This essay analyzes the relationship between the Catholic Church and Chi- lean politics during the sixties, specifically from 1961 to 1970, to coincide with the rise of Archbishop Raul Silva Henriquez to in 1961 to the Archbis- hopric of Santiago and the presidential election of 1970. During this several decade sensitive issues of public life…[Read more]

This essay analyzes the relationship between the Catholic Church and Chi- lean politics during the sixties, specifically from 1961 to 1970, to coincide with the rise of Archbishop Raul Silva Henriquez to in 1961 to the Archbis- hopric of Santiago and the presidential election of 1970. During this several decade sensitive issues of public life…[Read more]

This paper analyzes the presence of autobiographical traits from Teresa de la Parra (1889-1936) in the book Iphigenia. Diary of a young lady who wrote because she was annoyed (1924), as one of the few cases of Latin American women writers in the twentieth century. In this regard, it explores three aspects: 1. The intellectual development and…[Read more]

This article quali-quantitatively addresses the predominant approaches in the historiography on armed conflicts for the 20th century. It establishes a corpus of Anglo-Saxon authors and works (only books) that deal with perspectives about armed conflicts, going from formal wars to diffuse armed conflicts at the end of the century. It establishes a…[Read more]

This paper analyzes the relationship that existed between Latin American writers, the Venezuelan Teresa de la Parra (1889-1936) and the Chilean Gabriela Mistral (1889- 1957). From a historical perspective, revealer an intellectual and emotional relationship, as well as literary, social and personal interests: through a series of scattered…[Read more]

The period from 1948 to 1958, relating to the so called ” military decade ” in Venezuela, has been portrayed by the traditional historiography, as the big works of ” I make concrete armed “, of pursuit and political violence. Slightly certain. But staying of side, several emptinesses, lagoons, for explaining and to understand in his just…[Read more]

The period from 1948 to 1958, relating to the so called ” military decade ” in Venezuela, has been portrayed by the traditional historiography, as the big works of ” I make concrete armed “, of pursuit and political violence. Slightly certain. But staying of side, several emptinesses, lagoons, for explaining and to understand in his just…[Read more]

This paper analyses the study and discussion of the concept of “unconventional warfare” in different Chilean military reviews between 1960 and 1970, with a view to clarifying the military thought of this period in Chile. Research has shown that the Chilean military discussed variants of this type of conflict, such as “revolutionary war” at the str…[Read more]

This paper analyses the study and discussion of the concept of “unconventional warfare” in different Chilean military reviews between 1960 and 1970, with a view to clarifying the military thought of this period in Chile. Research has shown that the Chilean military discussed variants of this type of conflict, such as “revolutionary war” at the str…[Read more]

This paper analyzes the military action response of the Chilean Army during and after the Earthquake of Valdivia of May 21th, 1960 and their impact on the armed institution and civil-military relations. After the strong earthquake, the government of Jorge Alessandri decreed “Emergency Zone” and authorizing the direct deployment of the army, und…[Read more]

This paper analyzes the military action response of the Chilean Army during and after the Earthquake of Valdivia of May 21th, 1960 and their impact on the armed institution and civil-military relations. After the strong earthquake, the government of Jorge Alessandri decreed “Emergency Zone” and authorizing the direct deployment of the army, und…[Read more]

This book is an historical research about the Portuguese migration in Venezuela during the 20th Century.

This chapter examines the process by which Puerto Rican nationalists engaged with the Olympic Movement in their struggle for decolonization. Sotomayor shows not only shifting meanings of colonial Olympic sport for nationalists, but, more generally, that the Olympic Movement has been used and serves as a platform to negotiate nationalism and…[Read more]

I analyze the strategies used in Patricio Guzman’s Nostalgia for the Light (Nostalgia de la luz 2010), Enrique Buchichio’s Behind the Truth (Zanahoria 2014) and Nicolas Pereda’s Summer of Goliath (Verano de Goliath 2010) to expose the political uses of landscape images in concealing and reconstructing forced disappearances and the violence surro…[Read more]

This essay examines the US government’s attempts throughout the 20th century to
improve its relations with Latin America. It shows that most of these efforts were
motivated by external factors such as wars or conflicts with other world powers. Although genuine, these attempts were ultimately subordinate to the United States’
geopolitical and…[Read more]

This essay examines the US government’s attempts throughout the 20th century to
improve its relations with Latin America. It shows that most of these efforts were
motivated by external factors such as wars or conflicts with other world powers. Although genuine, these attempts were ultimately subordinate to the United States’
geopolitical and…[Read more]

Post Mortem by Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín challenges traditional cinematic conventions of affect and spectacle through a narrative of spaces and bodies that is neither realist, comedic, nor melodramatic. This chapter draws upon affect theories that study the spectacle of cinematic spaces and political bodies in Latin American film. The…[Read more]

In 1960, right before the launching of Kennedy’s Alliance for Progress, a Congressional investigation was conducted over 5 previous administrative procedures that dismissed the allegations of corruption on US foreign aid to Peru. Those previous procedures conducted by the International Cooperation Administration had exculpated John R. Neale, Chief…[Read more]

El 3 de octubre de 1968, las fuerzas armadas peruanas derrocaron al presidente electo del Perú Fernando Belaúnde Terry, dando paso a un largo periodo de gobierno militar. Existe un consenso historiográfico de que una de las causas de la caída de Belaúnde fue la falta de apoyo del gobierno estadounidense. A pesar de que Belaúnde era un demóc…[Read more]