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Week 8: Signs of a Gilded Age

This week offered a necessary introduction to historical figures and intellects of the twentieth century. At the beginning of the 20th century, it would seem that for some nations, the peasants, aboriginals, and workers charged the government’s and administrations with negligence of a supposed liberated society by generation revolutions, strikes, and intellectual thought on the […]

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The Mexican Revolution

The Mexican Revolution

A conversation with Alec Dawson

Posted in Interview Videos, Week 8 Videos | Tagged with C20th, EZLN, history, law, Mexico, revolution, Villa, violence, Zapata

Week Eight: Signs of Crisis in a Guilded Age

The resonating theme for this week’s reading to me was ‘conflict’ – and it seems this has been the case for a great deal of the last few weeks’ readings. Conflict between Latin America and the encroaching imperialism of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Week 8 | Tagged with conflict, Diaz, madero, Mexican Revolution, Mexico, modernisation, revoution, Villa, Zapata

Week Eight: Signs of Crisis in a Guilded Age

The resonating theme for this week’s reading to me was ‘conflict’ – and it seems this has been the case for a great deal of the last few weeks’ readings. Conflict between Latin America and the encroaching imperialism of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Week 8 | Tagged with conflict, Diaz, madero, Mexican Revolution, Mexico, modernisation, revoution, Villa, Zapata

Week Eight: Signs of Crisis in a Gilded Age

During last week’s discussion, we learned about the beginning concept of modernity in Mexico, and briefly touched on the event of the Mexican Revolution. This week’s discussion, being a continuation of last week’s topic of modernity, introduced many more narratives of the Mexican Revolution besides Creelman’s. This week, we were able to explore the ideas […]

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Reflections Week 8: The Mexican Revolution

Hello, all. Since there is no online lecture linked to this week’s material and classes, I will be commenting on an interview assigned to us, entitled “The Mexican Revolution”. To start, I will comment on the claim “Revolution is a claim of ownership on history”. This is an interesting claim, but only partially true. Revolutions […]

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Chiapas, government, Mexican Revolution, Mexico, Quebec, Sovereignty and Independence, Zapata, Zapatistas

Reflections Week 8: The Mexican Revolution

Hello, all. Since there is no online lecture linked to this week’s material and classes, I will be commenting on an interview assigned to us, entitled “The Mexican Revolution”. To start, I will comment on the claim “Revolution is a claim of ownership on history”. This is an interesting claim, but only partially true. Revolutions […]

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Chiapas, government, Mexican Revolution, Mexico, Quebec, Sovereignty and Independence, Zapata, Zapatistas

“Signs of Crisis in the Gilded Age”

“Signs of Crisis in the Gilded Age”

video by Kaspars Reinis and Ryan Heazel

Posted in Student Videos - 2014, Week 8 Videos | Tagged with García Márquez, Mexico, revolution, Zapata

Week 8 – Signs of Crisis

Diaz’s proclamation, in 1908, that he would not run for the presidency opened the floodgates for countless marginalized groups to speak out against modernization. Groups that had for decades been silenced, displaced, repressed, and forced to work for the capitalist … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Week 8 | Tagged with Capitalism, indigenous, Mexican Revolution, modernity, Porfirio Díaz, revolution, Zapata

Week 8- Signs of Crisis in the Gilded Age

How did Porfirio Diaz remain in power for so long if the people did not favour him? After his regime fixed term limits were put place? It seems like political leader who campaigned would embody ideas but not follow through with them. What was so wrong politically, socially and economically that made people protest? How … Continue reading Week 8- Signs of Crisis in the Gilded Age

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