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Dawson On the Cuban Revolution

This week’s reading was extremely interesting and did a very good job of providing contrast to many pieces of literature that idolize the Cuban Revolution and its leaders. It is evident by the way Dawson writes this chapter that he does not at all idolize the Cuban Revolution or the ideologies of Ernesto “Che” Guevara …

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Posted in Blogs, Week 10 | Tagged with "Che", China, communism, Cuba, Equality, Ernesto Guevara, Fidel Castro, revolution, Russia, Socialism

Citizens?

I was very struck by the idea that the Latin American system of classification rivals that of the United States,…

Posted in Blogs, Week 6 | Tagged with Citizenship, Doctrine of Discovery, Equality, feminism

Citizens?

I was very struck by the idea that the Latin American system of classification rivals that of the United States,…

Posted in Blogs, Week 6 | Tagged with Citizenship, Doctrine of Discovery, Equality, feminism

Reflections Week 4: Do our principles withstand harsh realities?

This week, we are examining the video lectured provided by Professor Beasley-Murray for Week 4, entitled “Independence Narratives, Past and Present”. To begin, one thing that I found of particular interest to me was the fact that, as mentioned early on, modern times were considered to have begun, or at least in European terms, with […]

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Equality, Freedom, human rights, independence, indigenous, Power and Wealth, revolution, US Involvement

Week 6: Citizenship and Rights in the New Republics.

This week discussed the mass shipment of slaves from Africa into Latin America and how slavery was existent in some places until the late 1800’s. The question from the video that intrigued me the most was how does a history of Slavery Shape the America’s Today? Through my travels to Cuba and the Dominican Republic, I […]

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Citizenship, Equality, rights, slavery

Week Six

I find the arguments of Pelliza de Sagasta to be quite infuriating and without reason. It is similar to the…

Posted in Blogs, Week 6 | Tagged with anti-feminist, emancipation, Equality, Freedom, liberation, rights, slaves

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 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

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