While reading Columbus’ journal for this week’s pre-reading, I came to see the violence of his actions and the consequent violence perpetuated by them in a different light than previously. Having been taught my high school history curriculum by a … Continue reading →
Posted in Blogs, Week 1, Week 2 | Tagged with 1492, Assimilation, Columbus, Eurocentrism, Evangelism, Hierarchies, Imperialism, indigenous, paradigm, religion, violence
I was aware of the extent of American influence over Latin American countries (especially in Central America and northern South America) but never really thought about the collaboration that existed to develop vaccines and treatment of tropical diseases. I found American and Latin American scientific collaboration really interesting particularly because the vaccines they developed were […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 9 | Tagged with American Intervention, Collaboration, Imperialism, United Fruit Company
This week’s readings outline the strategic penetration of the United States into Latin America through the market. Alexander Dawson’s chapter on “Commerce, Coercion, and America’s Empire” begins by describing the connotations and ideologies tied in with the term “empire”. Empires, … Continue reading →
Posted in Blogs, Week 9 | Tagged with American Empire, Imperialism, UFCO
This week’s readings outline the strategic penetration of the United States into Latin America through the market. Alexander Dawson’s chapter on “Commerce, Coercion, and America’s Empire” begins by describing the connotations and ideologies tied in with the term “empire”. Empires, … Continue reading →
Posted in Blogs, Week 9 | Tagged with American Empire, Imperialism, UFCO
