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Upending the Archive: Notes from Researching Third World Ties in Brazilian Cinema Novo
I made a movie in Africa because I knew that it was time to break down the self-isolation in which various Third World cinemas exist.
Alvarado, Arbenz, Arévalo: The Repair of Guatemala
Almost exactly 500 years ago Hernán Cortés dispatched his brother-in-arms Pedro de Alvarado from newly subdued Tenochtitlán to conquer Guatemala. Violent and monumentally willful, Alvarado was a key lieutenant in the Spanish Crown’s conquest of Cuba in 1511 and Cortés’ deputy in defeating Moctezuma’s empire in 1521.
A Review of Born in Blood and Fire
The fourth edition of Born in Blood and Fire is a concise yet comprehensive account of the intriguing history of Latin America and will be followed this year by a fifth edition.
From Our Current Issue
The Impact of Soybeans in Argentina and Beyond: A Double-Edged Sword?
[English + Español]
What have been the impacts of the sweeping expansion of soybean production in South America, particularly in Argentina?
The Exploration of Rare Earth Minerals: Preservation of the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest
Indigenous leader Txai Suruí’s speech during the UN COP Climate Conference (COP 26) in 2021 generated a profound impact and even became a topic for the national education exam (ENEM) in Brazil:
The Chiapaneco: Mayan Oral History of a Climate Disaster
On the steep, westernmost slopes of the Chuchumatanes mountains in Guatemala, a string of villages nestled between forests and cornfields make up the Mam Mayan town of San Juan Atitán.
Spotlight
Perspectives in Times of Change
Check out these reflections on social, economic, cultural and political transformations in Latin America, the Caribbean and Latinx communities in the United States.
Navigating the Diversity of Indigenous Cultures in Mexico: A Personal View
Mexico, a country of extraordinary cultural richness, is a place where ancestral roots intertwine with the present in a unique way. I remember a childhood where even the names of streets evoked history and tradition.
The Metate’s Ancient Dance A Photo Essay by Lisette Morales McCabe
Beneath the comal, the flames swayed with a gentle warmth, mirroring the graceful cooking style of my late maternal grandmother, Emilia Velazquez, as she artfully crafted her tortillas. The tortillas puffed up, releasing an aroma known only to those who truly appreciate and understand the art.
Granddaughter of a Perpetrator: Coming to Terms
I remember being in the school patio. My grandfather had been arrested the day before. I didn’t say anything about what had happened. I didn’t understand. I wanted to tell someone something, but I knew no one would understand what I was saying. In my school in 2002, they didn’t teach us anything about the history of contemporary Argentina
StudEnt Views
Green Infrastructure
The relationship between Mexicans and water, spanning from their pre-Hispanic history to the present metropolitan era, has profoundly shaped Mexico City’s development.
Collecting History
Nächste Station: Dammtor. The automated voice caught my attention as the S-Bahn train slowed to a stop under an imposing overhang of steel and glass.
Visiting Canudos: A Trip to the Northeastern Brazilian Backlands
I must confess that when we picked up a car in Salvador, on the coast of the Brazilian state of Bahia, to drive towards the city of Canudos, I didn’t really know what I would find.
Book ReviewS
A Review of Autocracy Rising: How Venezuela Transitioned to Authoritarianism
Few people have written more lucidly about Venezuela’s democratic decline and autocratization over the past 20 years, especially for an English-language audience, as political scientist Javier Corrales.
A Review of Stranger in the Desert: A Family Story
Young adults traveling to find themselves is a tale as old as time. It’s not hard to conjure images of historical figures or folk heroes sailing out for adventure, looking for fame, fortune or—perhaps more important—meaning.
A Review of Reckoning with Harm: The Toxic Relation of Oil in Amazonia
Amelia Fiske’s ethnography, Reckoning with Harm: The Toxic Relation of Oil in Amazonia, widens and deepens details of Ecuador’s highly controversial, post-1960s, Amazon oil development.
DRCLAS Podcast: Faculty Voices
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