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Latest issue of The Latin Americanist is out!
Volume 65, Issue 2 is hot off the presses! Check it out: Issue hyperlink: https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/44820 Published by the University of North Carolina Press for the Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies. Articles: Greg Weeks, Note from the Outgoing Editor João Batista Nascimento Gregoire, The Poor Need Money – Rethinking Poverty in Brazil’s Post-Military Dictatorship Silvia Borzutzky and Sarah Perry, “It is not about the 30 pesos, it is about the 30 years”: Chile’s Elitist Democracy, Social Movements and the October 18 Protests Read more…
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Historias 137 – Javier Puente On Peru’s Presidential Runoff
Smith College’s Dr. Javier Puente joined Steven to discuss the Peru’s presidential runoff election between Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori this past Sunday. Check out Javier’s article on Pedro Castillo from April – nacla.org/peru-elections-pedro-castillo Intro and Outro – Martina Portocarrero – Flor de la retama – Musica Ayacuchana – youtu.be/9k1QEZm3fw0
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Historias 136 – State of the Field – Argentina from Dictatorship to Democracy
Historias Podcast · Historias 136 – State of the Field – Argentina from Dictatorship to Democracy 24 March 2021 marked the 45th anniversary of the coup that launched Argentina’s most violent period of military rule. From 1976-1983, the armed forces and their civilian allies ruled through terror. The dictatorship became notorious for its gross violations of human rights and the economic and social crises it provoked. When democracy was restored in 1983, Argentines began the Read more…
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Historias 135 – Thea Riofrancos on Resource Extractivism
Dustin welcomed Dr. Thea Riofrancos, Associate Professor of Political Science at Providence College, onto the podcast to talk about her book, Resource Radicals: From Petro-Nationalism to Post-Extractivism in Ecuador. The two discuss social movements and the politics of resource extraction, especially on the left. They also consider the ongoing significance of dependency theory in Latin America, and the relationship between resource extraction and green technologies. Check it out! Follow Dr. Riofrancos on Twitter @triofrancos
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Historias 134 – Social protests in Colombia
Dr. Lina Britto of Northwestern University and Dr. Steven Taylor of Troy University joined Steven to discuss the ongoing social mobilizations and street protests across Colombia. Intro – Métricas Frías & Deejohend – Su Propia Medicina – youtu.be/xC7Sj06Ha6E Outro – Edson Velandia & Adriana Lizcano – Todo Regalao –youtu.be/0LLIkGUwIr4 Photo Caption: “Avenida San Juan en las manifestaciones del 28 de abril de 2021, Medellín” Photo Credit: www.flickr.com/photos/humanosalv…afia/51147405944/ColombiaHistorias 134 – Social Protests In Colombia By Historias Podcast is licensed under a Creative Read more…
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Historias 133 – Alfred B. Thomas Book Award winner Juan José Ponce Vázquez on Islanders and Empire
In this week’s episode, Steven welcomes back to the program Dr. Juan José Ponce Vázquez, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Alabama and the winner of the 2021 Alfred B. Thomas Book Award from SECOLAS. The duo talk about the book, Islanders and Empire: Smuggling and Political Defiance in Hispaniola, 1580-1690, and the challenges and opportunities of studying Hispaniola during the long seventeenth century. Enjoy! Follow Dr. Juan José Ponce Vázquez on Twitter Read more…
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Historias 132 – William Booth on Latin America’s Cold War, and the Political Left
Dr. William Booth, the author of “Rethinking Latin America’s Cold War” published in The Historical Journal, joined Steven and Dustin to, well, rethink Latin America’s Cold War. They examine the historiography of the Cold War in Latin America before discussing the long and layered history of conflict in the region. Dr. Booth also gives us a preview of his forthcoming book with Verso, A Prehistory of Revolution: Latin American Lefts in the Early Cold War. Read more…
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Historias 131 – Jennifer Adair on Everyday Rights in Post-Dictatorship Argentina
Steven welcomes Dr. Jennifer Adair back to the program to talk about her book, In Search of the Lost Decade: Everyday Rights in Post-Dictatorship Argentina. In addition to considering the experience of transitioning from an era of state terror to one of neoliberalism, the two discuss the study of memory, globalization, and authoritarianism. They also ruminate about the importance of study abroad opportunities. Follow Dr. Adair on Twitter
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Historias 130 – Christy Thornton on a Revolution in Development
Dustin talked about some of his favorite subjects – including economic development, supranational institutions, and global governance – with one of the sharpest minds in the field, Dr. Christy Thornton. Thornton takes us through the key arguments in her new book, Revolution in Development: Mexico and the Governance of the Global Economy. The two also talk about interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching, and how to craft the most probing questions. Check it out! Follow Dr. Thornton Read more…
