History and Culture

Project Cybersyn: Salvador Allende's Early Internet Utopia

By Tomás Pizarro-Escuti- Imagine the technological revolution of Silicon Valley never happened in the United States. Imagine instead that...

Juan Ramon Matta-Ballesteros: The Man Who Made Honduras a Nexus of the International Drug Trade

By Gustavo Villela, edited by Bridie McGrail- On February 15, 2022, the people of Honduras were shocked by images on TV and social media...

Coca Tenorio on the effects of globalisation in Ecuador through her song Niebla Verde

Earlier this year, Coca Tenorio, a musician from Ecuador, had a phone conversation with our editor in chief, Sonja, about her song...

The colonial legacy of the use of Mexican Indigenous designs in the fashion industry

By Victoria Boyd- In June this year, Mexican culture minister Alejandra Frausto wrote letters to popular fashion brands Zara,...

Anna Maria Maiolino: Bodily resistance to Brazil’s military dictatorship (1964-1985)

By Matilda Fleming- In a triptych of black and white photographs, Anna Maria Maiolino captures her own face with a large pair of scissors...

Faces of Frida: Enjoying the Life and Work of Frida Kahlo Online in 2021

By Sarah Kueter- More than sixty years after her death, Frida Kahlo remains a recognisable and iconic figure across the world. Arguably,...

Freedom of artistic expression in Cuba: balancing between Patria y Vida (homeland and life)

By Antonija Diković- Over two years ago, the San Isidro Movement (MSI) was ignited in Cuba. The movement is made up of artists,...

Revising 'Conquest': Indigenous Agency and Resilience in 16th Century Mexico

By Isabel Leask- In popular history produced by the West, the word ‘conquest’ has traditionally signified a series of European victories...

Elena Garro: Rewriting the Past Through Fantastic Literature

By Luigi Rapisarda- «—This is the end of man —I said. —So it is—he answered, his voice above mine. And I saw myself in his eyes and in...

The Life and Work of Mexican Writer and Feminist Pioneer Laureana Wright de Kleinhans

By Flora Leask- Those of us who, in our souls, harbour a holy zeal for our nation’s greatness, and treasure in our hearts the ineffable...

The Colors of Trujillo- A Love Letter to Peru's City of Eternal Spring

Photos and text by Adela Hurtado- It was 2013 in Shanghai, I stood among the ruins of houses once belonging to Chinese families, a long...

LatAm representation at the 2020 Super Bowl

By Alexandra Curtis Blasco- On the evening of the 2nd of February 2020, my friends and I excitedly gathered around the television in my...

In memory of the Latin Americans who fought in the Great War: why did they fight?

By Tomás Pizarro-Escuti - Between 1914 and 1918, thousands of young Latin Americans embarked to join either the Allies or the Central...