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Economies of Gender: Masculinity, "Mail Order Brides," and Women's Labor (Rutgers University Press, 2025) by Dr. Julia Meszaros offers a provocative exploration of the international dating industry, challenging simplistic narratives of human traffick... more

Eating Animals in the Early Modern Atlantic World: Consuming Empire, 1492-1700 (Amsterdam University Press, 2025) by Dr. Danielle Alesi examines how the perceived edibility of animals evolved during the colonization of the Americas. Early European co... more

Lithium, a crucial input in the batteries powering electric vehicles, has the potential to save the world from climate change. But even green solutions come at a cost. Mining lithium is environmentally destructive. We therefore confront a dilemma: Is... more

The Caribbean port city of Veracruz is many things. It is where the Spanish first settled and last left the colony that would go on to become Mexico. It is a destination boasting the “happiest Carnival in the world,” nightly live music, and public da... more

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Recent Guests

Dr. Danielle Alesi
Assistant Professor of History
Nazareth University
Episode: Danielle Alesi, "Eating Animals in the Early Modern Atlantic World: Consuming Empire, 1492-1700" (Taylor & Francis, 2025)
Thea Riofrancos
Associate Professor of Political Science at Providence College, Co-Director of the Climate and Community Institute, and a Fellow at the Transnational Institute
Providence College
Episode: Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism with Thea Riofrancos
Dr. Karma Frierson
Author and scholar focused on Afro-Mexico and local cultural narratives
University of California Press
Episode: Karma F. Frierson, "Local Color: Reckoning with Blackness in the Port City of Veracruz" (U California Press, 2025)
Professor Theresa Delgadillo
Professor of English and Chicanx and Latinx Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Episode: Theresa Delgadillo, "Geographies of Relation: Diasporas and Borderlands in the Americas" (U Michigan Press, 2024)
Renata Keller
Associate Professor of History at the University of Nevada, Reno
University of Nevada, Reno
Episode: Renata Keller, "The Fate of the Americas: The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Hemispheric Cold War" (UNC Press, 2025)
Mila Burns
Associate Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies at Lehman College.
Lehman College and CUNY Graduate Center
Episode: Mila Burns, "Dictatorship Across Borders: Brazil, Chile, and the South American Cold War" (UNC Press, 2025)
James Scorer
Scholar focusing on Latin American comics and cultural studies
Episode: James Scorer, "Latin American Comics in the Twenty-First Century: Transgressing the Frame" (U Texas Press, 2024)
Aileen Teague
Assistant professor in the Department of International Affairs at Texas A&M.
Texas A&M University
Episode: Aileen Teague, "Policing on Drugs: The United States, Mexico, and the Origins of the Modern Drug War, 1969-2000" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Dr. Kalle Kananoja
Lecturer in Science and Ideas at the University of Oulu
University of Oulu
Episode: Kalle Kananoja, "Healing Knowledge in Atlantic Africa" (Cambridge UP, 2021)

Hosts

Rachel Newman
Host on New Books in Latin American Studies, engaging with scholars to discuss recent research and publications in the field.
Caleb Zakarin
Editor of the New Books Network, overseeing various academic discussions.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 62 ratings
  • Great serve, but not intellectually/values diverse

    I’ve gone back-and-forth on this show over the years. I love the service they provide their audience and enjoy it a lot. I do find the particular authors they invite our… Overly political and of a particular academic culture. This does affect my ability to enjoy the material, as I think it doesn’t always give a fair stance on traditional European culture which is the second half of Latin American culture. So my take is that they are great hosts of Latin conversations but though a particularly Am... more

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    DCKID357
    United Statesa year ago
  • Great podcast!

    The idea for the podcast and the scholarly texts selected are a great way to disseminate knowledge in the field of Latin American Studies - thanks a lot for producing it! Even though it is an academic podcast, it would be great if they could strive to be a bit more concise. Interviewers often spend a lot of time introducing or paraphrasing rather than asking questions.

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    5
    TheDragonfly1982
    United Kingdom3 years ago
  • I can’t believe I found this podcast

    Just starting out on my PhD journey and so excited to not feel guilty for listening to podcasts when I should be researching 😅. Now I can do both....

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    laurengchalk
    United Kingdom7 years ago
  • Latin American studies

    Muy interesantes para conocer las tendencias sobre los estudios culturales y sociales hacia América Latina.

    Apple Podcasts
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    Spain10 years ago

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Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism with Thea Riofrancos
Q: What led you to write this book and address its themes?
Thea discusses the intersection of her academic interests with advocacy in energy transition, highlighting how geopolitical dynamics prompted her to explore lithium extraction and its implications.
Danielle Alesi, "Eating Animals in the Early Modern Atlantic World: Consuming Empire, 1492-1700" (Taylor & Francis, 2025)
Q: Could you start us off by telling us a bit about you and why you decided to write this book?
I grew up in a vegetarian family, which sparked my interest in how we categorize and treat animals.
Karma F. Frierson, "Local Color: Reckoning with Blackness in the Port City of Veracruz" (U California Press, 2025)
Q: What interventions were you trying to make with the book, or what did you want people to take away from it?
The book aims to bridge the understanding of blackness in contexts where there are fewer self-identifying black individuals and highlight the impact and legacy of the African diaspora in Veracruz beyond mere self-identification.
Karma F. Frierson, "Local Color: Reckoning with Blackness in the Port City of Veracruz" (U California Press, 2025)
Q: What does Harocho mean, and what does it indicate about the relationship between blackness and the city?
Harocho indicates a cultural identity that connects people of mixed descent to their blackness and heritage, reflecting a unique regional identity in Veracruz's cosmopolitan landscape.
Irvin Ibargüen, "Caught in the Current: Mexico's Struggle to Regulate Emigration, 1940-1980" (UNC Press, 2025)
Q: Can you sketch out for us the received ideas that you want to revise and explain to us what are the new arguments you're advancing?
Ibargüen argues that the popular narrative undermines the complex realities of Mexican emigration policy, portraying sending nations as merely dysfunctional, while in fact they navigate migration in nuanced and strategic manners.

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