Dr. Miguel Tinker Salas of Pomona College joined Dustin and Steven to discuss the various problems afflicting Venezuela today. Tinker Salas reminds us that to fully understand the economic, political, and humanitarian crises, one must understand the ... The post Historias 23 - Miguel Tinker Salas on the crisis in Venezuela appeared first on SECOLAS.

Card sharks. Bigamists. Kidnappers. Brawlers. Drunks. Imposters. Assassins for hire. These are the people that played critical roles in the establishment of imperial Spanish rule in the 16th century Americas.   Dr. Martin Nesvig of the Univers... The post Historias 22 - Martin Nesvig on the daily making and unmaking of empire in the Americas appeared first on SECOLAS.

Dr. Lisa Munro spoke with Carlos about her research on the emergence of negative stereotypes of indigenous populations in Guatemala in the 1930s. They also discuss life #withaPhD, ... The post Historias 21 - Lisa Munro on pernicious stereotypes in Guatemala and life #withaPhD appeared first on SECOLAS.

Dr. Charles St-Georges of Denison University sat down with Dave McLaughlin to discuss his recent book Haunted Families and Temporal Normativity in Hispanic Horror Films – Troubling Timelines and its exploration of “three recent horror films from the Spanish-speaking world that, rather than explicitly referencing recent political violence, speak to the societal conditions and everyday […] Continue reading … The post Historias 20 - Charly St-Georges on the cultural lens of horror films in Latin America and Spain appeared first on SECOLAS.

Dr. Juan José Ponce-Vázquez joined Carlos and Steven to discuss his research on smuggling in the 17th century Spanish Caribbean. They also discuss writing strategies for finishing the first book, the value of social media, work-life balance, and what lay on Juanjo’s research horizon.       Additional resources: Juanjo’s twitter feed Juan José Ponce-Vázquez, […] Continue reading … The post Historias 19 - Juan José Ponce-Vázquez on smuggling in the 17th century Spanish Caribbean appeared first on SECOLAS.

Dr. Jürgen Buchenau joined Steven at the Cervecería Untertürkheim in Buenos Aires to discuss the convincing victory of Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Sunday’s Mexican presidential election. Jürgen also talks AMLO’s roots, his course as a politician over the past quarter century, and what his presidency may mean for Mexico and its future.     […] Continue reading … The post Historias 17 - Jürgen Buchenau on AMLO and the Mexican Presidential Election appeared first on SECOLAS.

Since mid-April, Nicaragua has been in the midst of a severe and sustained political crisis that also features intense political violence. Various sectors of civil society are now in dialogue with the government of Daniel Ortega in search of a path to diminish the violence and return to democratic rule. Tim Rogers, Latin America editor […] Continue reading … The post Historias 16 - Tim Rogers and Steven Bunker on turmoil in Nicaragua appeared first on SECOLAS.

HOT TAKE! In this hot take edition of Historias, Dr. Steven Taylor of Troy University talks with Steven to unpack Ivan Duque’s win in Colombia’s presidential runoff election this past Sunday. They also talk about its impact on the peace process and the challenge of the humanitarian crisis and political instability in Venezuela. The post Historias 15 - Steven Taylor on Colombia's runoff presidential election appeared first on SECOLAS.

What do heroes and superheroes tell us about Latino and Latina social reality, identity, and belonging in the United States? Dr. Mauricio Espinoza joined Dave McLaughlin to discuss how the figures of the Latino and Latina hero and superhero are used within multiple genres (film, graphic novel, Netflix, etc) to trouble notions of legality and […] Continue reading … The post Historias 14 - Mauricio Espinoza on superheroes and Latinx social realities in the U.S. appeared first on SECOLAS.

What do the results of yesterday’s presidential elections in Colombia reveal about this country attempting to exit decades of civil war? Dr. Abbey Steele, an assistant professor in the department of political science at the University of Amsterdam, joined Steven to discuss the results in this hot take edition of Historias. Dr. Steele’s book Democracy […] Continue reading … The post Historias 13 - Abbey Steele on Colombia's presidential elections appeared first on SECOLAS.