Tag: Latin American Studies Association

• LASA 2014: Democracy and Memory

  The theme for this year’s LASA congress–democracy and memory–is a highly important one which presses scholars to consider critical questions regarding the impact of collective memory and institutional development. From the LASA website, these questions are: Does this past, shaped by collective memories that are themselves constructed of narratives, shared experiences, and interpretations of everyday…

  Cambria Press

  May 8, 2014

  Academic Libraries Book Recommendations, Africana Studies, Book Review, CHOICE Recommendation, Culture, Current Events, History, International Studies, Latin American Studies

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