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Week 13: Towards an Uncertain Future

Hard to believe we have reached the final week. I have enjoyed this course and learning about my history in a formal academic setting.  This week we are looking at the future of Latin America. The video speaks about the “left turns” and is optimistic, however, nowadays this optimism feels misplaced. In 2016 under aContinue reading “Week 13: Towards an Uncertain Future”

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13. Towards an Uncertain Future

13. Towards an Uncertain Future

week 13 lecture (video)

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Week Thirteen

During the disucssion in class last week about mining in Latin America, its effects and the peoples’ reponses I think we touched on, or at least started to, the general topic of this week’s reading which seemed to mainly focus on the continued expoitation of Latin America. I focused mainly on the Lago Agrio Case … Continue reading “Week Thirteen”

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Week Thirteen Readings

In this week’s readings we learned about Latin America in the late 20th century and into the 21st century. Today, Latin America and the world faces, not only crises of poverty and inequality, but also a booming environmental crisis. On … Continue reading →

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Week Thirteen Readings

In this week’s readings we learned about Latin America in the late 20th century and into the 21st century. Today, Latin America and the world faces, not only crises of poverty and inequality, but also a booming environmental crisis. On … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Week 13 | Tagged with Ecuador, Environmental Crisis, Texaco

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