Torturer. Fascist. Murderer. Godfather of the death squads. On this episode, the LMC speaks with professor Jorge Cuellar in a two-part series on the dark shadow of Roberto D’aubuisson over El Salvador. Jorge Cuellar is an assistant professor of Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean studies @ Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Category Archives: Central America
April 8th, 2022: Costa Rica Goes Right
While Costa Rica does not have the same violent history as its Central American neighbors, a shift to the right following its recent presidential elections still requires further examination. So the LMC speaks with Andres Leon Araya, an assistant professor of political science and anthropology @ the University of Costa Rica, about how the right dominates Costa Rican democracy.
January 28th, 2022: Decolonizing Tourism In Guatemala
On this episode, Trans Latinx activist and vlogger Kayley Whalen returns to the LMC to discuss the colonial and white supremist history of tourism in Guatemala and how to travel and respect the Mayan people in a more productive way.