Chile versus Venezuela: The Resource Curse
April 23, 2018
This article was written as part of the course “Latin American Economic Development” offered by Professor Marla Ripoll, Department of Economic, University of Pittsburgh.
Opinion and Interviews
What can we learn from Lula’s trial in Brazil
February 1, 2018
Despite the prospects of former Brazil’s president Lula da Silva re-election this year, the result of his trial shows a worrying trend towards politicisation of the judiciary power. Their actions plays a vital role in shaping democratic politics in the country. On January 24th, an appeals court in Brazil upheld Lula’s the conviction on charges of corruption. The most controversial point of the prosecutors’ case is that accused Lula of having accepted a bribe from a construction company named “OAS”, which is currently under prosecution in Brazil’s “Carwash” corruption scheme.
Nada en el aire. Una conversación con Román de la Campa.
January 22, 2018
En su más reciente libro, Rumbos sin Telos (Rialta Ediciones, 2017), el ensayista, catedrático y profesor universitario cubano Román de la Campa examina diacrónica y críticamente algunas de las corrientes de pensamiento y paradigmas teóricos de la segunda mitad del siglo pasado y lo que va del presente (deconstrucción, poscolonialidad, subalternidad, neoliberalismo, estudios culturales, estudios trasatlánticos).
University of Pittsburgh Hillman Library houses Thomas Walker Collection: A lifetime of scholarly work in Latin America
November 8, 2017
Caridad was a woman of great endurance. Rising at 4am and retiring at midnight, she spent her long days cooking and selling mondongo, or tripe soup, to the men returning from the brothels in a small town in Colombia. With her sparse earnings, she supported her six children and was able to send her eldest, a son, to school. He went on to become a university professor and in turn provided education for his younger siblings. Not unlike mothers around the world, Caridad fought for her children’s survival with resilience and strength.
Michael Shifter: Latin America in a Time of Uncertainty
October 9, 2017
Last Wednesday, the Center for Latin American Studies here at the University of Pittsburgh hosted a talk by Dr. Michael Shifter on US-Latin American relations. Dr. Shifter is president of the Inter-American Dialogue and has played a key role in shaping the group’s agenda and commissioning policy-relevant articles and reports. In addition to being an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, Dr.
An Interview with Dr. Maureen Porter
December 16, 2016
Dr. Maureen Porter has always been surrounded by indigenous cultures. Some of her favorite memories were going on outings with her diverse extended family.
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