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Introduction to Sor Juana Inés de La Cruz’s Life

In Colonial Latin America, patriarchal society was the norm. Males were viewed as superiors over females, and women were expected to maintain primarily do […]

Progress or Neocolonialism?

Introduction

 During the 19th Century, Chile transformed itself from a colonial society to a modern country with large scales of economic development and immigration. Even […]

Topic: How did the Cuban Missile Crisis affect the United
States’ foreign policy in Cuba during the Cold War?

Introduction

Despite the short geographical
distance between the two countries, Cuba and the U […]

By Emily Beuter

Guadalupe Vázquez Luna next to a wall that reads in English, “Defend our mother earth. Do not change into bad projects”, picture courtesy of […]

By Peyton O’Laughlin

Many recognize Panama as the small, tropical nation located on the isthmus, a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land, of Central […]

Introduction

Beginning in 1492, conquistadors from the Iberian peninsula arrived in Latin America. They encountered the indigenous peoples who had been living on the land for centuries and deemed them barbaric […]

Compared to other Latin American countries, Cuba has always been a little different; they were one of the last two countries to declare independence and abolish slavery. They also had a tumultuous relationship […]

Regardless
of language, culture, or religion, one of the few universal methods of
communication comes in the form of art. While art itself can be expressed in
many forms, mural paintings have a specific impact on […]

By Lily Walters

Pang, “Mapuche People 732.”

Introduction

Gfycat, “Forest GIF.”

Famous Chilean poet Pablo Neruda said it best in his book Memorias, published in 1974 — Neruda writes, “whoeve […]

Jamaica originally began as a military garrison under Cromwell’s Western Design in 1655, which brought English soldiers to the island.[1] Due to the harsh environment of the Caribbean, the island was, “a dis […]

By: Giovanny Bravo

Introduction

In 1965, around the beginning of the Cuban Revolution, the Cuban government established the Unidades Militares de Ayuda a la Producción (UMAPs), which were labor camps […]

By Maureen Hanes

Introduction

Machismo, a distinctly Latin
American form of masculinity, is an important aspect of Mexican national
identity. Although machismo is often viewed as a singular idea centered […]

Alexander Borodin: Chemist Poet-Composer
Alexander Borodin was a Russian composer born 1833 in St. Petersburg to a Georgian prince and serf mother. Alexander Borodin was formally educated as a chemist at St. P […]

Georg Cantor was a German mathematician who was born and grew up in Saint Petersburg Russia in 1845. He helped develop modern day set theory, a branch of mathematics commonly used in the study of foundational […]

This blog is focused on Anna Pavlova, a Russian ballerina. It will offer an overview of her life, from being the illegitimate daughter of a laundress, to her legacy as one of Russia’s most famous dancers. It will […]