Diaz’s proclamation, in 1908, that he would not run for the presidency opened the floodgates for countless marginalized groups to speak out against modernization. Groups that had for decades been silenced, displaced, repressed, and forced to work for the capitalist … Continue reading →
Posted in Blogs, Week 8 | Tagged with Capitalism, indigenous, Mexican Revolution, modernity, Porfirio Díaz, revolution, Zapata
Mea maxima culpa for the tardiness of my blog entry…this week has been——precious I continue to be mind boggled over the importance assigned to the idea of race. Ultimately, we are all members of the human race. Some of us are taller or shorter, fatter or skinnier—darker or lighter. It amazes me the importance that […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 8 | Tagged with Creelman, Darwin, Guilded Age, Mexican Revolution, Porfirio Díaz, Vasconsuelos
I apologize for my lateness. This week I was very struck by how humans constantly try to make sense of what is happening to us. The export boom in Latin America was so huge and so impacting in people’s everyday lives that the effects of it could not be ignored, and thus had to be […]
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I apologize for my lateness. This week I was very struck by how humans constantly try to make sense of what is happening to us. The export boom in Latin America was so huge and so impacting in people’s everyday lives that the effects of it could not be ignored, and thus had to be […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 8 | Tagged with influences, Mexican Revolution, revolution
I think that this week’s topic was another example of the multiplicity within Latin America and how different periods can mean such different things depending on who’s speaking. This is especially complex in reference to the Mexican revolution. When we think of “revolution,” we usually expect there to be a clear goal, yet this isn’t […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 8 | Tagged with communism, Mexican Revolution, Mexico, signs of crisis in a gilded age
With the turn of the twentieth century in Mexico, social forces that had long been oppressed by Porfirio Diaz’s regime saw in his promise for fair elections in 1910, an opportunity to act. What becomes clear, however, is that those emerging social movements are not as homogenous, hierarchically organized nor as experienced in governance as the existing regime. Though these various actors in the Mexican Revolution could agree that something should change, what, and how things should change was far from consensus. Does an increasing political consciousness among peasant and…read more
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“The revolution eats its young.” Before watching the interview for this week, this was a phrase I had never encountered. I was always taught that revolutions are often necessary, as they result from trying times. I was always taught that revolutions require sacrifice and effort, both of which will be rewarded upon the (eventual) dawn… Continue reading Revolution →
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It seems that every nation has had a revolution and that this internal crisis is like a rite of passage…
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This week, we looked at how the export boom and economic progress affected Latin American societies, particularly Mexico. The readings point out how fragmented the social classes were as a reflection of how the wealth from the boom was distributed between groups: the profits were concentrated in the hands of the urban elites and landowners, […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 8 | Tagged with export boom, fragmentary society, Mexican Revolution, pancho villa, Zapata
This week, we looked at how the export boom and economic progress affected Latin American societies, particularly Mexico. The readings point out how fragmented the social classes were as a reflection of how the wealth from the boom was distributed between groups: the profits were concentrated in the hands of the urban elites and landowners, […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 8 | Tagged with export boom, fragmentary society, Mexican Revolution, pancho villa, Zapata
