Reviews

One of Latin America’s most influential bands, Los Jaivas, recently toured Alturas de Macchu Picchu, a relic of the dictatorship era whose relevance today is striking.

Mexican American filmmaker Travis Gutiérrez Senger follows the evolution of the Los Angeles-based art collective Asco, and their lasting impact on Chicano art.

The Necromantic State examines the creative acts that sustain, materialize, and engage the ghost of Hugo Chávez.

Francesca Lessa and Sebastián Santana walk readers through the tangled transnational web of Operation Condor and the abuses it facilitated.

In their book, the community of Sarhua and the Puriyninchik Association create a vital collection of Sarhuina history, memory, and daily life.

Tony Wood’s book looks at how Latin American radicals debated race, nation, sovereignty, and imperialism during a crucial period of the region’s history, with attendant lessons for today.

Mexico 86 highlights the parallels between the 1986 and 2026 FIFA World Cup, as well as the threads of corruption and scandal that bind them together.

In his book, Andrew G. Britt explores the ways in which urban planning was used as a tool to erase São Paulo's once vibrant black neighborhoods.

In his new book, Eric A. Vázquez looks at how solidarity in Central America has evolved through time.

Padura's novel traces the dreams, disappointments, and dispersal of a generation shaped by the Cuban Revolution.

Katia Chornik's book details how music was used as a form of torture and resistance during the Pinochet dictatorship.

Minou Tavárez Mirabal’s 2022 book sheds light on the complex lives of her parents, two Dominican revolutionaries who were assassinated for their political activism.