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week1–front-Faced Order; Chaos in the Periphery–
Posted by: jasmine choi
week1–front-Faced Order; Chaos in the Periphery– I think one of my first takeaways from this reading was that there was this fixation with enacting order and ordaining it through the jurisdiction of letters—this obsession with order is arguably one that demands that urban society be neat and tidy, done through due process, and compulsively bureaucratic. […] read full post >>
Hey Jon, since you wanted a comparison so bad…
Posted by: zhiyi zhang
Jon, I hope you know that when I make digs at the Peru program in comparison to the Nepal program, it’s all jokes. I’m so grateful for this opportunity and I’m truly having a great time, and I’m learning a lot! Of course, I can’t help but to compare the two, but the more I […] read full post >>
Experience post 1: Lima (week 1)
Posted by: lotte
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 >>
reflections on lima from ur fav (or second or third or fourth-fav) chinese canadian on this trip
Posted by: annie
oh yea here's my spotify please stream read full post >>
Week 1: No Llama Sightings Yet
Posted by: emily que
The first few days of the course were quite tightly scheduled. Luckily my phone was found on the plane (Gabriel’s mom is the GREATEST), so I had to go to the airport to pick it up. This gave me a chance to pick up my classmates from the airport. I LOVE picking up people at the airport. It was wonderful to see everyone again as I had grown very fond of them during our pre-departure meetups. read full post >>
Plaza Mayor
Posted by: Jon
Yesterday we went to Lima’s city centre, a UNESCO world heritage site, designated as such in 1988 for “bear[ing] witness to the architecture and urban development of a Spanish colonial town of great political, economic and cultural importance in Latin … Continue reading read full post >>
Blog 2: Readings Class 1
Posted by: CarolineB
"The Lettered City" and Reflections on 'Permanence' read full post >>
The Lima Reader: Lima and Cuzco
Posted by: eaflucki
Hello fellow Lima readers! I decided to focus on this one section of the Lima reader this week as it stood out to me as a representation of my basic level of understanding of the historical colonial/indigenous relationship. Please feel free to add any comments you have and let me know where I’ve gone wrong. […] read full post >>
ideally the city was ordered (ideally i can order food in the city)
Posted by: annie
reading reflections of the lettered city even though i'm confused + a cute anecdote read full post >>
