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Jorge Coronado, “Portraits in the Andes: Photography and Agency, 1900-1950” (U Pittsburgh Press, 2018)

Jorge Coronado
Portraits in the Andes
Photography and Agency, 1900-1950
University of Pittsburgh Press, 2018

New Books in Art New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in History New Books in Latin American Studies New Books in Native American Studies New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Photography New Books in Politics & Society New Books Network September 24, 2018 Ryan Tripp

In Portraits in the Andes: Photography and Agency, 1900-1950 (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2018), Jorge Coronado, Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at Northwestern University, examines photography to further the argument that intellectuals grafted their own notions of indigeneity onto their subjects. He looks specifically at the Cuzco School of Photography... Read More

Antonio Sotomayor, “The Sovereign Colony: Olympic Sport, National Identity, and International Politics in Puerto Rico” (U Nebraska Press, 2016)

Antonio Sotomayor
The Sovereign Colony
Olympic Sport, National Identity, and International Politics in Puerto Rico
University of Nebraska Press, 2016

New Books in Caribbean Studies New Books in History New Books in Latin American Studies New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Sports New Books in World Affairs New Books Network September 20, 2018 Keith Rathbone

Today we are joined by Antonio Sotomayor, Assistant Professor and Librarian of Latin American and Caribbean studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sotomayor is the author of The Sovereign Colony: Olympic Sport, National Identity, and International Politics in Puerto Rico (University of Nebraska Press, 2016), which asks the question... Read More

Alyshia Gálvez, “Eating NAFTA: Trade, Food Policies, and the Destruction of Mexico” (U. California Press, 2018)

Alyshia Gálvez
Eating NAFTA
Trade, Food Policies, and the Destruction of Mexico
University of California Press, 2018

New Books in Anthropology New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in Economics New Books in Food New Books in Latin American Studies New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Public Policy New Books Network September 19, 2018 Eric LeMay

The North American Free Trade Agreement—or NAFTA, as we Americans call it—is very much in the news of late, primarily because President Trump has decided to make good on what he famously called “the single worst trade deal” that the United States has ever approved. Trump’s assessment, like so many... Read More

David García, “Listening for Africa: Freedom, Modernity, and the Logic of Black Music’s African Origins” (Duke UP, 2017)

David García
Listening for Africa
Freedom, Modernity, and the Logic of Black Music’s African Origins
Duke University Press, 2017

New Books in African American Studies New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in Caribbean Studies New Books in History New Books in Latin American Studies New Books in Music New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books Network September 5, 2018 Kristin Turner

In Listening for Africa: Freedom, Modernity, and the Logic of Black Music’s African Origins (Duke University Press, 2017), David García reminds us that how culture is understood and interpreted not only reflects the political and social discourses of the day, but also shapes those discussions. Drawing on figures as diverse as... Read More

Teishan A. Latner, “Cuban Revolution in America: Havana and the Making of a United States Left, 1968–1992” (UNC Press, 2018)

Teishan A. Latner
Cuban Revolution in America
Havana and the Making of a United States Left, 1968–1992
University of North Carolina Press, 2018

New Books in American Studies New Books in Caribbean Studies New Books in History New Books in Intellectual History New Books in Latin American Studies New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books Network September 4, 2018 Matthew Johnson

Cuba’s grassroots revolution prevailed on America’s doorstep in 1959, fueling intense interest within the multiracial American Left even as it provoked a backlash from the U.S. political establishment. In this groundbreaking book, Cuban Revolution in America: Havana and the Making of a United States Left, 1968–1992 (University of North Carolina Press,... Read More