Week 2 lecture (video)
Long have I waited to read the diaries of Columbus and Cortes. Though there is much other research that is need to be investigated before I can have legitimate opinion about the transcripts and events, I go into this reading with a state of enmity and conflict. I think a lot of Latinos feel the […]
Behind the Scenes of LAST100, looking at the writing of history and Guamán Poma de Ayala
Alec Dawson on “Latin America” (podcast)
Dawson’s definition of revolution is interesting. He states that “revolution is a claim of ownership on history” and “an attempt to shape a view of the past that organises power in the present” through inheritance or attributing meaning. Before the American Revolution, “revolution” was a much more literal word. Revolutionaries would want to “revolve” or […]
Dawson’s definition of revolution is interesting. He states that “revolution is a claim of ownership on history” and “an attempt to shape a view of the past that organises power in the present” through inheritance or attributing meaning. Before the American Revolution, “revolution” was a much more literal word. Revolutionaries would want to “revolve” or […]
History and the way that we use it as a society is so important. Everyone is familiar with the saying “history repeats itself”, a phrase that comes with a warning: no matter the consequences of events that have happened previously, it is inevitable that similar events will come to occur in the future. Between politiciansContinue reading “A Response to: Independence Narratives, Past and Present”
At the beginning of this week’s chapter, Dawson points out that, “We can transform certain victims… into romantic figures…[which] may…
