Blog 12: Speaking Truth to Power
History goes in circles with its genocides, racist habits, and violence. Hasn’t the world had enough of this already? However,…
History goes in circles with its genocides, racist habits, and violence. Hasn’t the world had enough of this already? However,…
Silences in testimonio plays a huge role in understanding people’s memoirs and voices in history. They have been misrepresented by…
This weeks readings were about the influence the people have over the power, but I have a little story to…
Everybody loves a good Banana. They’re the perfect quick little snack to grab on your way out the door, or…
Last week we looked at Creelman’s interview with Porfirio Díaz and whether or not he was a true hero to…
The export economy boom in Latin America, while resulting in some positive outcomes, also generated quite a bit of greed…
Looking at Raimundo Nina Rodrigues’ book, The Fetishist Animism of the Bahian Blacks, it is interesting to see how the…
This week’s readings on caudillos and Ecehverría’s “The Slaughterhouse” were very interesting and thought provoking. My group is going to…
This week’s readings provided works from both Simón Bolívar in his Letter from Jamaica in which he outlined his political…
Riz, Liliana De. “Caudillismo.” Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sept. 2015. Web. 14 Nov. 2016. This article gives a brief…