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Historias 28 – Tanya Harmer and Renata Keller on Latin America’s Cold War
In our inaugural state of the field episode, Drs. Tanya Harmer and By SECOLAS, ago
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Historias 27 – Colin Snider, Courtney Campbell and Gray Kidd on Brazilian democracy and Bolsonaro’s election (Oct 29, 2018)
Colin Snider, Courtney Campbell, and Gray Kidd joined Steven to discuss yesterday’s runoff presidential election in Brazil. They discuss the evolution of democracy, the importance of regional history, and what may lay ahead.
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Historias 26 – Javier Puente. Environmental Series: Climate
Dr. Javier Puente sits down to chat with Carlos for the first episode of The Environmental Series. They discuss Environmental History and Historical Climatology, the importance of being interdisciplinary, future work, and current events in Peru.
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Historias 25 – Abbey Steele on democracy and displacement in Colombia’s civil war
Dr. Abbey Steele joined Dave and Steven to discuss her book Democracy and Displacement in Colombia’s Civil War, published in 2017 by Cornell Uni…
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Historias 24 – Amy Erica Smith on Brazil’s presidential and congressional elections
Yesterday, Sunday, October 7, 2018, well over 100 million Brazilians cast their votes in presidential and congressional elections, with a sizable number voting en blanco or destroying their ballots. Of the presidential aspirants, the top two…
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Historias 23 – Miguel Tinker Salas on the crisis in Venezuela
Dr. Miguel Tinker Salas of Pomona College joined Dustin and Steven to discuss the various problems afflicting Venezuela today. Tinker Salas reminds us that to fully understand the economic, political, and humanitarian crises, one must understand the …
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Historias 22 – Martin Nesvig on the daily making and unmaking of empire in the Americas
Card sharks. Bigamists. Kidnappers. Brawlers. Drunks. Imposters. Assassins for hire. These are the people that played critical roles in the establishment of imperial Spanish rule in the 16th century Americas.
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Historias 21 – Lisa Munro on pernicious stereotypes in Guatemala and life #withaPhD
Dr. Lisa Munro spoke with Carlos about her research on the emergence of negative stereotypes of indigenous populations in Guatemala in the 1930s. They also discuss life #withaPhD, …
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Historias 20 – Charly St-Georges on the cultural lens of horror films in Latin America and Spain
Dr. Charles St-Georges of Denison University sat down with Dave McLaughlin to discuss his recent book Haunted Families and Temporal Normativity in Hispanic Horror Films – Troubling Timelines and its exploration of “three recent horror films from the Spanish-speaking world that, rather than explicitly referencing recent political violence, speak to Read more…
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Historias 19 – Juan José Ponce-Vázquez on smuggling in the 17th century Spanish Caribbean
Dr. Juan José Ponce-Vázquez joined Carlos and Steven to discuss his research on smuggling in the 17th century Spanish Caribbean. They also discuss writing strategies for finishing the first book, the value of social media, work-life balance, and what lay on Juanjo’s research horizon. Additional resources: Juanjo’s Read more…