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Wooseong wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago
After taking the Modern Brazil class, I first learned that various minority groups played an integral role in constructing Brazil. For almost every single topic we discussed in class, three key words—race, c […]
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Wooseong wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago
[Sarah Vonck]
Sarah’s central argument for her Senior Independent Studies was examining how the lack of implementation of the Rights of Nature, as defined in the newly drafted Ecuadorian constitution, has c […]
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Wooseong wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago
Q1: How does social entrepreneurship function in helping underprivileged people to mobilize their socioeconomic statuses?
A1: In the film, workers of Jardim Gramacho participated in an art project with a […]
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Wooseong wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago
Discussion Question: What does this text reveal about the life of poverty in Brazil?
Response: This literary piece reveals the inevitable fate of those in the slums through viewing the society in pessimistic […]
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Wooseong commented on the post, Tongtong Wu Wikipedia potential article "Chinese Brazilians", on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago
Hello, this project looks interesting! Your focus on Chinese presence in Brazil seems relatable and refreshing. Your blog mentioned that you plan to add information on how Chinese immigrants impacted and […]
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Wooseong commented on the post, Wikipedia Article Rewrite: Education in Brazil, on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago
Hello, this project looks awesome! I looked into similar sources while I was doing my research on Capoeira. I believe that you could look into cultural centers (art, capoeira, football academy) to see how […]
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Wooseong commented on the post, Wikipedia Article: Japanese cuisine in São Paulo, on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago
Hello, this project seems very interesting. I am working on cultural identity in Brazilian football and have looked into transculturation, a phenamenon of merging and converging cultures, in Brazil. I believe this […]
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Wooseong wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago
Article “Football in Brazil” consists of five chapters alongside with two subsections that present the historical, cultural, and social background of soccer in Brazil. This source discusses important his […]
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Wooseong wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago
European football (soccer) plays a prominent role in Brazil. The sport undoubtedly contributes a major portion in representing the nation’s cultural identity. According to FIFA, an international organization t […]
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Wooseong wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago
Capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art, played a central role in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 2017. Through combining musical elements and dancing skills, Capoeira practitioners compose various […]
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Wooseong wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago
Our main activity for today’s class was to work in small groups for the Wikipedia Article assignment. Each group was assigned with a primary source that relates to the history of indigenous people in Brazil. We s […]
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Wooseong wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years ago
The Wikipedia article “Indigenous Peoples in Brazil,” although it addressed prominent aspects such as European colonization and cultural diversity, the source failed to link the indigenous heritage with racial cat […]
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