphere. It seems that leaders such as Juan and Evita Peron were able to utilize these advancements greatly as a means to create a wide support base. As is mentioned in the reading, prior to the creation of radio it […]

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Week 10: Power to the People.

The first topic of focus is of the utility of technological advancement in the political sphere. It seems that leaders such as Juan and Evita Peron were able to utilize these advancements greatly as a means to create a wide support base. As is mentioned in the reading, prior to the creation of radio it […]

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Argentina, Chávez, Evita Peron, Juan Peron, radio

Week Five

The reading hinted that post-independence Latin America was rife with caudillos because they sort of took on the role of…

Posted in Blogs, Week 5 | Tagged with Argentina, caudillos, Chávez, history, politics, Rosas, Venezuela

Week Four

The story of independence in Latin America is quite interesting since it is quite unique compared to other social movements in the history. The independence in Latin America started in 1821 by Bolivar who belonged to the “second tier” group during that era. Although he was “white” he did not have the advantages that a […]

Posted in Blogs, Week 4 | Tagged with Bolívar, Chávez, independence

Week 4

Un pueblo sin piernas pero que camina. The metaphors continue. There is something captivating about Latin American tendencies to mesh art with politics, aestheticism with power. Martí’s eloquence places him firmly in this tradition. Chávez is decidedly not a poet. Yet his 2004 speech pursues the same themes as those of Martí and Bolívar in his demand for independence for Latin American nations (or nations of “the South”). It would be important, here, to characterize “independence” and how it has been conceived of over time. It is hard not being…read more

Posted in Blogs, Week 4 | Tagged with art, Bolívar, Chávez, colonialism, creativity, independence, indigeneity, Martí, poetry, South

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