HIST 361: The Mexican Revolution: Birth, Life, Death

The Mexican Revolution is one of a handful of monumental social, political and cultural movements which shaped the 20th century landscape. As such, not only has it generated a massive amount of historical writing, but it has also strongly influenced cinematic and other artistic movements, literature, music, and popular culture, both in Mexico and among a Mexican American population in the United States. One can as easily find portraits of Emiliano Zapata on low riders in Los Angeles as in the state of Morelos, Mexico, the heart of Zapatismo. Perhaps not surprisingly, then, those who write about the Mexican Revolution or otherwise seek to represent it disagree about its every aspect, including when it began and whether there ever was a Mexican Revolution.

This blog is intended to allow students and the broader community to comment on issues pertaining to Mexico and the Mexican Revolution, and all those issues (such as immigration) that have sprung, in a sense, from these processes.