Discussion Post: Latin
Based on the interviews and your textbook readings this week, draw on your knowledge of what was happening in Guatemala in the 1960s-1980s, and answer the following question: How did the issues of race, socio-economic conditions, social injustice and class privilege provide an impetus for these young women to join the guerrilla movement? Identify and describe any common threads between their stories.
The response should include a reference list. Using double-space, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.
Reference
1) Modern Latin America:
a) pp. 142-144 ("Cuba: The Contemporary Theme (2000-Present)")
b) pp. 103-108 ("Central America: Politics and Policy: Guatemala")
c) pp. 370-373 ("Strategies for Economic Development: The Socialist Alternative, Revolutionary Movements")
d) pp. 465-472 ("Latin American in the World Arena, 1800s-1900s: The Nationalist Impulse, The Revolutionary Challenge")
2) "Central American Migration: Root Causes and U.S. Policy" (Congressional Research Service, June 13, 2019)
3) "Forced Disappearance and Impunity in El Jute, Guatemala." (Article by Josh MacLeod/Dialogos Magazine/Brown University Library)
4) "Testimonies of Guatemalan Women," Luz Alicia Herrera (1980) (Article by Latin American Perspectives/Brown University Library)
5) "What is Cuba's Sin?," Fidel Castro (2003)" (Article by Brown University Library)