This week we focused on Todorov's Conquest of America. I enjoyed it and I thought it was interesting, but I didn't really feel like I gained any new information from this book. I feel like I've been learning about colonialism and the conquest of America since I was in elementary school, so it didn't really feel like I was gaining a lot of additional information from Todorov. He had a lot of interesting perspective's, but I didn't think it was anything revolutionary... (I feel pretty rude right now, tbh). Even though it was a good book, I didn't love it and I probably wouldn't choose to read it again.
I know that historical context is really important when analyzing current politics, but I feel like most of us have the context of colonialism and conquest in mind already. With that being said, I would've liked it if we spent more time learning about a current world politics issue, like the refugee crisis or nuclear relations or something like that. I'm not trying to critique PTJ in the slightest because I think that this class has been very informative and helpful, I just feel like we are a little behind in terms of current events. I do think the simulations have been very helpful in this regard, so yay for those!
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Hey there! I'm Halle Jaymes and I'm a first year SIS student from Southern California. I'm hoping to focus on Europe as my region of study and hone in on sustainable fashion and general fashion in International Relations. Archives
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