2022 Post: Throughout this American Government and Politics course, my understanding of local politics and national structures evolved significantly. Initially, I viewed the U.S. political system through a conventional lens, perceiving the two-party system as a fixed and dominant framework. However, discussions around the Trump presidency, the events of January 6th, and the increasing polarization …
In the Fall of my Senior year at Wesleyan I took a course titled “Venezuela: The Effect of Oil Discovery on People, the Environment, and on Democracy”. Throughout the semester we studied the cultural, political, social, and environmental changes that developed in Venezuela, and specifically, how these changes were influenced or caused by the discovery …
In my art history class in Madrid we learned about the “Art Wars” that rippled through Europe in general, but specifically, in Italy. Later, on a trip to visit a friend in Italy, I was pointed to the same thing. Walking from site to site, my friend Andrea, our local expert, recited the history of …
