What is modernity? From our standpoint in the internet age, the technological ‘miracles’ of the telegraph and the ‘horseless carriage’ can seem ridiculous at best. However, what began to emerge in the later part of the nineteenth and continuing into the twentieth century was a globalized utopia that became named modernity. Modernity became a cultural ideal, characterized in political (liberal democracy), economic (industrialization, global trade), social (family units, institutionalized education) qualities, as well as other hallmarks of a ‘modern’ society. An underlying question remains: who manufactured this cultural ideal that…read more
Posted in Blogs, Week 7 | Tagged with Creelman, cultural positivism, Culture, Diaz, diversity, globalization, historical positivism, ideal, Mexico, modern, modernity, paradigm, positivism, universalism
As the readings of this week show, there were many different versions of the story of Independence in Latin America. The desire for freedom against Spanish rule was not as widespread as I had expected- many groups opposed the Independence movement, for various reasons. Dawson explained that many indigenous communities were in favor of colonial […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 4 | Tagged with globalization, Hugo Chávez, Imperialism, independence, NAFTA, neo-liberalism, slavery
This week as the last chapter in the textbook focuses on more recent issues that have resulted in large political change and the division of Latin America into left and right politics. But it is important to keep in mind that there was room for this political change because of the corruption and other issues […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 13 | Tagged with globalization, politics, Uprisings
This week as the last chapter in the textbook focuses on more recent issues that have resulted in large political change and the division of Latin America into left and right politics. But it is important to keep in mind that there was room for this political change because of the corruption and other issues […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 13 | Tagged with globalization, politics, Uprisings
