Author: Nadya Rojas Quiroz
Reclaiming the Aura (04.20.16)
Gallagher in FT: China’s Latin American Lending
Kevin Gallagher, Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, said China’s support for Latin America during a time of economic distress was showing up western-backed development banks. Gallagher made the argument in an April 1, 2016 article in the Financial Times entitled “China’s Ambitions for Asia Show Through in ‘Silk […]
Keller in American History: Looking Back at U.S.-Mexican Relations
Renata Keller, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, discussed the difficulties in past and present U.S.-Mexican relations going back to the seizure of half of Mexico’s national territory in the 19th century. Keller discussed the history in a March 2016 peer-reviewed article she penned for American History: Oxford Research […]
Keller Wins Honorable Mention for McGann Book Prize
Renata Keller, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was awarded honorable mention for the Thomas McGann Book Prize in Modern Latin American History for her book Mexico’s Cold War: Cuba, The United States and the Legacy of the Mexican Revolution. The award is given by the Rocky Mountain Council […]
‘No One Like Us Here’: A Century of Latin American Travel to India (04.20.16)
BU Hillel’s Alternative Spring Break trip to Oaxaca, Mexico
For the second time in two years, 13 Boston University students applied to participate in BU Hillel’s Alternative Spring Break trip to Oaxaca, Mexico. Giving up their vacation to perform community service? Trading in the beaches on Cancun for the dirt and sweat of the Pluma Hidalgo mountains in Southern Mexico? Believe it or not, […]
Gallagher OpEd in LAGG: Latin America Needs a China Plan
Kevin Gallagher, Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, said Latin American countries need to develop regional plans for smart infrastructure instead of “shovel ready” projects for development banks. Gallagher made the argument in a March 31, 2016 Op-Ed in Latin America Goes Global entitled “Latin America Needs a Plan […]
Fronteras Indigenas Sudamericanas: Argentina y Bolivia en el Siglo XIX
Please join us for a discussion about the indigenous populations in Argentina and Bolivia during the 19th century with Professor Ana Teruel. Dr. Teruel is Professor of Political, Economic and Social History of Argentina and the Americas at the Universidad Nacional de Jujuy in Argentina. She has received the Medal of Honor from the Universidad […]
LASP: Analyzing Coverage of Brazil’s Crises
The Latin American Studies Program, an affiliated program of the The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, hosted Fabiano Maisonnave, senior reporter and editorial writer for Folha de S.Paulo, for a conversation on the narratives in the Brazilian media on the country’s simultaneous crises including the Zika virus, economic recession and the impeachment process of President Dilma Rousseff. Maisonnave said […]