by Jimena Maida Colindres | Jan 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
At the beginning of the semester, we reflected on the relationship between democracy and the arts. While my initial reaction, informed by my experiences and my gut, was to think that democracy needs the arts way more than what the arts need democracy. In reality, I...
by Jimena Maida Colindres | Jan 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
While doing research for the introduction to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, I was feeling skeptical about the institution. Other members of our class mentioned that they felt a similar way. I attribute this sentiment to ways in which American...
by Jimena Maida Colindres | Jan 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
CONTENT WARNING: The following video includes graphic description of death and bodily decomposition https://pages.stolaf.edu/datadc/wp-content/uploads/sites/1405/2022/01/Choose-your-own-adventure_Jimena-Maida.mp4 In the Fall of 2019, in my Bible class, a student...
by Jimena Maida Colindres | Jan 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
Recounting history can be one of the most challenging tasks to take on. One must consider from whose point of view to tell it, what research to include, what makes an event historically relevant, among many other difficult questions. The National Museum of American...
by Jimena Maida Colindres | Jan 3, 2022 | Introductions
Hello! My name is Jimena Maida Colindres and I am a Junior majoring in Sociology/Anthropology and Art History with a concentration in Management Studies. I am from El Salvador and I also lived in The Netherlands for two years. A big part of my life has been centered...
