Written by Antonio Sotomayor The University Library has acquired two important and very rare items for Andean Studies, in the Quechua and Kichwa languages. The first item is a manuscript on Christian catechism written in Quechua in 1789, Catecismo de la doctrina cristiana del misterio de la encarnación del hijo de Dios, escrito en el idioma americano, para la buena educación de toda clase de personas, curas, pastores y en […]
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 […]
This week we speak with our very own Latin and American and Caribbean Studies Specialist Antonio Sotomayor about his debut full-length book The Sovereign Colony: Olympic Sport, National Identity, and International Politics in Puerto Rico. In March 2016, Dr. Sotomayor and his book received an in-depth profile from the Illinois News Bureau in addition to other […]
This blog post is a follow-up to a post from last semester about the Honduras Water Project. This course, which provides students the chance to see how learning can have real life applications, is an extremely unique opportunity for students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The two-semester long course is supported by the College of Engineering and […]
The University of Illinois provides its students with many opportunities to learn about different countries and cultures, engage in international work and also learn through service-learning. One exciting opportunity for students at UIUC is a course that has been offered for the past 3 years. Supported by the College of Engineering, the Honduras Water Project gives students […]