Art and Culture

When Tourism Collides with Local Livelihoods: Artisanal Fisheries in Playa Gigante, Nicaragua

Recently, the news about the approval of the construction of the Nicaragua Interoceanic Canal have caught the attention of news media and people around the world. Concerns about the detrimental environmental consequences of the megaproject are coupled with unease about the socioeconomic impacts to local communities that could result from their direct displacement and from the lost of access to the resources that support their livelihoods.

Latino Mix-Up at the Golden Globes Reveals Deeper Issues

By Page McDonough
April 26, 2016

Last weekend the Golden Globes awards ceremony featured most of Hollywood’s elites and many famous Latinos. Among them were Eva Longoria and America Ferrera. The pair announced the category of best actor in a TV drama but not before they made some sharp quips towards the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, sponsor of the awards ceremony. Earlier in the season The Golden Globes twitter account mistook America Ferrera for Latina actress and star of Jane the Virgin, Gina Rodriguez during the nominations ceremony.

Cuba’s Cinematic Élan Vital: Cubanidad and Cubanía as Citizenship and Sentiment

By Dunja Fehimovic
April 26, 2016

This article focuses on the current shifts in expressions of Cuban national identity by considering the articulations of cubanidad and cubanía in recent films from Cuba’s Muestra joven, a showcase for new filmmakers organised by the state film institute (ICAIC).

The Violence and Systemic Problems of Latin American Prisons

By Marissa Ferrighetto
April 26, 2016

At the end of November, a riot resulting in 17 fatalities broke out in a prison in Escuintla, Guatemala.1 The cause of the violence is unknown, but Guatemala’s Deputy Interior Minister Elmer Sosa has said that some of the inmates possessed guns and has stated that possible causes include a conflict between known gang members and other prisoners and a thwarted escape effort.2 Sadly, this violence is not an isolated incident but rather another example of effects

Una crítica a “La Travesía de Enrique”

By Emma Freedman
April 26, 2016

En el libro “La Travesía de Enrique: la arriesgada odisea de un niño en busca de su madre”, la autora Sonia Nazario habla en el prólogo de la mayor oleada de inmigración en la historia de los Estados Unidos, en la cual unos 700.000 inmigrantes entran ilegalmente cada año. En décadas anteriores, los padres iban a EE.UU. a trabajar y mandar dinero a la madre e hijos que quedaban en casa.

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