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Course name
Modern Mexico
Institution
Alfred University
Instructor
Eben Levey
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2024-01-16 00:00:00 UTC – 2024-05-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


Porfirio Diaz reportedly lamented, “Mexico, so far from God, so close to the United States.” Yet, even with the behemoth to the north, Mexico and Mexicans have shown themselves quite capable of dictating their own history. In this course, we will be covering Mexican history from independence (1821) to the present. We will move roughly chronologically, stretching from the problems with how to govern an independent nation, to the Mexican Revolution, to questions faced in the present. As such, we are approaching the class in two halves. The first half of the class will grapple with the making of a nation, as Mexicans transformed themselves from colonial subjects into independent citizens, and the contradictions of building a modern republic upon enduring colonial structures, hierarchies, and ideologies. The second half of the class will explore the Mexican Revolution and its aftermath in the twentieth century as we engage with the ongoing historical question of just how revolutionary was the Mexican Revolution. Students will read a selection of primary and secondary sources to both work through the “problems” and themes of Mexican history, but also to interrogating the ways in which scholars are reassessing such questions as: “how did indigenous peoples shape independent Mexico?;” “how revolutionary was revolutionary Mexico?;” and, “what was the nature of the post-revolutionary state?” Ultimately, students will contribute to a Wikipedia page of their choice regarding Mexican history in order to improve writing abilities for a public audience and to contribute to publicly available knowledge.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Gja226 Genetically modified maize Zapatismo, Rail transport in Mexico
Charliewinston34 es:Colonias mormonas en México Iglesia catolica en Mexico
Cole Rhoades Zapatismo Genetically modified maize, Comisión Geográfico-Exploradora
ProfessionalGoObEr Comisión Geográfico-Exploradora Genetically modified maize, Rail transport in Mexico
JJS222 Rail transport in Mexico Zapatismo, Comisión Geográfico-Exploradora
Jm4alfred
RedMimi2004 es:Iglesia catolica en Mexico Colonias mormonas en México