This week, I found Roger Canals article on María Lionza particularly interesting. I was initially drawn to it because of its complexities and rituals. Canals begins his article with an introduction to the cult. I quite liked how he outlined the correct terms for the spirits. It also reminded me of Alison Spedding’s article “TheContinue reading “Week 8: Religion”
week 12 lecture (video)
The anger and opposition to the United States’ interventionism that is expressed in Rubén Darío’s poem “To Roosevelt” still is…
This week we looked at how history is told. We talk about Simon Bolivar, Marti, Hugo Chavez, the Haitian revolution and who the elites began to worry. Finally is mentioned in the readings so I took a moment to read about who she was. Simon Bolivar was a masn looking yto stop the Spainards […]
After completing the readings, a sense of inconclusiveness lingers over me. Honestly, it’s an impressive mix of feelings. From my…
A conversation with Max Cameron (video)
This week, I would like to focus on the topic of populism in Latin America. I choose this topic because I genuinely believe that populism is a very real threat to the democratic development of the region, and it shows … Continue reading
Another course I am currently undertaking relates to the concept of nationalism (in the context of modern Asia), and suggests that nationalism is only a recent trend born from decolonisation movements. Previously, I had only really associated decolonisation with that … Continue reading →
Up until taking this course, I did not realize how complex and somewhat confusing the hierarchies of the Spanish were at the beginning of the 19th Century. Most commonly, the Peninsulares (Spanish people born in Spain) viewed the Creoles (those born in the colonies) as inferior, the Creoles viewed the mixed populations (Mullatoes, Mestizos, etc.) …
As the course comes to an end, we must wonder: where is Latin America going? Max Cameron’s video seems to propose that the region is headed towards a more egalitarian, prosperous and independent future, led by a plurality of leftist governments. He speaks about Evo Morales in Bolivia, who, rather than coming to power as […]
