Historias 29 – Eunice Rojas on Argentine insane asylums and protest music in Chile

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Dr. Eunice Rojas, an associate professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Furman University, joined Steven to discuss her work on Argentine authors’ use of madness and the insane asylum. She also talks about her current project on protest music in Chile and the opportunities and tough choices in making a mid-career move.
 
 


 

Additional resources:
 
Eunice’s departmental webpage
 
Eunice on twitter
 
Spaces of Madness: Insane Asylums in Argentine Narrative (Lexington, 2014)
 
Sounds of Resistance: The Role of Music in Multicultural Activism, with Lindsey Michie (Praeger, 2013)
 

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