Spotlight
Perspectives in Times of Change
Photo by Lisette Morales McCabe
“Perspectives in Times of Change” reflects on social, economic, cultural and political transformations in these times of change in Latin America, the Caribbean and Latinx communities in the United States. The Spotlight is an outgrowth of the former Spotlight, Perspectives in the Era of Covid, which ran throughout the pandemic.
If you would be interested in contributing articles or photographs, please contact June Carolyn Erlick, jerlick@fas.harvard.
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Articles
The Health of Indigenous Populations in Mexico: Disencounters
English + Español
In the year 2000, we participated with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in a medical-humanitarian project in impoverished indigenous communities in San Juan Cancuc, in the region of Los Altos de Chiapas.
Argentina 2023: Polarization Arises
English + Español
Argentina experienced a staggering 95% increase in prices in 2022, with poverty levels reaching an alarming 36.5%.
Uruguay’s Autogolpe Fifty Years On: The State of Justice and Backlash Politics
English + Español
In March 2023, I returned to Uruguay for the first time since the Covid pandemic began. While much of the visit was filled with a frenzy combination of archival appointments, oral history interviews and meetings with colleagues, I carved out time on a Saturday to visit the Central Cultural y Museo de la Memoria (the Cultural Center and Museum of Memory [MUME]) before my flight home later that day.
Protecting Our Freedom: The Struggle in Colombia to Decriminalize Abortion
English + Español
We were walking towards the Constitutional Court in Bogotá the night of February 22 with several colleagues from Causa Justa (just Cause).
Overcoming Domestic Violence in Latin America: The Need for Education, Employment and Equality
English + Español
Education can make a big difference as a strategy to stop the reproduction of poverty cycles or eliminate the way it is handed down among families.
The Ups and Downs of Human Rights in Cuba
English + Español
In 63 years of revolution, Cuba continues to be a country of paradoxes. Children don’t work.
Behind Argentina’s Wild, Viral World Cup Celebrations
Earlier this month, when Argentina defeated Poland 2-0 to advance to the knockout stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a couple of guys in Buenos Aires went out to celebrate in the street and passed an elderly woman alone on the corner, wearing a mask and happily waving an Argentine flag. In their revelry they surrounded her, jumping up and down and chanting: “Abuela, lalala la la / Abuela, lalala la la” to the tune of many popular local soccer chants.
Cases for Culture: Show Me the Numbers
Many practical people probably consider the arts to be decorative or entertaining. They think of art as products rather than process, the preferred meaning among artists.
Violence Against Women in Brazil: Public Policy and its Implementation in Rural Areas
English + Português
Eight o’clock in the evening—it’s time to gather and watch the national news program in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Latin American Restaurant Workers: Surviving a Hurricane in Pandemic Times
A photoessay by Lisette Morales McCabe