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Kobe Matesic commented on the post, Research Annotations, on the site Latin America & the US 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

I thought your annotations were very thorough and provided a good synopsis of what the article provides and what you want from it.
Kobe Matesic wrote a new post on the site Latin America & the US 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

Kittleson, R. A. (2014). The country of football soccer and the making of modern Brazil. Berkeley: University of California Press.

The country of football: soccer and the making of modern Brazil examines the […]
Brenadn D O wrote a new post on the site Latin America & the US 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

Mae M. Ngai, “The Architecture of Race in American Immigration Law: A Reexamination of the Immigration Act of 1924,” The Journal of American History 86, no. 1 (June 1999): 67, htt […]
Johanna Bueno wrote a new post on the site RWW Greenhouse 5 years, 11 months ago

When you think about the tropics, your mind probably immediately goes to places like the Amazon Rainforest, Hawaii, abundant with plants like coconut trees and showy flowers. However, contrary to popular belief, […]
Matt Prill wrote a new post on the site Latin America & the US 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

Burton, Julianne. “Culture and Imperialism” Sage Publications. (1978): 2-10.

Culture and Imperialism explains the repercussions that capitalism and technology have produced, in terms of the effects they have h […]
Alvaro Guerrero wrote a new post on the site Latin America & the US 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

Teague, Aileen. 2019. “The United States, Mexico, and the Mutual Securitization of Drug Enforcement, 1969–1985.” Diplomatic History 43 (5): 785–812.
This academic journal is about the United States’ and Mexic […]
Katie Holt commented on the post, Research Topic, on the site Latin America & the US 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

Or, I know you were also interested in the Cuban missile crisis: just let me know!
Katie Holt commented on the post, Research Topic, on the site Latin America & the US 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

As you know, I love a soccer-focused topic! We talked about focusing on a specific team in Latin America in class on Monday. Boca Juniors might be one good option: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Boca_Juniors
Katie Holt commented on the post, Wikipedia, on the site Latin America & the US 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

Good critique, Tina! For the Wikipedia assignment where you’re improving an article, do you want to write about this one, or will you pick one related to your research on Cuba? Either is fine: just let me know!
Katie Holt commented on the post, Research Topic, on the site Latin America & the US 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

What aspect of Nicaraguan history and culture would you like to explore, Matt? You could look at the political history (the FSLN), environmental policy, or economics. Or, if you’re interested, Nicaragua is a […]
Katie Holt commented on the post, Research Annotations, on the site Latin America & the US 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

Concise and well written, Katie! I remember that we came up with mostly political science articles in class: let me know if you need help finding some History perspectives.
For your second source: I looked at […]
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Katie F. wrote a new post on the site Latin America & the US 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

Johnson, Loch K. “Congressional Supervision of America’s Secret Agencies: The Experience and Legacy of the Church Committee.” Public Administration Review 64, no. 1 (2004): 3-14.

Author and political scientist […]
Lily Walters wrote a new post on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

What does Luis Cervantes represent in The Underdogs?

This time in Mexico was one with an incredible riff between the rich and the poor. The introduction of Luis Cervantes was a strategic move on Azuela’s part […]
Lily Walters wrote a new post on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

Mexico has been making global headlines recently for an issue that has been festering within the country for generations: femicide. There have been an increasing number of female murders within the past year. As […]
Tongtong Wu wrote a new post on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

This novel talks about one Mexican farmer Demetrio from the countryside participating in the Revolution . We could see his travels and interactions with different characters from various backgrounds. The […]
Brenadn D O wrote a new post on the site Latin America & the US 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

For this post, I read a Wikipedia article written on economic discrimination. This highlighted animosity in the workforce and how this has been derived from colonial attitudes as “economic discrimination is u […]
Matt Prill wrote a new post on the site Latin America & the US 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

This time around, I decided to read a wikipedia article entitled The Culture of Nicaragua. I have been interested in Nicaragua ever since I traveled there my junior year for about two weeks. I would like to learn […]
Abby wrote a new post on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

What role do women play in
the revolution? How does their role reflect the Spanish ideas of honor that we
learned about in the colonial era?

In The Underdogs,
the role of women is primarily a domestic one. […]
Emily B wrote a new post on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

My discussion question: What is the profile of the men fighting for the revolution?

As the article from class you gave
us stated and which readers can observe in the novel, the men on the
revolutionary side […]
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