Respond to 2 of the prompts in responses of 300-400 words each. Focus on analyses (NOT narrative summary)
of the materials.
You must use a total of at least two course readings per response. Provide specific examples from the readings and lectures and, if you choose to include them, videos, to support your arguments.
Prompt 2: In this course we have learned that there are often many narratives about historical events. Using an example from the course explain the flaws of an “official history” of events in the past. Write about how that official history has been challenged. What are the consequences of the propagation of the official history in the world today? What is the importance of that challenge to an official narrative?
*use miguel leon portilla and burchianti sources
Prompt 3: In readings for this course, authors have argued that colonization, colonialism, imperialism, and neoliberalism have influenced systems of power in the world historically. Trace historical events related to one of those categories. Explain how historical colonization or colonialism continues to affect the world today.
*use quijano and martineznovo sources
