Hi all. For this week’s reflections, I will be commenting on the release of Ovidio Guzmán, commonly known as one of El Chapo’s sons. More specifically, I will be comparing two responses to the incident, and give my own personal take on it. To give more background to the incident, a few weeks ago, the […]
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Drug Cartels, Drug Legalization, drug war, El Chapo, Mexico, Ovidio Guzman, United States
Hi all. For this week’s reflections, I will be commenting on the release of Ovidio Guzmán, commonly known as one of El Chapo’s sons. More specifically, I will be comparing two responses to the incident, and give my own personal take on it. To give more background to the incident, a few weeks ago, the […]
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Drug Cartels, Drug Legalization, drug war, El Chapo, Mexico, Ovidio Guzman, United States
This week we looked at the various forms of protest and “speaking truth to power” that took place in Latin America in the later half of the twentieth century and the early 2000s. I was particularly interested in two components of this weeks reading: the effect of media and modern technology on protests and reformation […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 12 | Tagged with Argentina, drug war, media, Mexico, Neo-colonialism, reformation
This week we looked at the various forms of protest and “speaking truth to power” that took place in Latin America in the later half of the twentieth century and the early 2000s. I was particularly interested in two components of this weeks reading: the effect of media and modern technology on protests and reformation […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 12 | Tagged with Argentina, drug war, media, Mexico, Neo-colonialism, reformation
Much like last week, this week’s chapter has also not failed to shock me with the thought of how recent these events occurred, however, this week’s shock was far greater. ‘Speaking Truth to Power’ focused on how the truth, perpetuated by the increased use of social media, and increased accessibility to news worldwide through technology, …
Posted in Blogs, Week 12 | Tagged with Argentina, drug war, Madres de la Plaza de Mayo, Mexico, sadness
Much like last week, this week’s chapter has also not failed to shock me with the thought of how recent these events occurred, however, this week’s shock was far greater. ‘Speaking Truth to Power’ focused on how the truth, perpetuated by the increased use of social media, and increased accessibility to news worldwide through technology, …
Posted in Blogs, Week 12 | Tagged with Argentina, drug war, Madres de la Plaza de Mayo, Mexico, sadness
This week’s lecture topic focuses mainly on the violence that erupted within Latin America during the 1960s, through to the 80s. One of the things I found most interesting after reading about this period, is the level of blurriness that was clearly evident in politics and society at that time. Whilst it is easier to […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 11 | Tagged with Cold War, drug war, history repeats itself, USA, violence
This week’s lecture topic focuses mainly on the violence that erupted within Latin America during the 1960s, through to the 80s. One of the things I found most interesting after reading about this period, is the level of blurriness that was clearly evident in politics and society at that time. Whilst it is easier to […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 11 | Tagged with Cold War, drug war, history repeats itself, USA, violence
