Various narcocorridos
I must admit, before reading Shaylih Muehlmann’s chapter “A Narco without a Corrido Doesn’t Exist”, I had not yet heard of narco-corridos or the extensive cultural popularity they have amassed. Of course, although I am somewhat familiar with the history of the War on Drugs, and the nature of cartels, it is fascinating to me […]
The movie Black Orpheus starts off with upbeat (samba?) music and a dancing group of people in all ages in the countryside/mountain. It seems like they are having fun dancing and playing with the kite and drums. I enjoyed the opening of this movie, the upbeat and exciting music displayed the setting of this show, which […]
The movie Black Orpheus starts off with upbeat (samba?) music and a dancing group of people in all ages in the countryside/mountain. It seems like they are having fun dancing and playing with the kite and drums. I enjoyed the opening of this movie, the upbeat and exciting music displayed the setting of this show, which […]
With the recent elections in the United States, I felt like this week’s lecture was a little more relatable, especially in terms of the 1988 Chile plebiscite. Although we’re not living in a dictatorship like Pinochet’s in Chile, I think we can see some similarities between the “No” campaign and the campaigns that were heldContinue reading “Week 12: Speaking Truth to Power”
