Category Archives: The Americas

“Una mirada desde otras disciplinas” — a discussion of new work by Annabel Castro in Cuernavaca, Morelos

Posted on October 25, 2018 by

I will present some comments this Saturday at a discussion of Annabel Castro’s new video installation, Outside in: exile at home, which is currently showing in Cuernavaca, Morelos, México. As Castro puts it, “The installation evokes the condition of being … Continue reading →

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Los años 68: política, sociedad y cultura

Posted on September 6, 2018 by

I will be participating remotely in this conference later this month in Mexico City. More information can be found here.

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Encuentro de Geógrafos de América Latina (EGAL), Hacia geografías de la integración y la diversidad

Posted on August 20, 2018 by

XVII Encuentro de Geógrafos de América Latina (EGAL), Hacia geografías de la integración y la diversidad Español (inglés y portugués abajo) Invitamos a ser parte del XVII Encuentro de Geógrafos de América Latina (EGAL), Hacia geografías de la integración y … Continue reading →

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Resources for making sense of the unrest in Nicaragua

Posted on July 21, 2018 by

A video from Democracy Now and a NACLA article by Lori Hanson and Miguel Gomez help us make sense of the political process in Nicaragua and the challenges faced by the Ortega government. Hanson and Gomez promote strategic analysis and … Continue reading →

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Call for Applications – Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Latin American Geography

Posted on April 26, 2018 by

Call for Applications – Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Latin American Geography The Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers (CLAG) is opening a search for an Editor-in-Chief of its flagship publication the Journal of Latin American Geography (JLAG). JLAG is the leading academic … Continue reading →

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Highlights from the new issue of NACLA

Posted on March 25, 2018 by

The new issue of NACLA (the North American Congress on Latin America) includes some worthwhile reading. Geoff Boyce makes the case for divestment in his analysis of border patrol, Angus McNelly and Jeffery Webber offer an interpretation of the ongoing … Continue reading →

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1968, Contingency, and the Political Geography of Latin America

Posted on March 23, 2018 by

I am giving a talk today as part of the Department of Geography Lunch Speaker Series at the University of Wyoming. The talk will inform my short article in preparation for the Journal of Latin American Geography.

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