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In Defense of Area Studies in the UK: Solidarity with Colleagues at the University of London Brazilians at Oxford work on COVID-19 research Brazilians working in Brazil and abroad are racing against time to find ways to end the COVID-19 pandemic. Andreza (LAC), Darlan Candido (Zoology) and Pedro Folegatti (Clinical Research Fellow) in Oxford show a little of their work routine The Comeback of the Latin American Armed Forces A report on the workshop organised by Markus Hochmüller and Carlos Pérez Ricart at the Freie Universität Berlin, supported by a seed grant of the Oxford-Berlin Research Partnership, on 17 February 2020.  New study in Science on the pandemic in Brazil Dr Andreza Aruska de Souza Santos, lecturer at the Latin American Centre and Director of the Brazilian Studies Programme, is part of the research team whose new study on the SARS-Co V-2 pandemic in Brazil has just been published in Science​. Latin America in an Age of Discontent Michael Reid, Senior Editor at The Economist,  interviewed by LAC students, Maria Maria Puolakkainen, Sabrina Escobar-Miranda, Pablo Uribe and Clement Bourg Alan Angell’s Memories of Pinochet’s Chile Alan Angell, Emeritus Fellow at the LAC, talked to Tanya Harmer about her biography of Beatriz Allende in our recent ‘Tertulia at the Latin American History Seminar’.  Following the 1973 coup against Salvador Allende, he visited Chile in 1981 – he offers here some memories of his visit Canadian prize to Oxford DPhil Student working on Indigenous human rights in Latin America The Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS) awarded the 2020 CALACS Graduate Essay Prize to Nancy R. Tapias Torrado US Hegemony and the Americas Arturo Santa-Cruz, Professor at the Universidad de Guadalajara, offers a summary of his recent book on US hegemony in Latin America, the subject of his talk at the LAC The politics of Memory: Urban Cultural Heritage in Brazil Dr Andreza Aruska de Souza Santos offers a review of the launch of her book at the Latin American Centre The impact of COVID-19 in Latin America We have compiled a selection of titles on the impact of COVID-19 on the societies, politics and economies of Latin America The Latin American Boom Phenomenon in the Publishing World Consuelo Sáizar, former CEO at the Fondo de Cultura Económica in Mexico, outlines some of the main landmarks in the publishing history of the Latin American Boom Maestras de Escuela en Argentina, 1880-1920 Flavia Fiorucci, investigadora de Conicet y de la Universidad de Quilmes en Argentina, ofrece un resumen de su charla en nuestro seminario de historia VIRGILIO BARCO Malcolm Deas, LAC’s Emeritus Fellow, offers a brief portrait of former Colombian President Virgilio Barco, the subject of his latest book Fiscal Policy in the Time of Coronavirus With authorization from the IDB we publish an analysis of fiscal policy options for Latin America and the Caribbean as the crisis of coronavirus develops, written by Alejandro Izquierdo and Martín Ardanaz Migrants and the Impact of COVID-19 on Remittances With authorization from the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, we publish their report on Migrants and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Remittances El COVID-19 en América Latina Con autorización del Real Instituto Elcano, publicamos el siguiente informe de Carlos Malamud y Rogelio Núñez, donde se examinan los desafíos políticos, retos para los sistemas sanitarios e incertidumbre económica, causados por el Covid-19 en América Latina COVID-19 and The Business of News Researchers across the University of Oxford across disciplines are at the forefront of global efforts to understand the coronavirus (COVID-19) – for a selection of latest articles, see http://www.ox.ac.uk/coronavirus-researchWith the authorization of the Oxford Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, we published the recent article by its Director, Professor Rasmus Nielsen Informality in Brazil - A summary of the BSP Annual Conference The LAC's doctoral recognised students report on the Brazilian Studies Programme Annual Conference Electoral Practices in post-Independent Chile, 1820-1830 Juan Luis Ossa Santa Cruz presented his work at the Sixth Joint Seminar LAC/ Centro de Estudios de Historia Política, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile Identidad Nacional y Paisajes Peruanos Jorge Wiesse-Rebagliati, Professor at the Universidad del Pacífico, examines the search for national identity by the Peruvian José de la Riva Aguero through his travel accounts through the Central Andes in 1912 The MSc at the LAC + the MBA at the SAID ‘The 1+1 programme is a unique opportunity to combine in-depth, multidisciplinary learning across the social sciences during the MSc year... (more)  LAC students interview Fernando Henrique Cardoso Masters' students at the LAC talked with the former president of Brazil about his book... (more) Pablo Piccato outlines his brief history of violence in Mexico The seminar I presented at the Latin American Centre was a rare opportunity to test an ongoing project in front of an engaged and knowledgeable audience... (more) Former President of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, inaugurates the Global Forum ‘Challenges and risks to democracy’ was the topic of the Lecture delivered by the former President of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso LAC History Seminar Series: Informal Empire and Internal Colonialism in Latin America, c. 1810-1930 Thursday 21 January, 5:00pm Online Event LAC Main Seminar Series: The (un)making of the resilient subject in Guatemala’s colonial disasterscape Friday 29 January, 5:00pm Online Event LAC Main Seminar Series: Political Economies of Energy Transition: Wind and Solar Power in Brazil and South Africa Friday 5 February, 5:00pm Online Event

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