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Belize is often described as a “pristine” ecotourism destination with a landscape that is “naturally” valuable. Yet for much of the twentieth century, British Honduras—as the country was known under colonial rule—was seen as lacking value, an unprofi... more

Featuring personal essay, manifesto, creative nonfiction, and poetry, Tsunami: Women’s Voices From Mexico (Feminist Press, 2025) gathers the multiplicity of voices being raised in Mexico today against patriarchy and its buried structures. Tackling ge... more

How can we achieve lasting social and political equality for women? Dr. Leda Pérez tackles this thorny question in Searching for Democracy: Women, Domestic Work, and Social Reproduction in Latin America (Temple University Press, 2026) by interrogatin... more

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Recent Guests

Jennifer Cyr
Associate professor of political science and Latin American Studies at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
Episode: The Democracy Exchange: Asia Asks, Latin America Responds
Patrick M. Gallagher
Associate professor of anthropology and cultural anthropologist researching environmental anthropology and the anthropology of science
University of Texas at San Antonio
Episode: Valuing Nature at the Ends of the World: Natural Capital and Climate Disaster in Belize with Patrick M. Gallagher (Columbia UP, 2026)
Leda Pérez
Professor at Universidad del Pacífico, Lima, Peru
Universidad del Pacífico
Episode: Leda M Perez, "Searching for Democracy: Women, Domestic Work, and Social Reproduction in Latin America" (Temple UP, 2026)
Ulices Piña
Associate Professor of History at California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach
Episode: Ulices Piña, "Rebellious Citizens: Social Upheaval and Democracy in Revolutionary Mexico (U Nebraska Press, 2026)
Sebastián Santana
Uruguayan-Argentine illustrator and visual artist
Pozo de Agua Productions
Episode: Francesca Lessa and Sebastián Santana, "Operation Condor: The Pact That Terrorized a Continent" (Storia, 2025)
Francesca Lessa
Italian researcher, international expert on Operation Condor
Observatorio Luz de Barburu (observatory)
Episode: Francesca Lessa and Sebastián Santana, "Operation Condor: The Pact That Terrorized a Continent" (Storia, 2025)
Patrick Griffin
Historian; author of The Age of Atlantic Revolution, The Fall and Rise of a Connected World
University of Notre Dame
Episode: Patrick Griffin, "The Age of Atlantic Revolution: The Fall and Rise of a Connected World" (Yale UP, 2023)
Piergiorgio Di Giminiani
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile; author of Alterhumanism
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Episode: Piergiorgio Di Giminiani, "Alterhumanism: Becoming Human on a Conservation Frontier" (U Arizona Press, 2025)
Chika Watanabe
Author of Play to Survive, Disaster Preparedness Along the Ring of Fire
Stanford University Press / Academic researcher
Episode: Chika Watanabe, "Play to Survive: Disaster Preparedness Along the Ring of Fire" (Stanford UP, 2026)

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Miranda Melcher
Host of The New Books Network
Rachel Newman
Host of The New Books Network

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 63 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 States2 years 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.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    TheDragonfly1982
    United Kingdom4 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
    5
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    Spain11 years ago

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Valuing Nature at the Ends of the World: Natural Capital and Climate Disaster in Belize with Patrick M. Gallagher (Columbia UP, 2026)
Q: To what extent do these ideas we've been talking about in terms of natural capital and valuing what's happening and what is there in Belize, how much does all of this influence politics?
Gallagher says ecosystem-service valuations did not create substantial markets in Belize during much of his research, but the claims that the reef was worth half a billion dollars annually prompted questions about who benefits from that value. In a recently decolonized country, the figures could evoke a history of value being extracted for others, creating political anxiety and debate about distribution.
Valuing Nature at the Ends of the World: Natural Capital and Climate Disaster in Belize with Patrick M. Gallagher (Columbia UP, 2026)
Q: What exactly are ecosystem services and natural capital, and how and why, when did they get developed?
Ecosystem services are things nature does for people, such as filtering water, sequestering carbon or reducing storm energy. Natural capital describes ecosystems as assets that provide those benefits, sometimes in place of built infrastructure. Gallagher says these ideas grew from conservation efforts to describe nature's contributions and to assign them economic value.
The Democracy Exchange: Asia Asks, Latin America Responds
Q: Before we begin, can you tell us a little bit about your project in the region? What are the countries that you cover?
Jennifer Cyr explains that the project examines democratic resilience in three South American countries—Argentina, Colombia, and Peru—through field interviews with scholars, politicians, and civil society actors to understand threats, responses, and what resilience looks like in practice.
Michelle Bigenho and Henry Stobart, "Heritage Fever: Law and Cultural Politics in a Decolonizing State" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Q: What does the term heritage making mean in your work, and how did you settle on the book's focus and title?
Heritage making is about the processes by which communities, scholars, and state actors frame, protest, and enact cultural expressions as heritage, and the title Heritage Fever captures the excitement and contentious energy surrounding these declarations rather than a disease metaphor.
Francesca Lessa and Sebastián Santana, "Operation Condor: The Pact That Terrorized a Continent" (Storia, 2025)
Q: How does the book contribute to justice and memory beyond academia?
The authors describe how their research fed into real legal processes (Italy, Argentina) and how the open-access plancondor.org platform supports students and researchers, illustrating a practical bridge between scholarship and human-rights advocacy.

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The series centers on scholarly conversations about recently published works related to Latin American studies, exploring topics from heritage politics in Bolivia and monetary history to migrant death investigations, diaspora music, infrastructure across the Americas, gender and family in Latin American contexts, and language revitalization. Episodes showcase how authors and editors weave archival research, fieldwork, and interdisciplinary methods to illuminate culture, politics, and society across Latin America and its transnational connections. Notable strengths include a strong emphasis on methodological diversity (ethnography, archaeology, GIS, archival work) and a willingness to bridge scholarly analysis with real-world implications fo... more

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