{"id":34,"date":"2017-11-06T14:03:30","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T21:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/weeklylatinamericanstudies\/?p=34"},"modified":"2017-11-14T22:54:55","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T05:54:55","slug":"week-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/weeklylatinamericanstudies\/2017\/11\/06\/week-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Week Ten"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week focused primarily on populism in Latin America which emerged from different movements during the 1930\u2019s through the 1950\u2019s. This was also the beginning of a new age of technology as items such as the radio came into use. This united people and nations because now, they could actually hear their political leaders. The radio established a sense of closeness because political figures were actively being listened to by thousands. For many, this gave them a feeling of belonging. Before the radio came into use, people who lived outside of cities, in more rural areas, had no way of forming their own opinions about politics if they weren\u2019t even able to connect with politics. Populism and technology gave more opportunity to lower classes, especially workers, to develop their political views and impressions. <\/span><\/p>\n

This week\u2019s readings in the textbook were all about the Peronista Party, more specifically about Eva Peron. Eva Peron, or Evita as she preferred, was the wife of General Juan Peron (who later became the President of Argentina). The Peron\u2019s were extremely high regarded people who stepped up when Argentina was in desperate need of hope. It is Peron \u201cwho gave them social, moral and spiritual dignity\u201d (Dawson, 229). As populists, they promised to \u201csubject [themselves] to the decision of the people\u201d. Minorities including women, children, workers and elders were thrilled when he came into power, however the oligarchy at the time was furious because equality was now being promoted for the minorities through Peron\u2019s \u201cJusticialismo\u201d. Unfortunately for the oligarchists, this was concerning because they, of course, wanted to remain rich and powerful. <\/span><\/p>\n

I think it\u2019s really interesting that Eva preferred to be called Evita, considering that a nickname is not usually something that would be used in politics. However, I think that this actually worked in her favor because it helped her established a closer connection with her supporters. This close-knit relationship she built with the Vanguard of Descamisados can be seen and understood when they cheered her name in \u201cThe Renunciamiento\u201d speech. <\/span><\/p>\n

I was also very intrigued by how devoted Evita was to her husband. In \u201cThe Renunciamiento as Compiled from Newsreel and Archive Footage\u201d Eva states, \u201cI was never interested in deceit or slander when they unleashed their tongues against a frail Argentine woman\u2026it made me happy inside, because I served my people and my General\u2026It is not Eva Peron they attack, it is Peron\u201d (Dawson, 233). It is obvious in this quote how loyal Eva is to her husband because she will endure anything to serve Peron. <\/span><\/p>\n

Would Peron have had the same kind of influence on the nation had radios not been invented yet? Now that I\u2019m thinking about this question, I don\u2019t think he would\u2019ve had the same kind of influence because the people that were primarily affected in this populist era were those in a lower class and I imagine they were living in more rural areas, whereas politics usually circulate more in larger cities\u2026Let me know what you all think.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sophie<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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