Author: Nadya Rojas Quiroz
Chacal: Forbidden to Write Poetry (03.14.17)
Mexico: Caught in the Crossfire (03.02.17)
The China Triangle Reviewed in The Daily Times
The China Triangle, the latest book by Kevin Gallagher, Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was analyzed in The Daily Times, an English-language Pakistani newspaper, on February 8, 2017. In The China Triangle, Gallagher examines the parallel between the boom of Latin American economies from 2003 to 2013 […]
Gallagher Publishes Op-Ed on U.S. Withdrawal from Latin America
Kevin Gallagher, Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, published a recent Op-Ed discussing whether the United States economic withdrawal from Latin America will prove to be China’s gain. Gallagher’s Op-Ed, entitled “Is The U.S.’s Withdrawal in the Region, China’s Gain?” was published by Latin America Goes Global on […]
Hare Visits U.S. Embassy in Paraguay
Amb. Paul Hare, Senior Lecturer at Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, recently traveled to Paraguay and Uruguay to complete research and gain background knowledge for his IR 410 Latin America Today course. During his trip, Hare visited with the United States Ambassador in Asunción, Paraguay, Leslie Bassett, who brought up an interesting connection between […]
Gallagher Contributes to Latin America and the Asian Giants
Kevin Gallagher, Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, contributed a chapter to the recently published book, Latin America and the Asian Giants: Evolving Ties with China and India. Gallagher’s chapter, which he co-wrote with Global Economic Governance Initiative Research Fellow Rebecca Ray, is entitled “Latin America’s […]
Puerto Rico: Savage Neoliberalism, Colonialism and Financial Despotism Call for Papers
April 13-14 University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Deadline for submission: March 3, 2017 – email: las@econs.umass.edu) The Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies-CLALCS at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and the Puerto Rican Studies Working Group-PRSWG, are organizing a two-day regional event titled Puerto Rico: Savage Neoliberalism, Colonialism and Financial Despotism. Our main goal […]
Group Visit to Rafael Soriano: The Artist as Mystic (02.23.17)
Join us for a group visit to the exhibit: Rafael Soriano: The Artist as Mystic on Thursday, February 23 at 5 PM. A collection of luminous abstract paintings make up the new exhibition “Rafael Soriano: The Artist as Mystic,” on view at Boston College’s McMullen Museum. “The unabashed spirituality of his work may have tripped up this Catholic […]
Resurgence of the Latin American City (02.21.17)
According to UN-Habitat, Latin America is the most urbanized region in the world. Over 75% of its population lived in cities at the turn of the 21st century and is expected to rise to almost 85% by 2030. Moderated by Boston University Political Science Professor Taylor Boas, this seminar explores the past, present and future […]