Pride

Week 13: Towards an Uncertain Future

Being at the end of the course, gives me a feeling of new beginnings. New beginnings because we have learned so much but still have so much more to learn. We learned a myriad of historical moments, from the figurative language of Columbus upon first contact with the new world, to the emerging new forms […]

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Week 9: Commerce, Coercion and America’s Empire

For this post I want to focus on Augusto Sandino’s Manifesto. From what I understand, Sandino’s primary objective was to rid Nicaragua of the U.S. occupation, and he was less concerned about the parochial battles between Liberals and Conservatives. The one word that immediately came to mind when I reflected on this text was: pride. […]

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Week 5 – Caudillos Versus the Nation State

Esteban Echeverría, El Matadero, is a piece of conflicting persuasion. Though the way of Caudillos was not in any way…

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