Book Talk, Peru

I Ask for Justice: Maya Women, Dictators, and Crime in Guatemala, 1898–1944

Oct 13, 2014

On May 10, 2013, General Efraín Ríos Montt sat before a packed courtroom in Guatemala City listening to a three-judge panel convict him of genocide and crimes against humanity. The conviction, which mandated an 80-year prison sentence for the octogenarian, followed five weeks of hearings that included testimony by more than 90 survivors from the Ixil region of the department of El Quiché, experts from a range of academic fields, and military officials.

Construcción de paz en Colombia

Oct 12, 2014

On June 15, 2014, Colombians reelected President Juan Manuel Santos for a second term by a six-point margin in one of the most hotly contested elections in recent years. The 2014 presidential election was a de-facto referendum on the country’s peace endeavor.

The Aesthetics and Ethics of Faith: A Dialogue Between Liberationist and Pragmatic Thought

Oct 3, 2014

A young boy witnessing a reenactment of the Passion Story in San Antonio, Texas, screams at his mother as Roman soldiers “whip” Jesus: “Mommy, call the police, that’s wrong! They just can’t hit him like that!” The aesthetics of the Good Friday rituals at San Fernando Cathedral evoke empathy and a call for action.

The Invaded: How Latin Americans and Their Allies Fought and Ended U.S. Occupations

Oct 2, 2014

There was a time when U.S. naval officers were tasked with running entire countries. They did their best. In Nicaragua from 1912-1933, Haiti from 1915-1934 and the Dominican Republic from 1916-1924, contingents of Marines directly administered or determined who ruled

Category: Book Talk, Peru

I Ask for Justice: Maya Women, Dictators, and Crime in Guatemala, 1898–1944

Construcción de paz en Colombia

The Aesthetics and Ethics of Faith: A Dialogue Between Liberationist and Pragmatic Thought

The Invaded: How Latin Americans and Their Allies Fought and Ended U.S. Occupations