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I find Guaman Poma an interesting figure. Even though he is not the direct focus of the book he puts himself in there a lot, mentioning himself and his family. He stresses his family’s importance and status as nobility as well as his own devotion as a Christian and to the Spanish crown. He uses […] read full post >>

I absolutely love Cusco. It is such a beautiful city and I really like that everything is so walkable. When I go out to explore I just pick a direction and walk and I always find interesting things. There is so much to check out and there are Inca stones everywhere, lasting reminders of the […] read full post >>

The story in the Huarochiri manuscript reminded me a lot of the story of Raven when he stole the sun. There are a lot of similarities between these stories, such as the the virgin birth, trickery, and impregnating the woman through something she consumed. It is a crazy story and sometimes I was a bit […] read full post >>

I absolutely loved the first sentence for the readings in the Lima Reader this week. “Lima must be—in my opinion—one of the ugliest capital cities in the world.” What an opening. Personally I didn’t find Lima an ugly city and I think this description is a bit harsh. I wonder what was it that made […] read full post >>

From what I have seen of Lima I think that it is a very nice city. I love the parks and little green spaces that I have seen so far and the old style buildings. It was really interesting how different neighbourhoods changed which made me think about what Rama talked about in the Ordered […] read full post >>

I have to say that I preferred the Lima Reader to The Lettered City. I found The Letter City at the beginning a bit confusing and the writing was an academic fancy writing that says a lot while not really saying anything. But as I read more of it I got the hang of understanding […] read full post >>

Hi everyone! My name is Anja, I am a fourth year student so I am almost done with school since I do not plan on doing a masters or PhD. A diploma and a bachelors degree are enough school for me. This is my first time doing a Global Seminar and I am super excited […] read full post >>

I love this story because of the vulnerabilities, and the complexities of tourism and identity. We talked a lot about this book in class, and the story of Rigoberta. A giuiles person who traveled from Guatemala. I like her story because she learned spanish to break the barriers she was facing, and once again it’s […] read full post >>

I have never taken an Indigenous focused course, let alone an Indigenous Latin America course. I was super excited to take this course, it was calling to me as people say. Through the weekly blog posts and discussion and analysis in class, this course has exercised my small ability of delving deeply and critically into a […] read full post >>

I took a lot away from this class as both a student and Mexican-Canadian woman. I loved starting the class with the Popol Vuh and discussing seeing the human need to understand our origins stemming from the engaging text. Where we come from appears to be a question that has baffled humans across the globe. […] read full post >>