Esta charla ofreció una serie de reflexiones sobre la relación entre lenguaje y poder. En ese sentido, atravieso temas como el uso público del insulto por parte de figuras prominentes de la política, la relación entre el lenguaje y la resbaladiza verdad, la historia y memoria de la lengua y las gentes que la hablan y, por último, la manifestación del principio de autoridad en las luchas por el control del idioma.
Gabriel Pérez provided an overview of the development of cultural art institutions in Nicaragua, highlighting their enterprise to depoliticize artistic practices and preserve dominant structures.
This critical art history is divided into two parts: first, a historical overview following the development of art institutions from the last 40 years; and second, an examination of grassroots efforts in critical art management, emphasizing self-governance, experimentation, feminist education, and political commitment.
The relationship between the United States and Cuba is long, complex, and largely conflictive. The formation and evolution of both countries, along with their geographical proximity, determine the intensity and pervasiveness of their interaction. The national projects that serve as the axis of their histories condition the fundamental nature of this relationship. The Cuban revolution of 1959 was a major turning point in their history, leading to decades of open conflict, driven primarily by U.S. policy towards the island nation....
Desde la pintura, pero también desde otros medios, mi obra ha sido un esfuerzo constante por entender y explicar para mí y para mis contemporáneos el devenir de Cuba como espacio sociopolítico, histórico y cultural; descifrar las claves de su pasado; interpelar el presente y acaso avizorar el futuro. Son intenciones que siempre pueden latir bajo los pigmentos, con una mirada heterodoxa, antirracista y decolonial. Mi voz pretende participar también desde su modesto rincón en los debates culturales de nuestro tiempo....
Julio Orellana will examine the political-economic forces that shape forced international migration among multiple racial, ethnic, and linguistic groups from Guatemala to the U.S. The talk will draw on global political economy and critical race studies to examine migration through the prism of uneven capitalist development. The presentation will focus on a section of Orellana’s book-in-progress, which argues that the changes associated with contemporary capitalism continue to characterize forced Guatemalan...
Latin America is the most unequal region in the world. This acute inequality affects virtually all aspects of political, economic and social life, yet it has received very little attention from social scientists. This lecture examines why inequality has been so persistent, why it is so difficult to address and what its implications are for the quality and durability of democracy in Latin America. Democratization, it posits, may have proved easier and yet far less consequential than analysts once thought in the context of extreme inequalities.
Ambassador Bernardo Alvarez Herrera will give an update on the current political situation in Venezuela, including the latest information on where things stand with the referendum to recall President Hugo Chávez. This is a rare opportunity to hear a voice from an embattled democratic government.
Bernardo Alvarez Herrera is the Venezuelan ambassador to the United States. Previously he was elected as Deputy to the National Congress for Miranda State in 1994. While a Deputy, he served as Vice President of the Defense Committee and President of the Energy and Mines Committee...
During his last 40 years as anthropologist, Prof. Varese has followed, accompanied and witnessed the ethnopolitical struggle of the indigenous peoples of Latin America for their self-determination, autonomy and cultural sovereignty. He is now revisiting these years of political struggle and professional engagement in an attempt to reach some conclusions on the role of committed Latin American anthropology in the hemispheric indigenous movement for social, economic and cultural justice.
Stefano Varese is a professor in the Department of Native American Studies at UC Davis...
Chappell Lawson is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he holds the Class of 1954 Career Development Chair. His recent book, Building the Fourth Estate, addresses the role of the mass media in democratization, and his current research focuses on voting behavior in Mexico.
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The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is the constitution of the North American Common Market. It recognizes only one form of citizenship — that of multinational corporations. The North American Parliamentary Union (NAPU) is a democratic structure which will enfranchise citizens, farmers, laborers, small business people and environmentalists in the NAFTA countries as well as Central America. It will broaden the playing field so that our best democratic values will be incorporated into our social, economic and political decisions.
