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Former SECOLAS president publishes his latest book
Congratulations to former SECOLAS president Stephen Morris on the publication of his new book The Corruption Debates: Left vs. Right—and Does It Matter—in the Americas
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Historias 140 – Food security and politics in Chile with Joshua Frens-String
Dr. Joshua Frens-String discusses with Dustin his new book Hungry for Revolution: The Politics of Food and the Making of Modern Chile.
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Historias 139 – Mauro Caraccioli on faith, nature, and empire in Colonial Spanish America
Dr. Mauro Caraccioli of Virginia Tech joined Steven to discuss his book entitled Writing the New World: The Politics of Natural History in the Early Spanish Empire, which examines the interplay of faith, nature, and empire in Colonial Spanish America and the natural histories produced by early modern Spanish missionaries Read more…
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Historias 138 – Michele McArdle Stephens on Huichols in Mexico
Dr. Michele McArdle Stephens joined Steven to discuss her book *In the Lands of Fire and Sun: Resistance and Accommodation in the Huichol Sierra, 1723–1930*. Link to her book: www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9780803288584/ Link to Intro / Outro: Huichol Musical – youtu.be/ABL1xc_oEtE
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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 Read more…
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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: Read more…
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Historias 122 – Le elección presidencial de Ecuador con Pablo Ospina
Nuestra presentadora Carmen Soliz habla con Dr. Pablo Ospina de la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar de la elección presidencial ecuatoriana. Que disfruten.
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Historias 120 – Ben Dangl sobre la descolonización de la historia boliviana
El historiador y periodista Ben Dangl habla de su libro The Five Hundred Year Rebellion: Indigenous Movements and the Decolonization of History in Bolivia.
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Historias 118 – Bolivia Today
Historias Podcast · Historias 118 – Bolivia Today Dr. Carmen Soliz brought together an outstanding panel of scholars to discuss present day Bolivia. The panel explores such critical actors and elements as the military, miners, cruceño elites, and public health contemporary Bolivia by placing them in broader historical arcs to Read more…