Urbanization and Religion in Ancient Central Mexico Oxford University Press Presents a unique perspective of early urbanization and religion in the New World Provides the first book-length synthesis in English of the later Formative period in central Mexico Delves into the origins of particular deities and ritual practices known from the religious system of the […]
Kevin Gallagher, Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, said that China was entering a new phase in its evolving relationship with Latin America. Gallagher made the argument in a Sept. 17 article in the news blog Dialogo Chino entitled“China and Latin America: A New Phase of […]
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Our fellow Latin American Studies Program faculty member Rodrigo Lopes de Barros (Brazilian Literature/Department of Romance Studies/LASP) has been awarded the FAPESP post-doctoral research fellowship, a highly prestigious fellowships to conduct research at the University of São Paulo. He has also completed an impressive short film on countercultural poet Chacal. We hope to have the […]
The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship, established in 1987, is a highly-competitive national fellowship program that provides recent college and graduate school alumni with the opportunity to gain a Washington perspective on key issues of peace and security. Twice yearly, the fellowship’s Board of Directors selects a group of outstanding individuals to spend six to […]
Alexandre Vidal Porto is a writer and diplomat. He is a columnist for Folha de São Paulo and a Harvard-trained lawyer and human rights activist. His first novel, Matias na cidade (Matias in town), was published in 2005 to critical praise. His second, Sergio Y., recipient of the Paraná Literary Prize, is scheduled to be published in the United States in Spring […]
The Latin American Studies Program, an affiliated regional center of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, held its 2015 Fall Reception on Sept. 10. Nearly 100 students, faculty, and friends of the center filled the Pardee School to enjoy Latin American food, including homemade empanadas, pupusas, and guacamole, as well […]
Paul Webster Hare, Senior Lecturer at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, said that Pope Francis will work to establish a path forward for Church-run schools in Cuba. Hare made the case in an op-ed in the Sept. 13 edition of the Miami Herald entitled “The Other Embargo: Cuba and Church Schools.” […]