Firefly Dynamics
As the mestizo grandson of Bolivian Indigenous farmers and Scottish aristocratic landowners, I’ve long been fascinated by social mixing and mobility. Growing up in the…
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Theme: Culture
Studying the Middle Class in Lima as the Wall Fell in Berlin
English + Español
Any academic who reaches a certain age can attest to having lived through at least one or two revolutions within their disciplines. Work can be divided into a before and an after, signalled…
A Perfect Labyrinth? The Last Half Century in Argentina
English + Español
I remember reading in high school the play by Florencio Sánchez, “M’hijo, el dotor” [My son, the doctor], the story of a peasant’s son who studies at the university and becomes…
Health and Community in the Alencarian Land
English + Español
I don’t recall exactly when I began to appreciate the communal life that surrounded me as I grew up in my home neighborhood Vila União in Brazil. Before organized violence claimed…
The Future is Female in Honduras
English + Español
In March 2020, I was notified of my acceptance to the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) to complete a Master of Arts in Public Administration as part of the Mason Program and Mid-Career cohort…