Urban Spaces

In the aftermath of a massive earthquake, local communities in the city of Cali have taken on a large share of the rescue efforts, driven by solidarity.

As the international community focuses on the reconstruction of Venezuela, the state finds itself in a historically weak position.

As Chinese investment reshapes Colombia's infrastructure, the country's longstanding alliance with the United States enters a new era of strategic balancing.

China’s presence in Colombia is no longer an abstract geopolitical discussion but rather a reality negotiated day by day through construction work, commercial exchange, language learning, and personal relationships.

John Avina’s comics, set in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, re-imagine Mexican American life beyond conquest narratives, deportation regimes, and generational loss.

By building a politics of community and remaining focused on issues of affordability, the mayor-elect won the support of a diverse population increasingly dismissed as too conservative.

An unlikely candidate for mayor challenges the privatization of urban water infrastructure and seeks to unite a historically divided left.

Rodrigo Lopes de Barros' book serves as a guide for the Brazilian underground youth movements around the turn of the century, both in their political and cultural dimensions.

Mike Amezcua's book examines how Mexicans skillfully crafted communities and endured in Chicago amid segregation, displacement, immigration policy, and gentrification in the 20th century.

For Venezuelan grassroots housing activists, brick and mortar structures are only one step in the daily struggle to build community and belonging.

Despite isolation and disrepair, Cuba's largest housing project remains a place of vibrant cultural expression where residents forge their own belonging.

In highly segregated and unequal Rio de Janeiro, family photographs capture Black joy and the power of claiming the right to the city.