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Week 8: Signs of Crisis in a Gilded Age

This week’s topic asked the question: given that modernity and the export boom were coming (in all its superficial, gilded glory), what would be the cost for Latin American countries? One element seems to have been almost a positive feedback loop – new technologies introduced by modernity (railroads, telegraphs) lead to more upheaval in Latin […]

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week 2: the meeting of two worlds

As someone who couldn’t remember much background knowledge about Columbus, reading his journal was fascinating.  It was interesting to see how ingrained the colonial mindset was to him. Everything was for the servitude of the King and Queen. Seeing how Columbus essentially conditioned the islanders into admiring him and his men felt sleazy to read, […]

Posted in Blogs, Week 2 | Tagged with Colombus, empire, god, Gold, guns, lusotropicalism, Poma, subjugation

~10 member of the remote Yanomami tribe in Brazil have been slaughtered by gold miners

Just found an article online that deals kinda with the same thing. Some members of the Yanomami tribe, near the border of Brazil and Colombia, have been slaughtered by some ruthless, illegal gold miners.
http://www.iflscience.com/environment/uncontacte…

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Brazil, Gold, slaughter 2017, Yanomami tribe

2- The Meeting of Two Worlds

This week the readings were based on what we may consider, today, the beginning of Latin America. For me Latin America has always been full of culture and history. I had never considered the beginning of it; I had only ever considered it as it is today. Hence, I found 1942 an interesting but logical […]

Posted in Blogs, Week 2 | Tagged with 1492, Columbus, Culture, Gold, Inca, indigenous, Poma, Pre-hispanic, religion, Wealth

WEEK 2: The Meeting of Two Worlds

In primary school I was told the story of Christopher Columbus, how he crossed the ocean and discovered the continent which we now know as America. Having always been fascinated with the world, I found his journey extraordinary. Today, I still remember how he used to be my favourite protagonist in History. He remained so … Continue reading “WEEK 2: The Meeting of Two Worlds”

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