Alec Dawson on the soundscapes of democracy (podcast)
Alec Dawson on the end of military rule in Argentina and Chile (podcast)
A conversation with Rita De Grandis (video)
A conversation with Max Cameron (video)
Through our discussions we have come to recognize that the countries in Latin America are not completely independent, culturally, economically…
A conversation with Max Cameron (video)
This week, I was able to see the effect that technology had to move the people into the forefront of the political game. As it has been noted multiple times thus far in this course, one of the things that … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving, all. Since there was no video lecture given by our professor for this week, I will be comenting on a related video, entitled “Modernity and Modernization in Mexico”. The first thought that caught my eye were the disconcerting similarities between the definition given of modernity and that which is understood of progress. Especially, […]
Of course no one can possibly predict the future, but in the case of Venezuela, it seems that the Latin American country could very well become the next Soviet Union, at least when it comes to its collapse[1]. Considering the recent drop in the price of oil, and given that oil exports remains to this … Continue reading “Towards an Uncertain Future: The Case of Venezuela”
