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The History of Electricity in Mexico
The History of Electricity in Mexico
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Length:
73 minutes
Released:
Jan 27, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
In her detailed cultural history of technological change, Electrifying Mexico, Diana Montaño argues that ordinary Mexicans became electrifying agents who actively negotiated the extent and manner electricity entered their lives and lived spaces in Mexico City. An Assistant Professor of History at Washington University in St. Louis, Dr. Montaño's teaching and research interests broadly include the construction of modern Latin American societies with a focus on technology and its relationship to nationalism, everyday life and domesticity.
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Released:
Jan 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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