The Latin Americanist
Edited by Gregory Weeks, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Frequency: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter
Latest Issue: Volume 65-1 March 2021
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 Chair and Professor of History at UNC Charlotte and the director of the M.A. in Latin American Studies. 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
Jurgen Buchenau, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Editors of SECOLAS Annals
Gregory Crider, Winthrop University
Book Review Editor
Colin Snider, University of Texas at Tyler
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 University
Jean F. Mayer, Concordia University
Lou Perez, 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 65, Number 1, March 2021
Notes from the Editors
Jürgen Buchenau and Gregory Crider
Articles
Vanessa Castañeda
Mucamas or Baianas?: Black Female Empowerment and Cultural Representation in Bahia
Lisa Covert
Reframing Guanajuato’s Indigenous Past: Archaeological Field Notes and Development Priorities
Henry Jacob
Reverse Engineering the Narrative: A.B. Nichols’s Failed Attempt to Amend the Canal Zone’s History
Andrea Lepage
Memory and Counter-Memorials: Adriana Corral’s Unearthed: Desenterrado on the U.S.-Mexico Border
Sean S. Sell
The Chiapas Jaguar as Symbol of Maya Resintencia – Resistance and Intention
Patricia Silver
“Asking as a Citizen”: Navigating Ambiguity in the Interests of Community
Nathan Stone
Prevention or Provocation? How U.S. Support for Christian Democrats Radicalized Chile’s MIR, 1964-1970
Book Reviews
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