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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 2h

2️⃣ The next article of the Special Section is “Dissenting Implementation of Cannabis Policies in Mexico: A Strategy of Outlaw Resistance” by Luis Rivera-Vélez.

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 21h

1⃣ The first contribution to the special section is Léa Lebeaupin-Salamon’s “‘Quanto Vale a Sua Vida?’: Individuals' Resistance Under Corporate Repression”.

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 2d

Read the introduction by the guest editors Romain Busnel, Léa Lebeaupin-Salamon (CREDA, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle), and Luis Rivera-Vélez (Centro de Estudios Mexicanos y Centroamericanos) here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Introduction: Navigating Criminalisation: Visible and Hidden Resistances in Dangerous Contexts

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 2d

🔖BLAR’s (44:4) SPECIAL SECTION🔖

Focused on mobilisation in dangerous contexts across Latin America, especially the ways activists navigate overlapping challenges of structural violence, state repression, and the increasing criminalisation of social protest.

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 3d

🚨New BLAR ISSUE (44:4) is OUT NOW 🚨

The issue has a Special Section titled “Navigating Criminalisation: Visible and Hidden Resistances in Dangerous Contexts”, plus original articles and book reviews.

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 5d

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 7d

🚨BLAR's NEW ARTICLE🚨

"The Land of Language, the Language of the Earth", co-authored by Gabriela Milone and Franca Maccioni.

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 8d

This is a REMINDER that our latest Special Issue is live now.

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 9d

📊 BLAR continues to lead in Latin American Studies!

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 9d

🚨BLAR's NEW ARTICLE🚨

"Accusatory Whispers: Micro-Politics of Irreconciliation in the Peruvian Andes" by Dorothée Delacroix.

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 13d

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 14d

🚨BLAR's NEW ARTICLE🚨

"Social Class and the Willingness to Have an Opinion and Politically Participate in Peru" by Mauricio Renteria.

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 16d

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 28d

This is a REMINDER that our latest Special Issue is live now.

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 17d

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Bulletin of Latin American Research

<em>Bulletin of Latin American Research</em> is a Latin American studies journal publishing research of current interest on Latin America from all academic disciplines.

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 17d

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 17d

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 20d

Discover what's driving the conversation in Latin American Studies! Explore BLAR's most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef data.

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 20d

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Bulletin of Latin American Research

<em>Bulletin of Latin American Research</em> is a Latin American studies journal publishing research of current interest on Latin America from all academic disciplines.

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 20d

We review recent publications in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, offering a multidisciplinary perspective on recent literature. Published 5 times per year, BLAR is a valuable resource for scholars seeking to stay up-to-date.

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 20d

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 20d

The Bulletin of Latin American Research (BLAR) provides a platform for scholarly discussion on LatAm, the Caribbean, inter-American relations, and the Latin Diaspora. We publish original research articles from all Social Sciences and Humanities academic disciplines.

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 22d

In this thread, you will find BLAR's (44:3) 📚BOOK REVIEWS📚.

An indispensable and critical review of the most recent and exciting publications about Latin America.

SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · Aug 21

📚BLAR's (44:3) BOOK REVIEWS📚

1⃣Linda A. Newson (University of London) reviews The History of a Periphery: Spanish Colonial Cartography from Colombia's Pacific Lowlands (2023 University of Texas Press) by Juliet B. Wiersema.

READ HERE: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 23d

📕BLAR's (44:3) BOOK REVIEW📕

6️⃣ Ignacio Veraguas-Caripan reviews Misplaced Ideas? Political-Intellectual History in Latin America (2024 Oxford University Press) by Elías Palti.

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Palti, Elías (2024) Misplaced Ideas? Political‐Intellectual History in Latin America, Oxford University Press (Oxford), xvii + 201 pp. paperback $29.95, hardcover $74.

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 24d

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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 28d

This is a REMINDER that our latest Special Issue is live now.

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