Presentation Title
The “Teleteacher”: How U.S Policy Shaped Political Ideology in El Salvador
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Deborah Norden
Start Date
18-11-2017 1:45 PM
End Date
18-11-2017 2:00 PM
Location
15-1822
Session
Social Science 3
Type of Presentation
Oral Talk
Subject Area
behavioral_social_sciences
Abstract
The “Teleteacher”: How U.S Policy Shaped Political Ideology in El Salvador
The first open election in El Salvador, during 1989, marked the beginning of a 20 year reign of the right wing party, National Republican Alliance (ARENA). ARENA’s political machine had a complete domination during four consecutive presidential elections elections (1989, 1994, 1999, 2004). My research explores these issues and proposes that ARENA’s political domination could be attributed, in part, to the government's influence over the educational system during the 1960s, through a televised educational program (Teleteacher), as well as to their monopolistic control over print and televised media. In my research, I propose that through these three different medium (Education, TV, Newspapers), ARENA, with the support of the US, was able to create a hegemonic bloc in the electorate with a favorable perception of the neoliberal values and policies embraced and implemented by the party. This manufactured perception of neoliberalism allowed ARENA and the Salvadoran elites to obtain, and maintain, control of the presidency for 20 years.
The “Teleteacher”: How U.S Policy Shaped Political Ideology in El Salvador
15-1822
The “Teleteacher”: How U.S Policy Shaped Political Ideology in El Salvador
The first open election in El Salvador, during 1989, marked the beginning of a 20 year reign of the right wing party, National Republican Alliance (ARENA). ARENA’s political machine had a complete domination during four consecutive presidential elections elections (1989, 1994, 1999, 2004). My research explores these issues and proposes that ARENA’s political domination could be attributed, in part, to the government's influence over the educational system during the 1960s, through a televised educational program (Teleteacher), as well as to their monopolistic control over print and televised media. In my research, I propose that through these three different medium (Education, TV, Newspapers), ARENA, with the support of the US, was able to create a hegemonic bloc in the electorate with a favorable perception of the neoliberal values and policies embraced and implemented by the party. This manufactured perception of neoliberalism allowed ARENA and the Salvadoran elites to obtain, and maintain, control of the presidency for 20 years.