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The Media's Voice When There Was No Other: Newspaper Coverage of the Argentine Dirty War
The period of state sponsored violence, known as the dirty war (guerra sucia), from 1976-1983 marked the disappearances, tortures and ultimately murders of an estimated 18,000 to 30,000 victims in Argentina. Throughout ...
The Jewish Diaspora in Argentina: An Evolving Identity
The Jewish Diaspora in Argentina is an altogether unique entity; a small but strong community that has developed a distinctive and evolving modern Judeo-Argentine identity in the face of persistent anti-Semitism, unsupportive ...
The Dominican Republic Major League Baseball Academies: Facilities of Opportunity
Nearly 30% of all Major League Baseball players today are from Latin America, and with the exception of the United States, the Dominican Republic is the most represented on all MLB rosters. The recent significant increase ...
For What (?) Frida Kahlo's Worth
A queer, disabled, communist female has become a celebrity of pop culture, although not celebrated for the intersectionality of those things. Rather, she is honored as a woman but stripped by a capitalist society that ...
Pioneers of Populism in the 20th Century and the Prevalence of Populist Leaders in the 21st Century
The organization of this paper is as follows. First, it will provide a review on the conceptualization of populism. Then, it will describe the emergence of populist pioneers, their ideologies, their political approaches ...
Billboards for the Left: Leon Trotsky's Exile and Mexican Muralism
Leon Trotsky's exile in Mexico in the 1930s significantly changed the political voices of both David Siqueiros and Diego Rivera. His presence also influenced both artists to make changes to their artistic styles. [From ...
Place and Displacement. LACS396 Capstone, 2013
Place has become a powerful metaphor to convey a sense of personal belonging, though the notion of place goes far beyond physical or geographical location. Environment, conservation, politics, religion, myth, personal and ...
Seeking Asylum in the United States: The Process Confronting Those Fleeing From Violence in the Northern Triangle
The purpose of this document is to describe the preliminary portion of the often complex process for seeking defensive asylum in the United States. This document considers “the preliminary portion” of the defensive asylum ...
Marianismo as Cultural Memory
In many Hispano-American countries the Virgin mother is revered with social significance, often through the social determinants of religion. When viewed through the concept of cultural memory the ideal of the Virgin mother ...
Chagas Disease: Concerns in Argentina and the United States
American trypanosomiasis, more commonly known as Chagas disease, has been a neglected tropical disease for decades. Endemic to all of Latin America, Chagas disease is found most frequently in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, ...