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Emilee Haines wrote a new post on the site Modern Latin America 2020 6 years ago
My discussion question for Azuela’s Underdogs is How do Demetrio and his men’s views of Luis Cervantes change throughout the novel?
Cervantes is first introduced on page 20, in which he describes himself as […]

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Tina Lam wrote a new post on the site Latin America & the US 2020 6 years ago
I picked the page “Argentina-United States relations” on Wikipedia. This page describes the relationship between the United States and Argentina over time. This is related to our course theme of Latin American his […]
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Katie F. wrote a new post on the site Latin America & the US 2020 6 years ago
My Wikipedia article is titled “Church Committee,” and as the title suggests, it is a comprehensive overview of the creation of the Church Committee and its purposes. It does not dive deeply into the significance […]
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Shane Wallace commented on the post, Narrowed Research Post: The Life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 6 years, 1 month ago
One thing that sticks out with this topic is how relatable it is to today, giving it a lot of modern significance. I think it will be interesting to see how her works influenced feminist movements in later […]
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Shane Wallace commented on the post, Student Research Question, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 6 years, 1 month ago
I think this will be an good topic to research. As well as many other Americans, whenever I hear Panama, I always think about the canal which supports the economic lens you describe. It will be interesting to see […]
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Abby commented on the post, Student Research Idea: The Life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 6 years, 1 month ago
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz is an extremely influential person when discussing colonial Mexico as well as the role religion played in colonization. We talked a lot about her in Colonial Latin America last semester […]
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Abby commented on the post, Narrowed Research Post: Gender and Argentina's Dirty War, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 6 years, 1 month ago
This seems like a really interesting topic to explore, I think I have heard of this movement before but I don’t know much about it. It could be interesting to look at social media to see how the movement is b […]
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Shane Wallace commented on the post, Narrowed Research Topic: The Figure of Hugo Chavez, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 6 years, 1 month ago
This is a really intriguing topic! Whenever I read history books and learn about political leaders I always wonder what led them to gain the power they did and how other people accepted it. It will be interesting […]
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Abby commented on the post, Narrowed Research Focus: Chile's Protests, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 6 years, 1 month ago
This is really interesting! I feel like I don’t know much about the protests that are going on in Chile right now so I look forward to reading about them. I think it would be helpful to look at media coverage b […]
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Emily B commented on the post, Student Research blog post revised, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 6 years, 1 month ago
Thanks for the feedback! Yes, I am still narrowing my sources to decide whether comparative or one group/region.
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Emily B commented on the post, Student Research blog post revised, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 6 years, 1 month ago
It won’t be all of LA but, one or several areas of focus. I’m seeing where I can get primary resources to decide.
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Alex commented on the post, Student Research blog post revised, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 6 years, 1 month ago
Your research question is definitely relevant, beyond it filling in gaps in the coverage of underrepresented people. As you continue to work on the project, I imagine some figures will stand out that you may […]
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Alex commented on the post, Narrowed Research Topic: How did US and Russian foreign policy during the Cold War help shape Cuban national identity?, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 6 years, 1 month ago
This is a really interesting question that also seems like there will be plenty of material to work with. It might be interesting too to see how Cuba interacts with other nations today. Their relationship with […]
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Alex commented on the post, Narrowed Research Focus: Chile's Protests, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 6 years, 1 month ago
I think there is a lot of potential to delve into Chilean history and culture here. I would be curious to see how domestic Chilean media outlets, as well as international ones, cover the protests as well. Media […]
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Peyton O'Laughlin wrote a new post on the site Modern Latin America 2020 6 years, 1 month ago
Peyton O’Laughlin
Firstly, Giovanny discussed the Venezuelan migrant crisis. Important highlights of this project were xenophobia that accompanies mass migration incidents as well as the political and economic […]
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Tongtong Wu commented on the post, Finalized Research Plan: Anglo Chilean influence in Valparaiso during 19th Century, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 6 years, 1 month ago
Thank you so much Emily!
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Maureen Hanes commented on the post, Narrowed Research Topic: How did US and Russian foreign policy during the Cold War help shape Cuban national identity?, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 6 years, 1 month ago
I am excited to read your research on this topic! Cuban politics and foreign policy have been so influenced by the United States and Russia since the start of the Cold War, which is an interesting topic in itself, […]
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Maureen Hanes commented on the post, Narrowed: Student Research: Social structures of nineteenth century Jamaica, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 6 years, 1 month ago
I think this will be a really interesting topic! I don’t have any background knowledge on Jamaican social structures so I am excited to learn more through your research and see how they are different from or […]
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Maureen Hanes commented on the post, Narrowed Research Post: LGBTQ+ Rights in Cuba, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 6 years, 1 month ago
I agree with Lily in that I have never heard of this before but am really excited to see how your research turns out. I think from an American perspective we often only hear about Cuba in terms of international […]
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Emily B commented on the post, Finalized Research Plan: Anglo Chilean influence in Valparaiso during 19th Century, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 6 years, 1 month ago
Super cool topic and very specific! I assume you’re drawing from your research with Professor Hayward? Obviously, as you mention, this deals with “international trade, immigration and cultural influence” and I […]
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