Maxwell School News and Commentary
Filtered by: Latin America & the Caribbean
Space, Place, and the Landscapes of Slavery
Published by Cultural Dynamics, Christopher DeCorse, professor and chair of anthropology, reviews "Reconstructing the Landscapes of Slavery: A Visual History of the Plantation in the Nineteenth-Century Atlantic World," where the authors examine the economic and political restructuring of 19th century slavery through contemporary paintings, plans and images.
See related: Economic Policy, Labor, Latin America & the Caribbean, United States
Catching Air: Risk and Embodied Ocean Health among Dominican Diver Fishermen
"Catching Air: Risk and Embodied Ocean Health among Dominican Diver Fishermen," authored by Assistant Professor of Anthropology Kyrstin Mallon Andrews, was published in Medical Anthropology Quarterly.
See related: Environment, Health Policy, Latin America & the Caribbean
Alumnus Says MPA Provided a Global Perspective, Preparing Him for Career with the World Bank
Hugo Brousset ’13 works with the bank’s Partnership for Economic Inclusion, focusing on social protection with a global scope.
See related: Global Governance, Latin America & the Caribbean, Washington, D.C.
DC Attorney Credits Her Maxwell Mentor for Successful Career in International Human Rights
Zuleika Rivera ’15 B.A. (PSc/PSt) is the LGBTI program officer for the D.C.-based International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights. "It was through her [Gladys McCormick] that I discovered there are careers in the human rights field,” says Rivera.
Memory, Destruction, and Traumatic Pasts in Cuba: The Escuadrón 41 During Batista’s Dictatorship
See related: Human Rights, Latin America & the Caribbean, Student Experience
Ackerman Examines Two Nationalist Insurrections to Explain Origin of the Mass Party in New Book
See related: Government, Latin America & the Caribbean, Political Parties
Murphy examines race and borders in the colonial Caribbean in new book
See related: Colonialism, Latin America & the Caribbean, Migration, Race & Ethnicity
Student Spotlight: Rachelly Buzzi Named as a 2022 Pickering Fellow
See related: Awards & Honors, Foreign Policy, Latin America & the Caribbean, Student Experience
Campbell quoted in USA Today article on Haitians at Texas border
See related: Human Rights, Latin America & the Caribbean, Refugees, United States
McCormick quoted in Al Jazeera article on use of spyware in Mexico
See related: Human Rights, Latin America & the Caribbean