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Golden Age of the Export Oligarchy

Golden Age of the Export Oligarchy

Alec Dawson on the export boom (video)

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Week 10 – Power to the People

I thought that Dawson’s emphasis on the advent of radio being pivotal in Peronism to be on point. Without being able to broadcast her voice, Evita Peron would not have achieved the level of support she enjoyed. Interesting that she … Continue reading →

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WEEK 8

Still sad there’s no video lecture this week as well, but I’ll keep living.I think one of the most interesting components of this week’s readings is how close many of the events are reminiscent of current affairs and events. A huge part of this week’s …

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WEEK 8

Still sad there’s no video lecture this week as well, but I’ll keep living.I think one of the most interesting components of this week’s readings is how close many of the events are reminiscent of current affairs and events. A huge part of this week’s …

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WEEK 8

Still sad there’s no video lecture this week as well, but I’ll keep living.I think one of the most interesting components of this week’s readings is how close many of the events are reminiscent of current affairs and events. A huge part of this week’s …

Posted in Blogs, Week 8 | Tagged with class, immigrant, medium

WEEK 8

Still sad there’s no video lecture this week as well, but I’ll keep living.

I think one of the most interesting components of this week’s readings is how close many of the events are reminiscent of current affairs and events. A huge part of this week’s readings that I caught on with is the dissonance between classes and groups of people (immigrants vs. native). Reading Dawson’s text from chapter 1, 2, etc. denotes a threadline of the story of Latin America, one that is riddled with struggle and violence. 
I appreciated that the text supplies us with 4 pieces perceiving the subject of revolution through different forms of text. I suppose out of the 4, I enjoyed the poem the most, as it surrounds itself with allusion and reference, along with being quite the political piece of work it is. Though the other 4 pieces are ostensibly more particular with opinion/facts, I just appreciate the implementation of opinion/facts through the medium of literature and all of it’s devices. I’m a big fan of poetry, what came to my mind upon reading the poem is Carlos Bulosan’s “I Want the Wide American Earth”. Bulosan’s a writer and poet from the Philippines, which, to me, has aspects that echo a lot of sentiments of Latin America. 
http://www.barbarajanereyes.com/2017/01/20/poem-for-today-carlos-bulosan-i-want-the-wide-american-earth/ (The poem)
which of the 4 pieces of reading material affect you the most? if not, whyso?

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WEEK 8

Still sad there’s no video lecture this week as well, but I’ll keep living.I think one of the most interesting components of this week’s readings is how close many of the events are reminiscent of current affairs and events. A huge part of this week’s …

Posted in Blogs, Week 8 | Tagged with class, immigrant, medium

Week 6 – Citizenship and Rights

This week’s material did not really surprise me at all. After learning about the social disorder and disagreement that followed independence in Latin American nations last week, it seemed to follow suit that there would be immense class, gender and racial struggles as well. During this era, many nations sought to define civil rights as […]

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Week 6 – Citizenship and Rights

This week’s material did not really surprise me at all. After learning about the social disorder and disagreement that followed independence in Latin American nations last week, it seemed to follow suit that there would be immense class, gender and racial struggles as well. During this era, many nations sought to define civil rights as […]

Posted in Blogs, Week 6 | Tagged with civil rights, class, Discrimination, emancipation, Equality, feminism, identity, racism, slavery

Week 5 Reflections

The rise of the caudillos can be understood in the powerlessness of the average worker during the post-independence era. Pre-Independence, the interests of the ruling Creole elites were kept in check by the Spanish Colonial establishment. However, once these protections were stripped away, indigenous peoples, poor, working, or otherwise disenfranchised people had to look elsewhere for protection against […]

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