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In Memoriam: Dr. Teresa Lozano Long

September 3, 2021

BY SUSANNA SHARPE Beloved philanthropist and educator Dr. Teresa Lozano Long passed away peacefully on March 21, 2021, with Joe R. Long, her loving husband of 63 years, holding her hand. She was 92. Teresa Lozano Long was born July 20, 1928, in Premont, Texas, and grew up there on her parents’ … [Read more...] about In Memoriam: Dr. Teresa Lozano Long

Tagged With: Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long, LLILAS, LLILAS Benson, National Endowment for the Humanities, Teresa Lozano Long, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, Texas Exes, University of Texas at Austin

Welcoming a New Director

September 3, 2021

Dr. Adela Pineda Franco — First Latin American Woman to Lead LLILAS ADELA PINEDA FRANCO, a scholar in the humanities, joins the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies as its new director beginning fall 2021. Dr. Pineda Franco comes to The University of Texas at Austin from Boston … [Read more...] about Welcoming a New Director

Tagged With: Adela Pineda Franco, LLILAS, LLILAS Benson, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas at Austin

In Memoriam: Manuel Tahay

September 3, 2021

Leer en español BY SERGIO ROMERO & SUSANNA SHARPE LLILAS BENSON MOURNS the death of our beloved colleague and friend Manuel de Jesús Tahay Gómez, aka Tat Wel, who died of COVID-19 in Guatemala on August 14. He was 61. A revered educator and scholar of the Maya K’iche’ language and … [Read more...] about In Memoriam: Manuel Tahay

Tagged With: COERLL, COVID-19, Indigenous languages, K'iche', K'iche' Maya, LLILAS, Manuel Tahay, Tat Wel

“Half of My Heart”: An Interview with Montserrat and Fátima Valdivia

April 8, 2020

BY SUSANNA SHARPE Leer en español Olimpia Montserrat Valdivia and Fátima Valdivia are identical twin sisters from León, Guanajuato, Mexico, who are enrolled in the doctoral program at the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) at The University of Texas at … [Read more...] about “Half of My Heart”: An Interview with Montserrat and Fátima Valdivia

Tagged With: Central American migration, Fátima Valdivia, LLILAS, LLILAS students, migrants, Montserrat Valdivia, Tarahumara, UT Austin

Auto-Determinación Indígena y Tráfico de Drogas en la Región Tarahumara, México

August 20, 2019

Read in English. POR FÁTIMA VALDIVIA EN OCTUBRE 2018, Julián Carrillo Martínez, defensor indígena rarámuri, fue asesinado en su comunidad Coloradas de la Virgen, ubicada en el municipio de Guadalupe y Calvo, en el estado de Chihuahua, al norte de México. Junto con su comunidad, Julián había … [Read more...] about Auto-Determinación Indígena y Tráfico de Drogas en la Región Tarahumara, México

Tagged With: Fátima Valdivia, LLILAS, Rarámuri, Tarahumara, tráfico de drogas

Louder Than Hell: The Rise of Latinx and Native American Metal

August 20, 2019

BY LUIS ZAPATA When the mode of the music changes, the walls of the city shake. —Allen Ginsberg, paraphrasing Plato ROCK ’N’ ROLL has been the soundtrack of youth rebellion for almost eight decades. It is one of the United States’ most powerful cultural exports to the world. It may seem cliché to … [Read more...] about Louder Than Hell: The Rise of Latinx and Native American Metal

Tagged With: heavy metal, Latinx, Latinx in rock, LLILAS, Luis Zapata, rock 'n' roll, rock en español, Texas Exes

Alumni Spotlight: A Language Is Not a Widget

August 27, 2018

BY JOSEPH M. PIERCE It has been five years since I completed a PhD in Spanish American Literature, and seven since completing the MA in Latin American Studies at LLILAS. A lot has changed in the past decade. But change is always a matter of perspective. I was recently at LLILAS for a conference … [Read more...] about Alumni Spotlight: A Language Is Not a Widget

Tagged With: Joseph M. Pierce, LLILAS, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, UT alumni

Struggles and Obstacles in Indigenous Women’s Fight for Justice in Guatemala

July 29, 2016

BY IRMA ALICIA VELÁSQUEZ NIMATUJ Transitional justice refers to measures both judicial and non-judicial that are intended to redress large-scale human rights abuses. In this article, I focus on two recent cases of transitional justice in Guatemala. The first is the 2013 trial against General and … [Read more...] about Struggles and Obstacles in Indigenous Women’s Fight for Justice in Guatemala

Tagged With: Daniel Hernández-Salazar, Guatemala, Guatemala armed conflict, Human Rights, indigenous women, Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj, LLILAS, Ríos Montt, Sepur Zarco, war crimes trial

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