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Peru . . . Here I Come!
Posted by: zyasmin
It’s 10:15. How much longer are we going to be here? We said we’d be back home by 10:30, but it doesn’t look like that’s the case, because there is no sign of anyone wanting to go home. How do I get out of this? My heart starts to pound and my forehead starts to […] read full post >>
The Lettered City
Posted by: Jon Beasley-Murray
In The Lettered City, Angel Rama stresses the utopian dimensions (literally) built in to the colonial cities of Latin America. For here, the plan came first, often with scant regard for the material (or human) environment. The classic grid system, … Continue reading read full post >>
The Lettered City
Posted by: Jon Beasley-Murray
In The Lettered City, Angel Rama stresses the utopian dimensions (literally) built in to the colonial cities of Latin America. For here, the plan came first, often with scant regard for the material (or human) environment. The classic grid system, … Continue reading read full post >>
Intro post
Posted by: morgan cooper
Hi all! I am looking forward to meeting up with you all in just a few days now as we begin our journey in Peru. I am a (now graduated) Spanish student with specific interest in Latin American art and culture. I grew up in the US originally, but now live full time in Vancouver […] read full post >>
week0–introduction–
Posted by: jasmine choi
hey everyone, this is my introduction post. My name is Jasmine. I’m going into interdisciplinary studies for romance studies, ancient mediterranean & near eastern studies, and anthropology. Essentially, I am just studying a mish-mash of things related to arts… (who knows at this point). I’ve had a bit of an unorthodox schooling trajectory so I’m […] read full post >>
i’ll be in peru in 11 days so here is a substack introduction
Posted by: annie
perhaps not a logic that follows smoothly but neither do most chains of event read full post >>
Two weeks to Peru…
Posted by: Jon Beasley-Murray
It has just struck me that it is now less than a fortnight before I will be in Peru, to take a group of twenty UBC undergraduates (accompanied, fortunately, by a very reliable Teaching Assistant) for six weeks of study … Continue reading read full post >>
hi all!
Posted by: jshoudy
My name is Julian Shoudy, and I’m entering my third year at UBC. I’m actually going to declare my major right after I upload this blog post, which is super exciting; if all goes well, it will be socio-cultural anthropology. I love to meet new people, be out and about, and drink beer in the […] read full post >>
