Before I finish my blog, I just wanted to say that I had a bit of a harder time understanding this weeks subject. I was even debating writing this post after the class just so I could get a better grasp on the topic. Also, midterm season has taken a bit of a toll on […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 8 | Tagged with Change, latin america, Mexico, Reform, revolution
I found Dawson’s discussion of modernity to be very interesting and it really helped me frame my own ideas about…
Posted in Blogs, Week 7 | Tagged with democracy, dictators, elites, hindsight, Mexico, modernity, revolution
Before I finish my blog, I just wanted to say that I had a bit of a harder time understanding this weeks subject. I was even debating writing this post after the class just so I could get a better grasp on the topic. Also, midterm season has taken a bit of a toll on […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 8 | Tagged with Change, latin america, Mexico, Reform, revolution
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 →
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Emiliano Zapata, Mexico, Poncho Villa, revolution
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 →
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Emiliano Zapata, Mexico, Poncho Villa, revolution
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
There are many examples around the world of formal decolonization (a.k.a. flag independence). Among the incredible violence that comes before this event, the creation of a formal nation’s borders by colonial powers has led to bloodshed and upheaval. Throughout this … Continue reading →
Posted in Blogs, Week 8 | Tagged with caudillo, colonization, decolonization, revolution, Zapatistas
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
One thing I found particularly interesting that came up in Dawson, as well as Emilio Zapata’s “Plan de Ayala”, was the association of peasant revolutionaries as being ‘bandits and rebels’. Dawson points out that the writing was essentially on the wall after Zapata and Villa occupied Mexico City; that they had irreversibly upset the liberal […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 8 | Tagged with MLK, oligarchy, revolution, riot, unionism, Villa, 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
