This week we listened to another lecture by Professor Alexander Dawson regarding the Mexican Revolution and the Plan de Ayala. He claims that when revolution is discussed, it is “an attempt to shape a view of the past, that organizes … Continue reading →
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This week’s readings were hard, and I honestly had a hard time keeping up with everything that the documents were saying (and that’s only if I actually managed to understand what they were saying…) So, I’m not going to go into much detail with regards to all the documents + the video, and rather, I’m going to …
This week’s readings were hard, and I honestly had a hard time keeping up with everything that the documents were saying (and that’s only if I actually managed to understand what they were saying…) So, I’m not going to go into much detail with regards to all the documents + the video, and rather, I’m going to …
This weeks material focused on crisis facing Latin America at the beginning of the 20th century, with a particular focus on Mexico and the Mexican Revolution. The Mexican revolution is really interesting to me because it seems to still play a role in Mexican politics and society. As Dawson mentions in the video the Plan […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 8 | Tagged with EZLN, Mexico, NAFTA, pancho villa, Plan de Ayala, revolution, Zapata
This weeks material focused on crisis facing Latin America at the beginning of the 20th century, with a particular focus on Mexico and the Mexican Revolution. The Mexican revolution is really interesting to me because it seems to still play a role in Mexican politics and society. As Dawson mentions in the video the Plan […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 8 | Tagged with EZLN, Mexico, NAFTA, pancho villa, Plan de Ayala, revolution, Zapata
This weeks video made me think of the famous line from The Dark Knight: “You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” While certainly not from the world’s most profound movie, the line seems to resonate with some of the revolutionary themes mentioned by Professor Dawson. The lasting […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 8 | Tagged with Emiliano Zapata, Mexico, Poncho Villa, revolution
This week we discussed the Mexican Revolution and the “Plan de Ayala.” The revolution is a concept I was already familiar with so it was easy to follow what the video was saying about a complex topic like the Mexican revolution. In school I was taught the Mexican revolution was one of few where entire […]
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with guerrilla, Mexico, pancho villa, Plan de Ayala, revolution
This week took into consideration the different results that modernization and the export boom brought about. It was interesting to think about the different reasons behind a revolutionary movement and who decides to call a movement “successful”. More importantly, and Dawson makes the point, the revolutions, or social/economic/political movements in Latin America did not distribute […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 8 | Tagged with Mexico, revolution
This week took into consideration the different results that modernization and the export boom brought about. It was interesting to think about the different reasons behind a revolutionary movement and who decides to call a movement “successful”. More importantly, and Dawson makes the point, the revolutions, or social/economic/political movements in Latin America did not distribute […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 8 | Tagged with Mexico, revolution
This week discussed the revolution in Mexico and the characteristics of a revolutionary revolt. I like how Dawson in the reading first addressed the fact that concept of “modernity” didn’t benefit entire populations, hence there was a large amount of latin american population who were unhappy with their nations. Furthermore, this concept of desiring a […]
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