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Knowing China, Losing China: Discourse And Power In U.S.-China Relations, Shankara Narayanan May 2021

Knowing China, Losing China: Discourse And Power In U.S.-China Relations, Shankara Narayanan

University Scholar Projects

The U.S. government’s 2017 National Security Strategy claimed, “China and Russia challenge American power, influence, and interests, attempting to erode American security and prosperity.”[1] Three years later, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the U.S. foreign policy community’s discursive shift towards Realist competition with China, with officials from the past three presidential administrations coming to view China as a threat to democratic governance and America’s security posture in Asia. The discourse underpinning the U.S.-China relationship, however, remains understudied. During key moments in the relationship, U.S. policymakers’ Realist intellectual frameworks failed to account for Chinese nationalism, suggesting a problem embedded within …


Knowing China, Losing China: Discourse And Power In U.S.-China Relations, Shankara Narayanan May 2021

Knowing China, Losing China: Discourse And Power In U.S.-China Relations, Shankara Narayanan

Honors Scholar Theses

The U.S. government’s 2017 National Security Strategy claimed, “China and Russia challenge American power, influence, and interests, attempting to erode American security and prosperity.”[1] Three years later, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the U.S. foreign policy community’s discursive shift towards Realist competition with China, with officials from the past three presidential administrations coming to view China as a threat to democratic governance and America’s security posture in Asia. The discourse underpinning the U.S.-China relationship, however, remains understudied. During key moments in the relationship, U.S. policymakers’ Realist intellectual frameworks failed to account for Chinese nationalism, suggesting a problem embedded within …


La Voz Spring 2021, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies Apr 2021

La Voz Spring 2021, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies

La Voz

In this issue:

  • Conference Brings Cuba Scholars to UConn
  • Performance Art in the Crossfire
  • An Evening with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
  • Jesús Ramos-Kittrell Wins AAUP Teaching Innovation Award
  • Alumni Contribute to State Latinx History Curriculum Initiative
  • New Study: School Employees Help Farmworker Families Access Health Care


La Voz Winter 2021, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies Jan 2021

La Voz Winter 2021, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies

La Voz

In this issue you will find:

  • MA Student Researches Takeover in Providence Schools
  • Indigenous Language Survival in Colombian Amazon
  • "Rise of the Latinx Vote"
  • La Colectiva Virtual Conversation
  • Mark Healey Wins SCHARP Award


La Voz Spring 2020, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies Apr 2020

La Voz Spring 2020, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies

La Voz

In this issues:

  • MA Student Randy Torres Awarded Mead Fellowship
  • MA Student Spotlight: Victoria Almodovar
  • Mark Overmyer-Velazquez to Publish Updated Translation
  • Can Inclusive Programs Reduce Labor Market Discrimination?
  • Exploring Mexico's Industrial Revolutions
  • Anti-Haitian Stereotypes in Dominican Media
  • Writing Puerto Rican History at UConn's Humanities Institute
  • New State Course in African American, Latino, and Puerto Rican Studies


La Voz Winter 2020, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies Jan 2020

La Voz Winter 2020, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies

La Voz

In this issue:

  • Multi-Media Artist Begins Year-Long Residence at UConn
  • Graciela Mochkofsky Presents the 2019 Mead Lecture
  • La Comunidad Intelectual Learning Community Presents Research at Virginia Tech Conference
  • Cost Rica Education: Why it's Worth the Trip?
  • Music Professor Publishes Book on Global Mexicanidades
  • La Colectiva Feminista Comes to UConn


La Voz Fall 2019, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies Oct 2019

La Voz Fall 2019, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies

La Voz

In this issue:

  • Latinx Leadership Initiative Launched
  • Daisy Reyes Embarks on Follow-up Research
  • Graduate Student Summer Updates
  • UConn Ph.D. Discusses "Guest Worker" Programs
  • The Vision for La Comunidad Intelectual


La Voz Spring 2019, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies Jan 2019

La Voz Spring 2019, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies

La Voz

In this issue:

  • Education in the Latinx Diaspora
  • Showcasing the Architectural & Cultural Beauty of Places
  • Gilda Ochoa Visits PRLACC
  • Tertulia con Amanda Guzmán
  • Eyzaguirre Lecture Series: Lázaro Lima


La Voz Winter 2019, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies Jan 2019

La Voz Winter 2019, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies

La Voz

In this issue:

  • A Note from Your Librarian
  • Learning to be Latino
  • Illuminating the Path with Maria Hinojosa
  • Robert G. Mead Lecture Series
  • Tertulia con Scott Wallace
  • Tertulia Con Solsiree del Moral
  • The U Turn
  • Tinker Spotlight
  • Puerto Rican Studies Association


La Voz Winter 2018, El Instituto Jan 2018

La Voz Winter 2018, El Instituto

La Voz

In this issue:

  • Hurricane María
  • Metanoia events
  • Speakers: Sir Hilary Beckles; Ailyn Morera
  • Mead Lecture
  • PRCAP: Puerto Rico Citizenship Archives Project
  • Tinker Field Research
  • Spotlight: Joseline Tlacomulco
  • Poetry: Nicole Delgado


