By Claudia Lagos Lira Contents: Introduction Under fire: women, indigenous, and peasants Natural resources exploitation and colonialism Mining and more Further reading and resources Contact a Librarian Introduction Berta Cáceres (44) was a member of the Lenca indigenous group in Honduras. She was a mother, a daughter, a friend, and an environmental rights campaigner internationally […]
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Mestizaje and religious celebrations in Latin America and the Caribbean
This week, from April 10th to April 17th, is the celebration of the Holy Week in the Christian world. In Latin America and the Caribbean, this religious festivity, as with most of the Catholic rituals celebrated in the region, must be read under the light of the historical process of colonization. Latin America and […]
“The Organic Globalizer: Hip Hop, Political Development, and Movement Culture”
“The Organic Globalizer: Hip Hop, Political Development, and Movement Culture,” edited by Christopher Malone and George Martinez, Jr., is a compilation of essays that explore the ways in which hip hop culture serves as an “organic globalizer.” In the opening chapter, Malone and Martinez define organic globalizer as a movement which “builds a network of […]