The Latin Americanist
Edited by Jürgen Buchenau, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Frequency: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter
Latest Issue: Volume 67-2 June 2023
Size: 6” x 9”, DIGITAL ONLY
Bibliographic Information: ISSN: 1557-2021
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About the Journal
As the oldest continuously published Latin American Studies journal, The Latin Americanist is dedicated to comprehensive, multidisciplinary, and tri-lingual coverage of the field—including Latin American history, literature, political science, and anthropology.
The Latin Americanist publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed original articles, review essays, and book reviews, as well as news of the Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies (SECOLAS) and its members. Published quarterly with articles in three languages (English, Spanish, and Portuguese), TLA serves as an important international resource for all individuals concerned with Latin American Studies.
About the Editor
Jurgen Buchenau is Professor of History and Latin American Studies at UNC Charlotte and the director of the Capitalism Studies Program. He has authored or edited a large number of books, articles, and book chapters on Latin American history, with a specialization in twentieth-century Mexico.
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Editor
Jürgen Buchenau, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Annals Issue Editor
Gregory S. Crider, Winthrop University
Associate Editors
Fred Batista, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
David Dalton, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Erika Edwards, University of Texas at El Paso
Eric Hoenes del Pinal, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Carmen Soliz, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Book Review Editor
Colin Snider, University of Texas at Tyler
Managing Editor
Rebekah Ward, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Editorial Board
Anabel Aliaga-Buchenau, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Rebecca Atencio, Tulane University
Juan Carlos Rodrigo Cordero, Universidad Estatal de Distancia, Costa Rica
Rafael E. Hernández, Converse College
Thomas Leonard, University of North Florida
Fiona Macaulay, University of Bradford, United Kingdom
Stephen D. Morris, Middle Tennessee State University
Jean F. Mayer, Concordia University
Louis Pérez, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Thomas Rogers, Emory University
Javier Couso Salas, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile
Bruce Dean Willis, University of Tulsa
James Wood, North Carolina A&T State University
Table of Contents
Volume 67, Number 2, June 2023
Articles
Jorge Luis Borges’s Gauchesca and the Issue of Genre Death
Manuela Borzone
Communicating Coffee: Owners and Workers’ Role and
Experiences during the Rise of Specialty Cafés in Two
Mexican Cities, 2010–20
Jordan Buchanan
The Salto de Tequendama—Ongoing Efforts to Restore
What Was Once Colombia’s Greatest Natural Wonder
Jane M. Rausch
From Macho to Maricón: Challenging Depictions of Male
Homosexual Desire in Javier Fuentes-León’s Contracorriente/Undertow
Damon Reed
El giro telúrico de Laura Restrepo y la reescritura de la
novela de la selva en La novia oscura
Alexandra Rodríguez Sabogal
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