When we focus exclusively as a way to understanding modernity in an economic way, then we can leave out even after the golden age of the export oligarchy ended there were people who did not beneficiated from such period. The cycles of inequalities have always been very close to the daily lives of Latin Americans […]
When we focus exclusively as a way to understanding modernity in an economic way, then we can leave out even after the golden age of the export oligarchy ended there were people who did not beneficiated from such period. The cycles of inequalities have always been very close to the daily lives of Latin Americans […]
Going from the relative stability from the last chapter to chapter 5, what I would like to address in this posting was the growing power of the middle class and its relations with the various countries and nation states and the growing concerns for workers rights. Like how in Mexico, a revolution stated because of […]
Going from the relative stability from the last chapter to chapter 5, what I would like to address in this posting was the growing power of the middle class and its relations with the various countries and nation states and the growing concerns for workers rights. Like how in Mexico, a revolution stated because of […]
In this chapter, we see the emergence of Latin American Feminism. It is interesting to note that this first push for equality came at a time when men are beginning industrialization and modernization, while women are largely kept out of this process. Although it is important to note that many women did work, they were […]
In this chapter, we see the emergence of Latin American Feminism. It is interesting to note that this first push for equality came at a time when men are beginning industrialization and modernization, while women are largely kept out of this process. Although it is important to note that many women did work, they were […]
This week’s chapter of ‘The Export Boom as Modernity’ made me reflect on the value of perpetual growth that is so closely connected with and integral to the idea of ‘modernity’. I feel the pressure in almost every moment of my day to be ‘productive’ and consequently one of the more challenging feelings is feeling … Continue reading Week Seven
This week’s chapter of ‘The Export Boom as Modernity’ made me reflect on the value of perpetual growth that is so closely connected with and integral to the idea of ‘modernity’. I feel the pressure in almost every moment of my day to be ‘productive’ and consequently one of the more challenging feelings is feeling … Continue reading Week Seven →
A massacre in Mexico, 1995 (video)
