Tag: María José Pérez Sián
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The Roque Dalton Archive at the Benson Latin American Collection
Author James Iffland, the pre-eminent biographer of Salvadoran revolutionary and writer Roque Dalton, writes about Dalton’s life and his important archive at the Benson Latin…
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Staff Pick: Black Freedom Struggle and the University
The John L. Warfield Papers BY ZARIA EL-FIL Freedom has long been theorized in university spaces as a matter of intellectual engagement. Historically, Black freedom…
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Staff Pick: Arbol cronologico geografico del descubrimiento de las Americas
Arbol cronologico geografico del descubrimiento de las Americas, 1864 BY JOSHUA G. ORTIZ BACO Among many, many other objects, the Arbol cronologico geografico del descubrimiento…
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Staff Pick: Catalina de Erauso o sea la monja de alferes
Catalina de Erauso o sea La monja de alferes, XIX century, an unpublished version of the legendary life of Catalina de Erauso (1592–1650) BY BROOKE…
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Voices of Black Brazilian Feminism: Conversations with Rosana Paulino and Sueli Carneiro
EDITED & TRANSLATED by SUSANNA SHARPE THE 2020 LOZANO LONG CONFERENCE, “Black Women’s Intellectual Contributions to the Americas: Perspectives from the Global South,” held February…
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Staff Pick: The Astonishing Artistic Gem of Manuel de Quiroz y Campo Sagrado
La inocencia acrisolada de los pacientes jesuanos, 1816 BY SUSANNA SHARPE In my search for rarely seen treasures from the Benson Latin American Collection, I…
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The Power of Giving
A Lifetime of Giving: Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long THE CENTENNIAL of the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection in 2021 is cause for…
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Students Use Digital Tools to Examine “Hidden” Collection of Pre-Colonial Objects
Students in Astrid Runggaldier’s Art and Archaeology of Ancient Peru class were tasked with an intriguing project this spring: take a collection of pre-colonial objects…
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Miguel Gutiérrez Jr., Photojournalist
Miguel Gutiérrez Jr. (MA 2015, Journalism and LLILAS) is a documentary photographer and videographer. He currently works as a photographer and photo editor at the…
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“La mitad de mi corazón”: Una entrevista con Montserrat y Fátima Valdivia
BY SUSANNA SHARPE Read in English Olimpia Montserrat Valdivia y Fátima Valdivia son hermanas gemelas idénticas de León, Guanajuato, Mexico, que estudian el doctorado en…
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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…
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The Challenges of Activist Feminist Anthropology in the Context of Forced Disappearance: Reflections from Mexico
BY R. AÍDA HERNÁNDEZ CASTILLO It is possible that what I share in this essay—a context marked by multiple types of violence and a particularly…