The Comeback of the Latin American Armed Forces A report on the workshop organised by Markus Hochmüller and Carlos Pérez Ricart at the Freie Universität Berlin, supported by a seed grant of the Oxford-Berlin Research Partnership, on 17 February 2020.
New study in Science on the pandemic in Brazil Dr Andreza Aruska de Souza Santos, lecturer at the Latin American Centre and Director of the Brazilian Studies Programme, is part of the research team whose new study on the SARS-Co V-2 pandemic in Brazil has just been published in Science.
Second year of the Oxford-Museu Exchange Carolina Maia, LAC recognised doctoral student, on the Oxford exchange programme with the Museu Nacional in Brazil
Latin America in an Age of Discontent Michael Reid, Senior Editor at The Economist, interviewed by LAC students, Maria Maria Puolakkainen, Sabrina Escobar-Miranda, Pablo Uribe and Clement Bourg
Alan Angell’s Memories of Pinochet’s Chile Alan Angell, Emeritus Fellow at the LAC, talked to Tanya Harmer about her biography of Beatriz Allende in our recent ‘Tertulia at the Latin American History Seminar’. Following the 1973 coup against Salvador Allende, he visited Chile in 1981 – he offers here some memories of his visit
Canadian prize to Oxford DPhil Student working on Indigenous human rights in Latin America The Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS) awarded the 2020 CALACS Graduate Essay Prize to Nancy R. Tapias Torrado
US Hegemony and the Americas Arturo Santa-Cruz, Professor at the Universidad de Guadalajara, offers a summary of his recent book on US hegemony in Latin America, the subject of his talk at the LAC
The politics of Memory: Urban Cultural Heritage in Brazil Dr Andreza Aruska de Souza Santos offers a review of the launch of her book at the Latin American Centre
The impact of COVID-19 in Latin America We have compiled a selection of titles on the impact of COVID-19 on the societies, politics and economies of Latin America
The Latin American Boom Phenomenon in the Publishing World Consuelo Sáizar, former CEO at the Fondo de Cultura Económica in Mexico, outlines some of the main landmarks in the publishing history of the Latin American Boom
Maestras de Escuela en Argentina, 1880-1920 Flavia Fiorucci, investigadora de Conicet y de la Universidad de Quilmes en Argentina, ofrece un resumen de su charla en nuestro seminario de historia
VIRGILIO BARCO Malcolm Deas, LAC’s Emeritus Fellow, offers a brief portrait of former Colombian President Virgilio Barco, the subject of his latest book
Fiscal Policy in the Time of Coronavirus With authorization from the IDB we publish an analysis of fiscal policy options for Latin America and the Caribbean as the crisis of coronavirus develops, written by Alejandro Izquierdo and Martín Ardanaz
Migrants and the Impact of COVID-19 on Remittances With authorization from the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, we publish their report on Migrants and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Remittances
El COVID-19 en América Latina Con autorización del Real Instituto Elcano, publicamos el siguiente informe de Carlos Malamud y Rogelio Núñez, donde se examinan los desafíos políticos, retos para los sistemas sanitarios e incertidumbre económica, causados por el Covid-19 en América Latina
COVID-19 and The Business of News Researchers across the University of Oxford across disciplines are at the forefront of global efforts to understand the coronavirus (COVID-19) – for a selection of latest articles, see http://www.ox.ac.uk/coronavirus-research With the authorization of the Oxford Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, we published the recent article by its Director, Professor Rasmus Nielsen
Informality in Brazil - A summary of the BSP Annual Conference The LAC's doctoral recognised students report on the Brazilian Studies Programme Annual Conference
Electoral Practices in post-Independent Chile, 1820-1830 Juan Luis Ossa Santa Cruz presented his work at the Sixth Joint Seminar LAC/ Centro de Estudios de Historia Política, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile
Identidad Nacional y Paisajes Peruanos Jorge Wiesse-Rebagliati, Professor at the Universidad del Pacífico, examines the search for national identity by the Peruvian José de la Riva Aguero through his travel accounts through the Central Andes in 1912
The MSc at the LAC + the MBA at the SAID ‘The 1+1 programme is a unique opportunity to combine in-depth, multidisciplinary learning across the social sciences during the MSc year... (more)
LAC students interview Fernando Henrique Cardoso Masters' students at the LAC talked with the former president of Brazil about his book... (more)
Pablo Piccato outlines his brief history of violence in Mexico The seminar I presented at the Latin American Centre was a rare opportunity to test an ongoing project in front of an engaged and knowledgeable audience... (more)
Former President of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, inaugurates the Global Forum ‘Challenges and risks to democracy’ was the topic of the Lecture delivered by the former President of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Jonas von Hoffmann (MPhil, 2013-15) remembers his time at the LAC When I came to the LAC to start my MPhil in 2013, there were zero countries in the world with legalized marijuana... (more)
Juliana Tappe Ortiz (MPhil, 2017-19) offer a summary of her thesis: From Hawk to Dove? Juan Manuel Santos’ transition from hard-line defence minister to peace-promoting president
Marta-Laura Suska MPhil (2009-11) remembers her time at the LAC In 2009 I arrived in Oxford to start a Master’s program at the LAC after graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Germany... (more)
Working on the history of Peruvian business history at the Bodleian. Martín Monsalve reflects on his visit to Oxford My experience as an Academic Visitor at the University of Oxford’s Latin American Centre (LAC) was very productive... (more)
Adriana Unzueta (MSc 2017-18) remembers her time at the LAC My name is Adriana Unzueta and I am originally from Bolivia... (more)
Time to think Juanita León, Director of La Silla Vacia, new Academic Visitor at the LAC, reflects on her time in St Antony’s
Samuel León Sáez (MPhil, 2017-19) offers a summary of his thesis on the ‘new criminal market in Mexico’ My MPhil thesis (‘The New Criminal Market: Explaining the Growth of Mexico´s Fuel Trafficking Phenomenon’) explores...(more)
LAC delegation at the Freie Universität Berlin On July 3rd, Andreza de Souza Santos, Eduardo Posada Carbó and Carlos A. Pérez Ricart visited Berlin... (more)
Mark Dieringer (MPhil, 1982-84) remembers his time at the LAC I can still remember my first tutorial: “What did the Mexican Revolution do for the peasants?” ...(more)
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Natasha Fairweather (MSC in Latin American Studies 2017/18) remembers her time in Oxford Tuesday 2 June
Jaskiran Chohan, (MSc 2013-14) on her times at the LAC and her trajectory to her post-doc in Bristol Tuesday 7 July
