Media Secolas

Dustin talked about some of his favorite subjects – including economic development, supranational institutions, and global governance – with one of the sharpest minds in the field, Dr. Christy Thornton. Thornton takes us through the key arguments in her new book, Revolution in Development: Mexico and the Governance of the Global Economy. The two also talk about interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching, and how to craft the most probing questions. Check it out!

Anthropologist Dr. Liliana Duica joined Steven to discuss her research on landmines and their removal in Colombia. In her studies, she developed the concept of the 'regularization of irregularity' to explore how these artifacts were and are understood. They also discuss ethnographic methods and her surprising find of weaponry handbooks produced and circulated by the guerrillas.

La historiadora Dra. Michelle Chase habla de su libro *Revolution within the Revolution: Women and Gender Politics in Cuba, 1952-1962* con Carmen Soliz.

Steven welcomes Alyssa Bowen, a Ph.D. candidate in Global History at the University of North Carolina to the program to talk about her research into the Chile transnational solidarity movements of the 1970s and 1980s. The two chat about Bowen’s article, “”Taking in the Broad Spectrum’: Human Rights and Anti-Politics in the Chile Solidarity Campaign (UK) of the 1970s” in the Journal of Social History. They also touch on a viral Tweet and explore in some depth the concept of anti-politics. Have a listen!

Our State of the Field series returns – this time focusing on tourism! Join Carlos as he chats with Drs. Anadelia Romo, Elizabeth Manley, and Andrew Grant Wood about their recent anthology, The Business of Leisure: Tourism History in Latin America and the Caribbean. The group surveys a wide variety of important themes, including the business of tourism, sex tourism, the myriad ways that race and gender interplay in the enterprise, the privileged role of international visitors, and the environmental effects of leisure travel. The group also asks what alternative versions of tourism might look like. Check it out!

Dr. Joaquín Chávez habla de su libro *Poets and Prophets of the Resistance: Intellectuals and the Origins of El Salvador's Civil War* con Carmen. El libro analiza la movilización urbana y rural previa a la guerra civil en el Salvador. Que disfruten.

Dr. Chad Black sat down with Steven for an enlightening conversation about his research. The two take us to colonial Quito with tales of neighbors denouncing neighbors, and courts prosecuting supposedly deviant sexual behavior. They discuss the ways court records can be used to explore social norms. Enjoy!

Have a listen to Steven and Dustin’s conversation with Molly Avery, a doctoral candidate in International History at the London School of Economics. The group talks about Ms. Avery’s new article, “Promoting a ‘Pinochetazo’: The Chilean Dictatorship’s Foreign Policy in El Salvador during the Carter Years, 1977-81,” as well as her broader research agenda. Settle in to learn more about the transnational right and the significance of human rights in inter-American relations.

Nuestra presentadora Carmen Soliz habla con Dr. Pablo Ospina de la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar de la elección presidencial ecuatoriana. Que disfruten. https://www.uasb.edu.ec/web/area-de-estudios-sociales-y-globales/docente?pablo-ospina

Ecuador’s presidential election took place on 7 February. Spoiler alert – it’s heading to a runoff. Dr. Marc Becker talked with Steven and Dustin about the election, Ecuadorian politics, the importance of social movements, and the meaning of neoliberalism in the 2020s. Have a listen!k

El historiador y periodista Ben Dangl habla de su libro *The Five Hundred Year Rebellion: Indigenous Movements and the Decolonization of History in Bolivia*.

Carlos Dimas returns to the mic to talk with Dr. Ashley Kerr about her new book, Sex, Skulls, and Citizens: Gender and Racial Science in Argentina, 1860-1910. Sit back and listen to disturbing but significant stories about displays of indigenous peoples in late-nineteenth and early twentieth-century Argentina. Dr. Kerr also previews her new book project, centering on the Buenos Aires zoo.

Dr. Carmen Soliz brought together an outstanding panel of scholars to discuss present day Bolivia. The panel explores such critical actors and elements as the military, miners, cruceño elites, and public health contemporary Bolivia by placing them in broader historical arcs to present a complex picture of this Andean nation. Panel: Dr. Liz Shesko [https://www.oakland.edu/history/faculty-staff/elizabeth-shesko/] Dr. Ben Nobbs-Thiessen [https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/history/faculty-staff/ben-nobbs-thiessen.html] Dr. Elena McGrath [https://www.union.edu/history/faculty-staff/elena-mcgrath] Dr. Nicole Pacino [https://www.uah.edu/ahs/departments/history/faculty-staff/nicole-pacino] Photo: "Bolivia" by szeke is licensed with CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Steven sat down with Dr. Rafael Ocasio to talk about his new book, A Bristol Rhode Island and Matanzas Cuba, Slavery Connection: The Diary of George Howe. The conversation takes us from Rhode Island to Matanzas – from the U.S. Capital to plantation fields. Using George Howe as a window into the era, Ocasio paints a vivid picture of a challenging world.

La dra. Christine Arce habla de su libro *Mexico's Nobodies: The Cultural Legacy of the Soldadera and Afro-Mexican Women* con Carmen Soliz.

Dr. Mark Healey of UConn and Dr. Ernesto Semán of the University of Bergen (Norway) joined Steven to assess the first year in office of Argentine president Alberto Fernández.

Dra. Ángela Vergara habla de su nuevo libro *Fighting Unemployment in Twentieth-Century Chile* con Carmen y Giovanni.

Dr. Javier Puente of Smith College joined Steven to discuss the current crisis in Peru and what it means for democracy, accountability, and the aspirations for a participatory and dynamic democracy.

Drs. Ángela Vergara and Joshua Frens-String spoke with Dustin about Chile’s recent constitutional plebiscite. They talked about the nuts-and-bolts issues involved, and put the movement for constitutional change in a broader historical perspective. Enjoy!

Esta semana hablamos con el antropólogo Lurgio Gavilan quien de niño fue miembro de Sendero Luminoso, reclutado, más tarde, por el ejército Peruano, sacerdote en la iglesia católica, y ahora docente universitario en la universidad de Huamanga. Lurgio nos habla de su libro *Memorias de un soldado desconocido: autobiografía y antropología de la violencia* y del impacto que este fascinante trabajo ha tenido en el Perú. https://www.dukeupress.edu/when-rains-became-floods