Tag: Latin America
The lost history of Latin America’s role in averting catastrophe during...
Renata Keller, University of Nevada, Reno
Sixty-three years ago, President John F. Kennedy single-handedly brought the world back from...
María Corina Machado’s peace prize follows Nobel tradition of awarding recipients...
David Smilde, Tulane University
Few can doubt the courage María Corina Machado has shown in fighting for a return...
Brazil coup charges could end Bolsonaro’s political career − but they...
Anthony Pereira, Florida International University
Brazilian politics are getting more dramatic again.
The South American country’s...
Columbus who? Decolonizing the calendar in Latin America
Elena Jackson Albarrán, Miami University
This is the season of patriotism in Latin America as many countries commemorate their...
Joel Roberts Poinsett: Namesake of the poinsettia, enslaver, secret agent and...
Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, Miami University
If people know the name Joel Roberts Poinsett today, it is likely because of...
‘Across the Spider-Verse’ and the Latino legacy of Spider-Man
Regina Marie Mills, Texas A&M University
As a Latino literature and media scholar, a lifelong gamer and a Guatemalan-American...
5 elections to watch in 2023 – what’s at stake as...
Blessing-Miles Tendi, University of Oxford; Ahmet T. Kuru, San Diego State University; Ayesha Jalal, Tufts University; Carl LeVan, American University, and Eduardo...
Stop using ‘Latinx’ if you really want to be inclusive
Melissa K. Ochoa, Saint Louis University
Most of the debates on the usage of “Latinx” – pronounced “la-teen-ex” –...
EXPLORING NATURE
What makes a true Santa is inside – and comes with...
Christina Hymer, University of Tennessee
When you picture Santa Claus, a white, bearded, overweight and jolly man who dashes...
