Feb 8, 20235 min read
Isabella Sperotto: Latinx representation in UK theatre and finding inspiration for her play
By Isabel Leask- From 12-26 of February 2023, ‘The Yellow Traffic Light' starring Brazilian writer, theatre-maker and performer,...
Sep 25, 20223 min read
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...
Jun 20, 20225 min read
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...
Sep 15, 20212 min read
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...
Sep 1, 20215 min read
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,...
Jun 24, 20215 min read
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...
May 24, 20215 min read
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,...
May 3, 20216 min read
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,...
Apr 16, 20216 min read
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...
Mar 10, 20216 min read
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...
Sep 9, 20204 min read
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...
Sep 1, 20204 min read
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...
Jul 12, 20204 min read
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...
Jul 8, 20207 min read
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...
