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Historias Podcast
The Historias podcast is a weekly program featuring scholars, journalists, and activists discussing cutting edge research and offering perceptive observations on current events associated with Latin American and Caribbean societies. If you are looking for smart and inviting conversation on a wide variety of issues and more, this show is for you. Historias is a digital media project from the Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies (SECOLAS).
Episodes
Historias PodcastHistorias 10 - Eva Mehl on the Spanish Pacific World
What can convicts and sailors in the far off Philippines teach us about Spanish imperial history? Dr. Eva Mehl discusses her book Forced Migration in the…
Historias PodcastHistorias 9 - Monica Rankin
How did Nelson Rockefeller attempt to cultivate positive relationships with Latin America during World War II and what are the legacies of this initiative for…
Historias PodcastHistorias 8 - Gregory Weeks on Soft Power in Latin America
What might the rise of Miguel Díaz-Canel to the Cuban presidency mean for Cuban-U.S. relations and for Cuba itself? In this Historias hot take edition complete…
Historias PodcastHistorias 7 - Jaclyn Sumner on the lone indigenous governor in Mexico's Porfiriato
What explains the endurance of Porfirio Díaz’s rule from 1876 to 1910 in Mexico? Dr. Jaclyn Sumner joins Carlos and Steven to discuss her research on the…
Historias PodcastHistorias 6 - Michael Goebel on nationalism, migration, and global urban history
How do nationalist ideas emerge, evolve, and spread? How do urban spaces and the migration of people factor in? Dr. Michael Goebel joins Steven to discuss the…
Historias PodcastHistorias 5 - Aiala Levy on digital humanities
What are the digital humanities and how can it help one’s research project? Dr. Aiala Levy of the University of Scranton speaks with Carlos Dimas about the…
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Historias 4 - Steven Taylor on the Colombian elections and peace process
How will the recent congressional elections in Colombia influence the ongoing peace process? Political scientist Steven Taylor speaks with Carlos and Steven…
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Historias 3 - Erika Edwards
Steven speaks with Erika Edwards, assistant professor of Latin American history at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, about her upcoming book on…
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Historias 2 - Jonathan Brown
Steven Hyland speaks with Jonathan Brown, professor of history at the University of Texas, about his recent book on the Cuban Revolution and the research…
Historias PodcastHistorias 74 - Oscar de la Torre sobre la Amazonía negra
Comenzamos el primer podcast de Historias en español con una entrevista al historiador especialista en historia brasileña Oscar de la Torre. El historiador de…
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Historias 75 - Oscar de la Torre on the Amazon’s Black Peasantry
Dr. Oscar de la Torre of the University of North Carolina, Charlotte talked with Steven about the Amazon’s Black peasantry. Their engaging conversation takes…
Historias PodcastHistorias 76 - Jeff Shumway on Argentina, Mariquita Sánchez, and Juan Manuel de Rosas
Jeffrey Shumway and Steven sat down and talked about Argentine history – especially the early nineteenth century. Shumway discussed his passion for histories…
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Historias 1 - Jürgen Buchenau and Gregory Crider
In the inaugural edition of Historias – the SECOLAS podcast, Steven Hyland sits down with Jürgen Buchenau and Gregory Crider, co-editors of the Annals edition…