*El Cafecito would like to express its solidarity with our Peruvian friends and colleagues during this moment of political turmoil. We stand against all forms of institutional violence and send our deepest condolences to the families of the 50+ victims of police repression.*
S06E08- Episode 8 honours Black History Month, which is Afro-Latinx History Month for Latin America. In this episode, Sarah chats with Roxana Escobar Ñañez, an Afro-Peruvian Ph.D. candidate at UofT’s Geography and Planning Department. They both transport you to Lima’s criollo soundscapes while talking about Roxana’s interest in Black and Feminist Latinx geographies, her fieldwork in Lima, and her research’s public impact. We hope you enjoy this episode ☕️🌎