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Class Notes 1/24/2020

A one or two paragraph summary of the day’s activities.  What historical questions did we discuss in class?  How did the assigned readings for that day hold together?

We began cla […]

How could learning a world language help you?

Come to the World Languages and Cultures Major & Minor Information Session on Thursday, January 30 from 11:30am to 1pm in the Andrews Library CoRE!  This is a […]

The entirety of Bolivars letter reads and feels like a swift backhand to the United States and likens it to that of a viscous diseases destined to spread and plague others with its’s ideals. He as well on page 173 […]

On the whole, I thought Rodo’s piece was condescending, and ridiculously so. Although he does spend a decent amount of time discussing some good things about North American achievements and culture, he does so […]

In Simon Bolívar’s piece, we see a thank you to Patrick Campbell for the many sentiments of Colombia. In this, we experience a glimpse of what can be seen as American spirituality in action, Imperialism.
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Both Rodó’s Ariel and Bolívar’s Letter to Colonel Patrick Campbell show the fear of American dominion that Latin Americans possessed during the 19th and 20th centuries. Rodó states “I want each of you to be aware […]

Although they lived nearly 100 years apart from each other, José Enrique Rodó and Simón Bolívar had similar ideas about the threat that the United States posed to Latin America. The two men agree on the idea tha […]

Through both primary sources we can see that the relationship between Latin America and the US has not been the best. There is a general understanding through Latin American countries that the United States is […]

The articles by Rodo and Bolivar clearly reveal Latin America—United States relationship in the periods that they are written. It is no surprise that there are similar tropes used. Both authors show their c […]

Latin American nations hold some of the highest income inequality indexes in the world. Chile, has the highest income inequality gap of Western Democracies. This article attempts to dissect the deeply rooted […]

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We only had a quick overview of Zotero, but it you’re interested, I’d strongly recommend the 50-minute interactive library workshops led by Zach Sharrow.  You can see the full Spring 2020 schedule here. (There […]

How could learning a world language help you?

Come to the World Languages and Cultures Major & Minor Information Session on Thursday, January 30 from 11:30am to 1pm in the Andrews Library CoRE!  Drop in […]

Come learn more about this summer’s TREK program on HIST 218 Documentary Filmmaking & History in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  This course is an intensive filmmaking workshop and introduction to the history and […]

Come learn more about this summer’s TREK program on HIST 218 Documentary Filmmaking & History in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  This course is an intensive filmmaking workshop and introduction to the history and […]

In Pike’s article “Wild People in Wild Lands,” he illustrates the negative stereotypes most Americans hold towards Latin Americans in the 19th century. In order to support his argument, Pike includes quotes from […]

Both Pike’s Wild People in Wild Lands and Strong’s The Anglo Saxons and the World’s Future elaborate on the use of stereotypes throughout history and in works to demoralize people and things we don’t understa […]

The main argument of Frederick Pike’s article “Wild People in Wild Lands” is that the use of stereotypes, whether by the opressed or the opressor, leads to a cycle of demonization that becomes normalized in […]