Puerto Rico’S Archival Traditions In A Colonial Context, Marisol Ramos, Joel A. Blanco Jan 2018

Puerto Rico’S Archival Traditions In A Colonial Context, Marisol Ramos, Joel A. Blanco

Published Works

This chapter examines the historical antecedents of recordkeeping and archives in Puerto Rico, during both Spanish and U.S. colonial rules. It also explores the history and current issues of the Archivo General de Puerto Rico (General Archive of Puerto Rico). This historical analysis is made within the context of colonialism, examining the effects of Puerto Rico’s colonial status (during the Spanish colonial period and the current period under United States colonial management) on the mission and work of the AGPR. We argue that while the Archivo General was created to address the chaotic management of government records, its founding reflected …


La Voz Fall 2017, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies Oct 2017

La Voz Fall 2017, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies

La Voz

In this issue:

  • Mark Overmyer-Velazquez
  • Feria Internacioinal de Libros
  • Racismo y Lenguaje
  • Pre-doctoral research funding
  • Tinker Field Research
  • Latino Fraternities
  • Latino Sororities
  • Daisy Reyes
  • DACA
  • Hurricane Study
  • La Comunidad Intelectual
  • Maria del Mar Olmedo-Malagon


La Voz Spring 2017, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies Apr 2017

La Voz Spring 2017, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies

La Voz

In this issue:

  • Contested Citizenship Conference
  • John N. Plank Cuban Lecture Series
  • Borderlands Symposium
  • York County PA Detention Center


La Voz Fall 2016, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies Oct 2016

La Voz Fall 2016, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies

La Voz

In this issue:

  • Tinker Foundation Field Research Awards
  • NECLAS
  • Robert G Mead Lecture
  • Nuevo California


La Voz January 2015, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies Jan 2015

La Voz January 2015, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies

La Voz

In this issue:

  • Mead Lecture: Jossiana Arroyo-Martinez
  • Rabbi Marshall T. Meyer
  • El Instituto Internship Placement
  • Blood Rising: Art and Social Justice


La Voz Fall 2014, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies Oct 2014

La Voz Fall 2014, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies

La Voz

In this issue:

  • Elizabeth Mahan
  • Migrant Farm Workers
  • La Comunidad Intelectual


Climate Change Vulnerabilities: Case Studies Of The Maldives And Kenya, Katherine A. Peinhardt May 2014

Climate Change Vulnerabilities: Case Studies Of The Maldives And Kenya, Katherine A. Peinhardt

Honors Scholar Theses

This paper examines the political and social vulnerabilities of climate change, with the use of two salient case studies, the Republic of the Maldives and Kenya as exemplars of effects observed and projected. The susceptibilities for each nation are examined, with unique sensitivities highlighted and common themes synthesized between the two states. Examples of existing conflict, and implications of projected territorial conflict will be discussed. Policy outcomes will also be discussed for the situation of each nation, each with its own set of contextual sensitivities in the face of climatic shifts. Generalized policy options will be proposed for the common …


La Voz Spring 2014, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies Apr 2014

La Voz Spring 2014, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies

La Voz

In this issue:

  • Alturas Duo
  • Dominican Citizenship
  • Magdalena Gomez
  • Roberto Tejada


La Voz Spring 2014, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies Apr 2014

La Voz Spring 2014, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies

La Voz

In this issue:

  • Elizabeth Mahan Fund for Graduate Studies
  • Patrick "Pato" Hebert Art Installation
  • Eyzaguirre Lecture: Diana Taylor
  • Generation Sex: Teatro Luna


La Voz Fall 2013, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies Oct 2013

La Voz Fall 2013, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies

La Voz

In this issue:

  • Lewis Gordon
  • TAULA Pablo Lapegna
  • Working Groups
  • Migrant Farm Workers


La Voz Spring 2013 Issue Two, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies May 2013

La Voz Spring 2013 Issue Two, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies

La Voz

In this issue:

  • Favianna Rodriguez
  • Pia Barros
  • Javier Diaz
  • TAULA


La Voz Spring 2013, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies Apr 2013

La Voz Spring 2013, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies

La Voz

In this issue:

  • Rigoberta Menchu Tum
  • Migrant Farm Workers
  • CTLatinoNews
  • Curtis Acosta
  • Tinker Field Research Grants


Water, Sugar, And Power: Irrigation In Southern Puerto Rico During The Late Nineteenth Century, Marisol Ramos Jan 1997

Water, Sugar, And Power: Irrigation In Southern Puerto Rico During The Late Nineteenth Century, Marisol Ramos

Published Works

The purpose of this thesis was to address an important element in the study of the sugar cane industry in Puerto Rico that has been neglected in its literature: water. By analyzing the failure of the Guayama Irrigation Project of 1864-1866, the thesis showcased the importance of water and the establishment of irrigation projects to local hacendados as an strategy to address the vulnerability that the sugar cane industry at the time was facing: falling prices, low capacity, and the ever present danger of droughts, which the colonial government was unable to solve for lack of liquid capital.