This is a brilliant essay on forgotten performance artists, their own creative resistance & how “mass consent” is achieved in #Cuba. #MayDay #labor #protest ⁦UF Department of History⁩ ⁦UF Latin American Studies⁩ hyperallergic.com/909245/the-cub…

Panama Canal drought causes global disruptions pbs.org/newshour/show/…

Brazil Supreme Court justice opens inquiry into Elon Musk, escalating dispute over misinformation cnb.cx/3U7JY9u

Elon Musk Is Now Meddling in Brazil’s Democracy, Too newrepublic.com/article/180878…

Peru classifies transgender identities as 'mental health problems' in new law nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-ne… via NBC News

Mexico City’s water ‘Day Zero’ may come even for the wealthiest residents "Mexico City gets about a quarter of its water from the Cutzamala system, a series of reservoirs, water treatment plants and lengthy canals and tunnels, which is running dry." wapo.st/3R0lzAM

A real loss for Afro-Cuban history and heritage... students at UTK had the benefit of his insights and learning about his activism.

Marc Hertzman's "After Palmares: Diaspora, Inheritance, and the Afterlives of Zumbi" tells the story of one of history’s largest and longest-lasting maroon societies. Read the introduction on our website today. ow.ly/66w250SGkKl

An Island Community Displaced by Climate Change—via The Atlantic Photo theatlantic.com/photo/2024/05/…

El Salvador: Rights Violations Against Children in ‘State of Emergency’ hrw.org/news/2024/07/1…

The Tasty New Challenge to Venezuela’s Autocrats: ‘Freedom Empanadas’ nytimes.com/2024/06/16/wor…

Blocked from voting, Venezuela’s diaspora finds new ways to oppose Maduro via The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com/World/Americas…

Why Does Venezuela’s President Appear on the Ballot 13 Times? nytimes.com/2024/07/18/wor…

Puerto Rico bans discrimination against those who wear Afros and other hairstyles on diverse island abcnews.go.com/International/…

Why the U.S. and China Suddenly Care About a Port in Southern Chile americasquarterly.org/article/why-th…

Latin American anger grows over China's economic clout p.dw.com/p/4ge6M?maca=e…

This is a great opportunity, open to all.

Thank you to all that join us at our table at College Connect. It was great to me meet you and I hope we see you in our classes and activities throughout the semester! UT Arts & Sciences

Calling scholars studying the Arab World and/or Latin America! Apply for the ACLS Marwan M. Kraidy @mkraidy.bsky.social & Ute Kraidy Centennial Fellowship by Sept 25, 9PM. Special interest in supporting comparative or transnational approaches across these spheres. Learn more: bit.ly/3Q0Oi5I