One of the excellent reviews by Library Journal: Njinga Mbande (1583-1663) ruled the Ndongo and Matamba kingdoms in present-day Angola in the 17th century. Few people know about Queen Njinga, and the many who do see her as a savage and cruel leader. Heywood (African American studies & history, Boston Univ.; Central Africans and Cultural […]
Associate Professor of Spanish Adela Pineda has won the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (the equivalent of Mexico’s National Endowment for the Arts) for her manuscript on John Steinbeck and Mexico. Prominent writers, including Jose Emilio Pacheco and Ignacio Padilla, have received this national prize in the past. Results information can be found here. More information on the […]
The geographic relations between China and Latin America have deepened and diversified in the 21st century, coinciding with the “pink tide” in Latin America, massive Chinese economic growth, and a recalcitrant United States. Although historical migration patterns extend back more than a century (Lai and Tan 2010，Sha et al 1986), the majority of the literature […]
Michael Birenbaum (Assistant Professor in Ethnimusicology and Musicology) at the MCW Welcome Reception. For many years, the LASP has been promoting inclusion and diversity, and endorsing the achievements of our Latino Community at BU. Congratulations to Michael Birenbaum!
Kevin Gallagher, Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, published a recent Op-Ed examining whether decreasing economic ties between the United States and Latin American under President Donald Trump could benefit China. Gallagher’s Op-Ed, entitled “Will China Gain From a US Withdrawal in Latin America?” was published […]
Boston University, gave a talk at Endicott College on February 23, 2017 on the future of relations between the United States and Cuba. Amb. Hare, the the British ambassador to Cuba from 2001 to 2004, spoke as part of Endicott’s Speaker Series. Read more here!
The Global Economic Governance Initiative (GEGI), a research initiative at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, recently launched the China-Latin America Finance Database which is the result of the collaboration between GEGI and the Inter-American Dialogue. The database provides up-to-date information on Chinese policy bank loans to Latin America by country, lender, sector and year. […]
Kevin Gallagher, Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, participated in a Twitter “Ask Me Anything,” or AMA, on February 27, 2017 with questions focusing on Latin America and the upcoming Boston University Latin America Alumni Summit. The AMA was hosted by the by the Boston University Alumni […]