This week we looked at populism and Argentinas’ first lady Evita. This week we learned of the concept of populism political representation. When I googled the definition of populism I got a vague answer; “A political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups”. […]
This week we looked at populism and Argentinas’ first lady Evita. This week we learned of the concept of populism political representation. When I googled the definition of populism I got a vague answer; “A political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups”. […]
Populism is not a realistic longterm view on running politics. Populism is cantered around those in society who are in…
This weeks reading I had more of an emotional response than an intellectual like that of the Columbus’s journal. As an Argentine, I hold Evita and Peron in very high regards due to what they accomplished and what they mean to us Argentines. Since them, we have always been searching, either consciously or unconsciously, for […]
This week, I was struck by the speech made by Evita Perón, and especially by the sheer contrast of each account of her renunciamiento. One thing that I noted was just how much Evita cherished the Argentine people. I don’t believe that politicians of the 21st Century have shown such compassion as she did in her renunciamiento,Continue reading “Week 10: Power to the People”
This week’s reading and lecture showed how appliances, such as the microphone and the radio, played a significant role in forming the politics in Latin America. Politicians were able to reach larger audiences more efficiently and civilians were able to view political leaders as closer figures. Out of the four texts Dawson presents of Eva […]
This week I will be looking at the influence of Evita and the renunciamento. I found it interesting how Evita would often conflate herself with the people, such as when she said: “my General, we the people, your vanguard of descamisados…”. Here she associates herself with the people by saying “we”, but at other times […]
Learning about Evita this week made me think back to a comment that Professor Jon shared in one of our…
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In my reading of “Uncovering the Megalomania Behind Evita Peron”, Eva Peron undergoes a somewhat scathing dissection of her persona as opposed to her talents and influence. The critique that Evita’s popularity is attributable to her lack of testing is … Continue reading
