Historias - the SECOLAS podcast
The Historias podcast is a weekly program featuring scholars, journalists, and activists discussing cutting edge research and offering perceptive observations on current events associated with Latin American and Caribbean societies. If you are looking for smart and inviting conversation on a wide variety of issues and more, this show is for you. Historias is a digital media project from the Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies (SECOLAS).
Rafael Archondo on Hernan Siles Zuazo
Rafael Archondo and Isabel Siles’ Sobre un barril de pólvora, is a comprehensive review of the former...
EscucharSarah Hines on water, citizenship and revolution
Dr. Sarah Hines explores residents of Cochabamba struggle for access to water that is linked to broader...
EscucharNicole Pacino on revolutionary public health
Dr. Nicole Pacino is an associate professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Nicole has studied...
EscucharElizabeth Shesko on conscription in Bolivia
Elizabeth Shesko argues that conscription evolved into a pact between the state and society. It was...
EscucharKevin Young on resource nationalism in Bolivia
Kevin Young traces the history of Bolivian struggles over mineral and hydrocarbon resources, highlighting...
EscucharNatalie Kimball on politics and reproductive rights
Dr. Natalie Kimball analyzes the politics of abortion and reproductive rights in Bolivia from the mid-twentieth...
EscucharElena McGrath on everyday forms of revolution
Elena McGrath explores how culture and material conditions create revolutionary conditions. In this...
EscucharThomas Field on development and dictatorship
Dr. Thomas Field, author of *From Development to Dictatorship: Bolivia and the Alliance for Progress...
EscucharJosé Gordillo on peasant wars in Bolivia
Dr. José Gordillo studies the role of the peasants in the 1952 Bolivian Revolution. His book is an...
EscucharRafael Britto habla de la elección de Gustavo Petro en Colombia
En este episodio escuchamos al politólogo Rafael Britto quien fue además parte de la campaña del...
EscucharHistorias 164 - La lucha social por el acceso al agua en Bolivia con Sarah Hines
La Dra. Sarah T. Hines habla con Carmen de la lucha social por el acceso al agua y la ingeniería hidráulica...
EscucharHistorias 163 - Michael Bustamante on Cuba's memory wars
Dr. Michael Bustamante joined Steven to discuss his book *Cuban Memory Wars: Retrospective Politics...
EscucharHistorias 162 - Mujeres solteras, plebeyas, y jefas de hogar en el Mexico Colonial con Amos Megged
En este episodio tenemos el placer de escuchar al etnohistoriador Amos Megged quien nos habla desde...
EscucharHistorias 161 - Elizabeth Schwall on Dance and Revolution in Cuba
Today Dustin welcomes Dr. Elizabeth Schwall to the podcast to talk about the relationship between dance...
EscucharHistorias 160 - Lina Britto on Colombia's marijuana boom
Dr. Lina Britto joins Steven to discuss her book *Marijuana Boom: The Rise and Fall of Colombia's First...
EscucharHistorias 159 - Campos de Revolución en Bolivia con Carmen Soliz
En un episodio especial, la Dra. Lina Britto recibe a la Dra. Carmen Soliz de Historias. Hablan del...
EscucharHistorias 158 - La economía moral del privilegio en América Latina con Ana Ramos-Zayas
La antropologa Ana Ramos-Zayas habla de su nuevo libro *Parenting Empires: Whiteness, Class, and the...
EscucharHistorias 157 - Rural Folktales and Empire in Puerto Rico with Rafa Ocasio
Dr. Rafael Ocasio, the Charles A. Dana Professor of Spanish at Agnes Scott University, joined Steven...
EscucharHistorias 156 - The Caribbean's Last Turtlemen with Sharika Crawford
Dr. Sharika Crawford of the US Naval Academy joins Steven to discuss her book *The Last Turtlemen of...
EscucharHistorias 155 - La seguridad alimentaria en Chile con Joshua Frens-String
Dr. Joshua Frens-String habla de su libro *Hungry for Revolution: The Politics of Food and the Making...
EscucharHistorias 154 – The Chilean Election with Jenny Pribble
Our Fall season finale has arrived! Today, Steven and Dustin welcome Dr. Jenny Pribble to the program...
EscucharHistorias 153 - Christine Wade on the Honduran Election
The end of 2021 brings with us a busy season of elections in Latin America. In today’s episode, Dr....
EscucharHistorias 152 - Ben Smith on the Dope
Today’s episode features an entertaining and illuminating conversation about Mexico, the United States,...
EscucharHistorias 151 - Gabriel Thoumi on sustainability, collaboration, and capital markets
Gabriel Thoumi CFA, FRM, Director of Financial Markets and Head of the Plastics Programme at Planet...
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