Whenever I learn or hear about revolutions, and people actually putting their lives at risk for what they believe is right, I am always impressed by that. I think that in order for people living in a country to revolt against the government, bosses, whoever is oppressing them is extremely brave. It also makes you […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 8 | Tagged with history, Mexico, revolution, violence
This week brought about an interesting aspect of modernity that I had never really thought about previously. I think most people would immediately think of modernity and the modernization of society as a primarily positive aspect of humanity, in the sense that we have moved forward and continued to push the boundaries of what is […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 7 | Tagged with aesthetic aspect, Diaz, Europe and America, Mexico, modernity
This week brought about an interesting aspect of modernity that I had never really thought about previously. I think most people would immediately think of modernity and the modernization of society as a primarily positive aspect of humanity, in the sense that we have moved forward and continued to push the boundaries of what is […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 7 | Tagged with aesthetic aspect, Diaz, Europe and America, Mexico, modernity
What is modernity? From our standpoint in the internet age, the technological ‘miracles’ of the telegraph and the ‘horseless carriage’ can seem ridiculous at best. However, what began to emerge in the later part of the nineteenth and continuing into the twentieth century was a globalized utopia that became named modernity. Modernity became a cultural ideal, characterized in political (liberal democracy), economic (industrialization, global trade), social (family units, institutionalized education) qualities, as well as other hallmarks of a ‘modern’ society. An underlying question remains: who manufactured this cultural ideal that…read more
Posted in Blogs, Week 7 | Tagged with Creelman, cultural positivism, Culture, Diaz, diversity, globalization, historical positivism, ideal, Mexico, modern, modernity, paradigm, positivism, universalism
I’m lowkey pretty sad that we didn’t get a video lecture this week, but we’ll manage.This week was pretty interesting, as the reading and video delved into aspects of what represents and goes into a progressing-into-Modernity Latin America’s relationsh…
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with economy, Mexico, modernity, progress
I’m lowkey pretty sad that we didn’t get a video lecture this week, but we’ll manage.This week was pretty interesting, as the reading and video delved into aspects of what represents and goes into a progressing-into-Modernity Latin America’s relationsh…
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with economy, Mexico, modernity, progress
I’m lowkey pretty sad that we didn’t get a video lecture this week, but we’ll manage.This week was pretty interesting, as the reading and video delved into aspects of what represents and goes into a progressing-into-Modernity Latin America’s relationsh…
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with economy, Mexico, modernity, progress
Before I did this week’s reading, I didn’t think that modernity had different degrees and components to it. But I could think of a few examples where clever and innovative dictators had economic advantages but didn’t necessarily promote social advantages like liberty and freedom. So the fact that countries ruled by dictators could have economic growth … Continue reading Week 7
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Diaz, economy, export boom, latin america, Mexico, modernity
This weeks content focused on the idea of modernity Latin American. Modernity in Latin America and a difficult concept that continues to be debated today. As such a broad idea, it seems to tie into many subjects that we have covered so far in this course. It can be thought of in the context of […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 7 | Tagged with democracy, dictator, Mexico, modernization, Porfirio Díaz, Railroads, revolution
I’m lowkey pretty sad that we didn’t get a video lecture this week, but we’ll manage.This week was pretty interesting, as the reading and video delved into aspects of what represents and goes into a progressing-into-Modernity Latin America’s relationsh…
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with economy, Mexico, modernity, progress
