Despite the increasing presence of formerly excluded ethnoracial populations in state spaces across the Americas, research seldom investigates how race shapes their experiences within the …
Little historical research has examined the conceptions of students regarding the international during the Mexico City popular-student movement of 1968, a year that has been …
This thesis analyzes power relations in the forms of asymmetries and hierarchies of gender and race. The analysis falls on three texts, Sor Juana Inés …
In mid-2018, I proposed designing and teaching a class focusing on modern Latin American history. After planning for a year, with guidance from professors at …
There are increasing numbers of survivors of trauma in the general population, therefore, it is crucial to understand who does and does not develop PTSD …
This dissertation is a study of how imperial Brazil (1840-1889) shaped and was shaped by the history of international abolitionism. It traces the development of …
This dissertation is a study of the shifting definitions and political currency of nationalism in Brazil from 1955 through the end of the dictatorship (1964-1985). …
This dissertation empirically examines the role of international trade, transport infrastructure, and institutions in shaping economic development and sub-national inequalities in Latin America. Each of …
Through a study of the 1973 collapse of the world’s largest fishery, the Peruvian anchoveta (Engraulis ringens), my dissertation provides demonstrates that marginalized groups win …
In 2017, Panama became the wealthiest country in Latin America in terms of gross domestic product per capita based on purchasing power parity, following nearly …
This thesis endeavors to understand the relationship between mental health and politics through the therapeutic work and advocacy performed at human rights organizations. I argue …
My dissertation explores the intellectual project of the Peruvian scientist and antiquarian Mariano de Rivero (1798-1857), focusing on a pioneering concept of technology that emerges …
A poetic exploration of the fractured self and home within the context of growing up. The Long Way Back's central narrative surrounds attempts to come …
Objective: To investigate the role of shelter housing as a risk factor of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in children longitudinally who experienced a catastrophic natural …
Using over one million tweets from Spanish speaking Twitter users in South America I aim to analyze in depth the linguistic differences in the region. …
This thesis focuses on how the idea of motherhood was shaped both by state policy and female activism during the Sandinista revolutionary period in Nicaragua, …
The Return of the Contemporary seeks to frame debates about the semantics of our present through a hemispheric analysis of Latin American and Caribbean literature …
In 1919, the Polish-Jewish refugee Adina flees her home country and boards a steamship to America, seeking solace beneath the promise of Lady Liberty’s torch. …