Leer en español BY SERGIO ROMERO & SUSANNA SHARPE LLILAS BENSON MOURNS the death of our beloved colleague and friend Manuel de Jesús Tahay Gómez, aka Tat Wel, who died of COVID-19 in Guatemala on August 14. He was 61. A revered educator and scholar of the Maya K’iche’ language and … [Read more...] about In Memoriam: Manuel Tahay
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“Half of My Heart”: An Interview with Montserrat and Fátima Valdivia
BY SUSANNA SHARPE Leer en español Olimpia Montserrat Valdivia and Fátima Valdivia are identical twin sisters from León, Guanajuato, Mexico, who are enrolled in the doctoral program at the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) at The University of Texas at … [Read more...] about “Half of My Heart”: An Interview with Montserrat and Fátima Valdivia
Auto-Determinación Indígena y Tráfico de Drogas en la Región Tarahumara, México
Read in English. POR FÁTIMA VALDIVIA EN OCTUBRE 2018, Julián Carrillo Martínez, defensor indígena rarámuri, fue asesinado en su comunidad Coloradas de la Virgen, ubicada en el municipio de Guadalupe y Calvo, en el estado de Chihuahua, al norte de México. Junto con su comunidad, Julián había … [Read more...] about Auto-Determinación Indígena y Tráfico de Drogas en la Región Tarahumara, México
Louder Than Hell: The Rise of Latinx and Native American Metal
BY LUIS ZAPATA When the mode of the music changes, the walls of the city shake. —Allen Ginsberg, paraphrasing Plato ROCK ’N’ ROLL has been the soundtrack of youth rebellion for almost eight decades. It is one of the United States’ most powerful cultural exports to the world. It may seem cliché to … [Read more...] about Louder Than Hell: The Rise of Latinx and Native American Metal
Alumni Spotlight: A Language Is Not a Widget
BY JOSEPH M. PIERCE It has been five years since I completed a PhD in Spanish American Literature, and seven since completing the MA in Latin American Studies at LLILAS. A lot has changed in the past decade. But change is always a matter of perspective. I was recently at LLILAS for a conference … [Read more...] about Alumni Spotlight: A Language Is Not a Widget
Struggles and Obstacles in Indigenous Women’s Fight for Justice in Guatemala
BY IRMA ALICIA VELÁSQUEZ NIMATUJ Transitional justice refers to measures both judicial and non-judicial that are intended to redress large-scale human rights abuses. In this article, I focus on two recent cases of transitional justice in Guatemala. The first is the 2013 trial against General and … [Read more...] about Struggles and Obstacles in Indigenous Women’s Fight for Justice in Guatemala
