“You don’t arrest Voltaire”: Freedom of Speech in Paraguay
Christine Folch & Juan Carlos Duré Bañuelos On September 2, 2020 in rural Yby Yaú, Concepción Department (Paraguay), a military operation against a criminal group ended in the deaths of … Continue reading
Performance Without Community is Suspect, Hispanopía, and What the Jessica Krug Debacle Reveals about Academia
Simply put, this is what happens when there’s not enough diversity in leadership positions throughout academia. In fact, it is a result of a kind of myopia, hispanopía—the “grotesque structural … Continue reading
Paraguay Post-Pandemic (English & Spanish)
This summer, our DukeEngage+ student research team (+ because it includes a stellar undergraduate from Swarthmore) researched the question of how Paraguay could take meaningful steps to tackle the COVID-19 … Continue reading
COVID-19 en Sudamérica: los números, decisiones drásticas y #QuédateEnTuCasa
Hice los números. Pueden ser graves. En 30 días, a menos que haya un distanciamiento social masivo: 307.200 personas en Brasil necesitarán hospitalización; 13.824 personas en Paraguay necesitarán hospitalización; 86.016 … Continue reading
COVID-19 in South America: The Numbers, Drastic Responses, and #QuédateEnTuCasa
I ran the numbers on COVID19 in South America. In 30 days, unless there’s massive social distancing: 307,200 people in Brazil, 13,824 people in Paraguay, 86,016 people in Argentina will require hospitalization.
Honoring Don Colá–the luthier of Cateura
Don Colá makes recycled instruments out of Asunción’s massive trash heap for the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura.
HYDROPOLITICS: The ITAIPU Dam, Sovereignty + the Engineering of Modern South America [AVAILABLE NOW]
Announcing the publication of my book HYDROPOLITICS: The Itaipu Dam, Sovereignty, and the Engineering of Modern South America (Princeton University Press).
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