Hello All, I originally struggled to get Web of Science to give me articles related to my interests. Entering terms like “Brazilian history” produced over 5,500 hits with articles concerning topics like the prevalence of the syphilis virus in female prisons, or the spatial niche modelling of five endemic cacti from the Brazilian Caatinga. Instead […]
In the 1960s and 1970s, on the back of Cold War global politics, several South American countries experienced right-wing, military coups d’état in response to perceived internal and external threats from communism (and other “subversions”). During this tumultuous time, the state violated many individuals’ human rights because of their association with specific social groups – […]
The most unfamiliar aspects of last week’s readings were the style, structure, and language in the articles. I am far more familiar with narrative writing and using local examples to illustrate characteristics of macro discussions and theories. This genre of writing was overtly structured, formulaic, and distant, and therefore was more difficult for me to […]
Hello All, I’m a first-year in History, and have a Masters in Latin American Studies from UofI Urbana-Champaign. My background is in anthropology (ethnography) and I have done research in southern Brazil. Here at Pitt, however, I’ve shifted to history and archival research, and am currently working with the gay rights movement in Brazil during […]