by Talking Humanities | May 11, 2021 | Features, Human Rights, Libraries & Publications, Politics & Law, Publications
In the 17th-century, Europe is in the throes of a love affair with the colour black. A rich, dark shade that could only be achieved by farming the palo campeche tree found in the Yucatan region in modern-day Mexico. In this article, New World Objects of Knowledge...
by Talking Humanities | Jul 30, 2019 | Features, Human Rights, Politics & Law, Research & Resources
Dr Domenico Giannino, visiting fellow at the Institute of Latin American Studies, looks back on the Escazú Agreement, the world’s first legally binding treaty on environmental democracy that compels states to investigate and punish killings and attacks on people...
by Talking Humanities | Jul 1, 2019 | Events, History & Classics, Human Rights, Politics & Law, PotW
‘Decolonisation’ has become a buzzword. However, few of those who deploy the term know much about its history, and perhaps more surprisingly, the same is true for ‘enlightenment’. This blissful tandem of historical ignorance is not as innocent as it appears. For...
by Talking Humanities | Jun 11, 2019 | Features, Human Rights, Politics & Law, Publications, Research & Resources
Lucy McMahon, a contributor to Creative Spaces: Urban Culture and Marginality, published by the Institute of Latin American Studies, reflects on the challenges for creativity in Brazil’s favela neighbourhoods. ‘We create, we are not already created (Nóis é cria, não é...
by Talking Humanities | May 28, 2019 | Analysis & Comment, Digital, Human Rights, Politics & Law, Projects, Training and Research
Dr Ainhoa Montoya, a lecturer at the Institute of Latin American Studies, and international lawyer and researcher, Constanza Pauchulo, report on a project that created a database of legal actions relating to mining conflicts in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and...
