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Katie Holt wrote a new post, #CACEROLAZO, on the site Latin American Revolutions 6 hours, 43 minutes ago

We’ve been talking a lot about Chile these past few weeks, as well as how historians can use popular art as a way to understand revolutionary struggles, so I wanted to share this new song/video from Chilean […]
Morgan M wrote a new post, Class Notes – October 23, 2019, on the site Latin American Revolutions 6 hours, 45 minutes ago

Today’s class was a continuation of Chile, especially with thinking about different types of primary sources. As we did with the corridos during the Mexican Revolution, we took time to examine the arpilleras made […]
aholder wrote a new post, Pawpaws: More than just Ohio's State Fruit, on the site The Nature of Nature 2019 7 hours, 4 minutes ago

When I first discovered that a pawpaw is one of Ohio’s two state fruits, my only question was “What on earth is a pawpaw?”.

As I have come to find out, besides being a state fruit of Ohio, the pawpaw is also […]
dani manzo wrote a new post, (no title), on the site Latin American Revolutions 9 hours, 31 minutes ago

Comisión Femenil Mexicana Nacional

The feedback I received definetly helps me strengthen my article. I plan on taking all the suggestions made, such as expanding on the role the group has in present society, […]
Jonathan Velazquez wrote a new post, The Racialization of "Civilization" in the U.S.-Philippine War, on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 14 hours, 43 minutes ago

“Race-Making and Colonial Violence in the U.S. Empire” centers on the experiences of Filipinos after their revolution against Spanish colonial rule, and how the U.S.’s military intervention served to continue t […]
Tom Tuten wrote a new post, Revisiting the US – Philippine War, on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 15 hours ago

According to the reading, The US-Philippine War was deeply influenced by racial science ideas of the time, which viewed the world as a competition between various races or “subspecies” of humans and by the general […]
Noah Golovan wrote a new post, The Geography of Ginseng, on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 15 hours, 30 minutes ago

This writing was about the implications of ginseng, both geographically and economically. Author Kuriyama talks about the popularity of ginseng in East Asia due to its enriching effects on the body. He talks about […]
Alex Pollitt wrote a new post, The Export Boom as Modernity:, on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 18 hours, 6 minutes ago

This article discusses broad Latin American ideologies and concepts while focusing specifically on singular events and countries. The time period would be late 19 century and into the 20th century as well. Mexican […]
Joseph Kemp wrote a new post, The Economist: A Hopeful Continent – A Summary, on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 1 day, 3 hours ago

Throughout the article, the correspondent travels Africa to document the state of the countries that are seen as impoverished, war-torn nations that are impossible to reconcile into civilization. Statistics that […]
shahroz zaman wrote a new post, Group Project (Group 1), on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 2 days, 13 hours ago

An essential concept for understanding the 20th and 21st century is Colonialism. Colonialism is the process of acquiring political control over another country, pushing cultural norms on the native population, […]
Stacey Sam wrote a new post, Group 2, on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 2 days, 13 hours ago

Essential concept- Colonialism is the relationship of domination of indigenous by foreign invaders where the latter rule in pursuit of their interests. The motives were not purely economic and can actually be […]
Antuoine Hunt-Strong wrote a new post, Group 4: Antuoine, Charlie, Robby, Gordon & Aidan, on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 2 days, 13 hours ago

One essential concept for understanding the 20th-21st century is, colonialism.

Colonialism- Western/industrialized powers like the US, occupying another nation for foreign control of the nation for the purposes […]
Noah Golovan wrote a new post, Group Three Midterm Ideas, on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 2 days, 13 hours ago

Noah, Lilly, Vu, Will, Jordan

1.) One essential concept to understanding the 20th-21st century is imperialism. Imperialism is a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through military force, […]
cocoapuff wrote a new post, Class Notes 10/21/19, on the site Latin American Revolutions 2 days, 14 hours ago

Class began with a reminder to vote in the local election!
Today’s class/ HAP focused on “Fear in Chile” – Supporters of Pinochet
Wiki Project Reminders:

Complete peer review BEFORE class on […]
Matthew Ochlis wrote a new post, LA in the News: Chile protests: state of emergency declared in Santiago as violence escalates, on the site Latin American Revolutions 3 days, 5 hours ago

After a series of ongoing riots in Chile’s capital city Santiago, President Sebastian Pinera has declared a state of emergency. The protests have turned violent in the past week, which started in response to the […]
Kamron Knowlton wrote a new post, Latin America post, on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 5 days, 3 hours ago

This weeks lectures really focused on the inequalities, corruption and the effects of transculturation in Latin America very much similar to the extent of what happen and or what is happening in Africa as […]
robby wrote a new post, Latin America Blog Post, on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 5 days, 5 hours ago

Two major points I saw from this week of lectures and readings was the cosmopolitan culture of Latin America and also the impact the cold war had on post-colonial Latin America. Latin American is a mix of […]
Jonathan Velazquez wrote a new post, Colonizers by a Different Name: The U.S. and the USSR's Stakes in Latin America, on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 5 days, 7 hours ago

An issue to be addressed is the continued implicit colonial shadow present upon much of Latin America during the 20th century, even after supposed decolonization had occurred. Colonial control of Latin America […]
Jordan Becker wrote a new post, Latin America, on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 5 days, 8 hours ago

Latin American has had a history of unstable democratic governments and stable authoritarian rulers. Both forms of government are inherently weak to outside influence. The difference is that almost all […]
Tom Tuten wrote a new post, Latin America Blog Post, on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 5 days, 9 hours ago

Of the various regions we have selectively studied in class, I have found Latin America the most depressing. It could be that I knew the least about it as a region when we began the class, but nevertheless Latin […]
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