Nov 13, 2017 | Argentina, LAC and the World, Latin America, Latin America & Caribbean, South America
by Dr Catriona McAllister (Lecturer in Latin American Cultural Studies, University of Reading) Ariana Harwicz’s novel Matate, amor is rebellious, energetic, and almost impossible to summarise. It inhabits a space between poetry and prose, offering an unpredictable...
Nov 7, 2017 | Colombia, Latin America, Latin America & Caribbean, South America
by Louise Winstanley (ABColombia) Women in general, and women from ethnic minorities particularly, suffered a disproportionate level of violence in the armed conflict.[1] The violence that women experience in Colombia was, and continues to be, driven and exacerbated...
Oct 31, 2017 | Argentina, Latin America, Latin America & Caribbean, South America
by Carla Torres and Daniel Ozarow The enforced disappearance of up to 30,000 citizens during Argentina’s last military dictatorship is world renowned. Having ruled the country between 1976 and 1983, the Military Junta was forced to call elections following a...
Nov 16, 2016 | Argentina, Latin America, Latin America & Caribbean, South America
by Christopher Wylde, Associate Professor of International Relations at Richmond University and Visiting Fellow at ILAS The so-called ‘Pink Tide’ that swept Latin America from 1998 onwards has recently experienced a number of electoral challenges, which complement...
Oct 31, 2016 | Colombia, Latin America, Latin America & Caribbean, South America
by Louise Winstanley, Programme and Advocacy Manager, ABColombia Chocó is situated between the Darién Gap on the border with Panama and the departments of Antioquia and Valle de Cauca. It is one of the planet’s hidden tropical treasures, classified as a Forest Reserve...
Sep 26, 2016 | Bolivia, Latin America, Latin America & Caribbean, South America
by Elena McGrath, ILAS Stipendiary Fellow and PhD Candidate at University of Wisconsin-Madison On August 26, 2016, Bolivian deputy minister of the interior Rodolfo Illanes was found beaten to death in Panduro, Bolivia, approximately 160 kilometres southeast of La Paz....
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