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The Popol Vuh (feat. Roman Catholicism)

Posted by: aredfo01

In reading the Popol Vuh, something I found myself thinking about over and over again was the connections in certain events between the Mayan stories and modern Christian stories. As the Popol Vuh has a complex and lengthy history with translation, especially with that of a Roman Catholic friar involved in one of the main […] read full post >>
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The Popol Vuh: Page 1-120

Posted by: royal nobody

What stood out to me most in the Popol Vuh was part two, where Seven Macaw and his entire family were murdered by two twins for what basically amounts to arrogance. This seems to contradict part one of the book where the gods of creation literally created humans for the sake of praise and worship. […] read full post >>
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Introduction

Posted by: eshandro

Hey everyone! Nice to meet you all. My name is Emma, and I am looking forward to getting to know everyone over the next couple of months. I grew up in Alberta, and have lived in Vancouver for just over 2 and a half years now. So far, it’s been really great and I am … Continue reading Introduction read full post >>
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introductions! week 1

Posted by: joshms

Hi there, my name is Joshua and I am a 5th year Sociology student. I am taking this class because I am half El Salvadorian and am hoping, before I graduate, that this course can connect me with my ancestors because I quite literally need them. I unfortunately was never spoken to in Spanish enough […] read full post >>
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~ Introductions ~

Posted by: fa57r200

Hello, my name is Isabella! I am a fourth year student at UBC currently majoring in Biology. I will be graduating this coming May, and afterwards I will decide on wether I want to pursue medicine or become a medical illustrator. Two very different things, but reason being I have strong passions in the arts […] read full post >>
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Introduction

Posted by: Abdulaziz Insaniye

Hello everyone, my name is Abdulaziz Insaniye and I am a fourth year Political Science and History major here at UBC. I was unable to make the first class, however I am looking forward to meeting all of you next week. I have never written a blog so I w... read full post >>
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Introduction

Posted by: Abdulaziz Insaniye

Hello everyone, my name is Abdulaziz Insaniye and I am a fourth year Political Science and History major here at UBC. I was unable to make the first class, however I am looking forward to meeting all of you next week. I have never written a blog so I w... read full post >>
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Who am I?

Posted by: dvegasal

Hello! My name is Daniela Vega Salazar, I was born and raised in Mexico and I am currently doing an exchange year here at UBC. Back home I am part of the International Relations program and here I am enrolled in the Faculty of Arts taking some interesting classes such as this one. I am […] read full post >>
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LAST 303 introduction lecture 1/10

Posted by: Devlin

Hi everyone i’m devlin, I am in the Interdisciplinary studies program at UBC, and have been studying at UBC’s Vancouver campus since September 2020. I was originally registered in LAST 303 in 2023, but had to drop it for scheduling reasons, very happy to have the chance now in 2024 to take this class! I […] read full post >>
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Introducing Me

Posted by: nicolem7

Hello Everyone! My name is Nicole Mendoza and I am a fifth year political science with international relations student. While I was born in Canada, my family comes from Mexico. I was drawn to this class because I recently completed a thesis on populism in Latin America. In addition, I want to learn more about […] read full post >>
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