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The other students who went to Chiapas and I had our presentation today. It was attended by about a dozen people, half of them professors. In my experience, events aren't terribly well-attended at Parkside in general. I think a lot of it has to do with it being a primarily commuter campus. But I digress. We did get some people, which was cool, and they had some interesting questions. I stayed a little bit late to respond to one more in depth.
My professor emailed me back this evening on my reflection paper too, saying that she really liked what I wrote, including my "even handedness and cautionary optimism," in light of the fact that she can get a little bit caught up in the romance of the moment in her own engagement with the Zapatistas. Her email made me happy, and I wrote a few paragraphs back in response. I think I'll include them here after the paper that I wrote.
Yes, here, finally, is the paper I wrote!
Also, there is a note for those of you (I don't know if you want public acknowledgement) who donated directly toward the trip at the end of the post. So, for those keeping score at home, here are:
1)The paper I wrote wherein I reflect on the experience. It's in two parts: a discussion of the way the Zapatistas are presented in the media I was exposed to before the trip, and my thoughts about the movement after having lived with the Zapatistas in Jol Ja for a week, as well as having visited the caracoles Roberto Barrios and Oventik.
2)A few paragraphs I wrote to my professor, comparing the Zapatista situation to cultures like foragers or pastoralists who are facing encroachment from state powers. (I think a more involved compare and contrast paper on that topic would be really interesting.)
3)A note about why it's important to me to offer to refund donations if donors read my paper and decide that they may not want to have donated.
All of that ( behind the cut! )
Well, my posts here get long sometimes, but this must be one of the longest! I don't usually put text behind a cut, but this seemed to merit one. I hope that it was at least somewhat interesting, and what you were hoping for, for those that read it.
I am also going to write up more of a daily log of personal experiences and what the trip was like for me, referencing my voice notes, journal, and photos. But that might happen after finals.
Also, sorry for the lack of citations on the paper. It was pretty informal and they were not required. I'd be happy to send you more about Nail, Casanova, or any other sources of information I mentioned.
My professor emailed me back this evening on my reflection paper too, saying that she really liked what I wrote, including my "even handedness and cautionary optimism," in light of the fact that she can get a little bit caught up in the romance of the moment in her own engagement with the Zapatistas. Her email made me happy, and I wrote a few paragraphs back in response. I think I'll include them here after the paper that I wrote.
Yes, here, finally, is the paper I wrote!
Also, there is a note for those of you (I don't know if you want public acknowledgement) who donated directly toward the trip at the end of the post. So, for those keeping score at home, here are:
1)The paper I wrote wherein I reflect on the experience. It's in two parts: a discussion of the way the Zapatistas are presented in the media I was exposed to before the trip, and my thoughts about the movement after having lived with the Zapatistas in Jol Ja for a week, as well as having visited the caracoles Roberto Barrios and Oventik.
2)A few paragraphs I wrote to my professor, comparing the Zapatista situation to cultures like foragers or pastoralists who are facing encroachment from state powers. (I think a more involved compare and contrast paper on that topic would be really interesting.)
3)A note about why it's important to me to offer to refund donations if donors read my paper and decide that they may not want to have donated.
All of that ( behind the cut! )
Well, my posts here get long sometimes, but this must be one of the longest! I don't usually put text behind a cut, but this seemed to merit one. I hope that it was at least somewhat interesting, and what you were hoping for, for those that read it.
I am also going to write up more of a daily log of personal experiences and what the trip was like for me, referencing my voice notes, journal, and photos. But that might happen after finals.
Also, sorry for the lack of citations on the paper. It was pretty informal and they were not required. I'd be happy to send you more about Nail, Casanova, or any other sources of information I mentioned.
