Reviews

July 14, 2023
Paola Canova

Joel Correia’s ethnography provides vibrant testimony of the struggles of the Sanapaná and Enxet peoples as they navigate complex dynamics of dispossession and neglect.

June 30, 2023
Perla M. Guerrero

Sarah McNamara’s book traces the politics of Cuban immigrants and their descendants, the central role of women, and histories of labor organizing in a Tampa area cigar making community.

June 23, 2023
Jennifer Adair

Debbie Sharnak’s book traces the shifting meanings of human rights in Uruguay’s descent into authoritarianism and continued struggle for justice and accountability.

June 2, 2023
Daniel Rey

Juan Gabriel Vásquez’s latest novel-biography tells the extraordinary life of the Colombian guerrillero-turned-filmmaker Sergio Cabrera.

May 26, 2023
Cos Tollerson

Jonathan Katz’s book about the career of a decorated Marine turned critic attests to the symbiotic relationship between militarism and U.S. commercial expansion.

May 5, 2023
Humberto J. Rocha

Santiago Mitre’s feature film about holding the perpetrators of dictatorship accountable in Argentina humanizes a pivotal moment in Latin American—and world—history.

March 24, 2023
Lindsay Ofrias

Suzana Sawyer’s new book uncovers the machinations of corporate power and judicial imperialism in a decades-long struggle for accountability in the Amazon.

March 17, 2023
Liliana Torpey

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s virtual reality debut invites audiences to immerse themselves in the stories and journeys of refugees and migrants crossing the Mexico–U.S. border.

March 10, 2023
Peter Schmidt

Sarah T. Hines’s 140-year history of water conflict in Cochabamba, Bolivia paints a picture of environmental world-building that is plodding, messy, and sorely needed.

March 3, 2023
Madeline McSherry and Humberto J. Rocha

One of Mexico’s best feature films of 2022 sees Ángeles Cruz come into herself as a filmmaker, forging a new path for Indigenous representation in Mexican cinema.

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