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For an in-depth update on developments at the Institute of Americas, see our Newsletter.

News

Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorship for Professor Roberto Gargarella


UCL Institute of the Americas (UCL-IA) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a prestigious Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorship for Professor Roberto Gargarella (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina). More...

Published: Apr 23, 2013 4:41:02 PM

Two new additions to the Studies of the Americas series

UCL-IA is pleased to announce two new publications to the Palgrave Macmillan series Studies of the Americas. More...

Published: Apr 5, 2013 5:41:06 PM

Seminar: 'After the Referendum: Where next for UK-Argentine relations?'

photo copyright: P Pepper More...

Published: Mar 25, 2013 4:57:09 PM

Professor Kevin Middlebrook's radio interview on Hugo Chavez' death


Listen to Prof Kevin Middlebrook's interview to South African radio news program on the recent demise of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.

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Published: Mar 8, 2013 1:57:52 PM

Professor Kevin Middlebrook's radio interview on Mexican union leader's arrest on charges of embezzlement


Listen to Prof Middlebrook's interview to BBC World Service's 'Newshour', on the recent arrest of Ms Elba Esther Gordillo, leader of Mexico's powerful teachers' union SNTE. More...

Published: Feb 28, 2013 12:56:42 PM

Dr Graham Woodgate appointed International Expert in Environmental Sociology for the Expo 2015 'Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life' in Milan

Congratulations to UCL-IA's Dr Graham Woodgate who has been appointed 'International Expert in Environmental Sociology' to the 'Feeding Knowledge Programme' that is being developed in preparation for the Expo 2015 'Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life' in Milan.
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Published: Jan 31, 2013 2:45:50 PM

Can the memory of Lincoln still unite a nation?

“He came to believe the huge killing of the Civil War could only be justified if it had a moral purpose – if slavery was abolished,” says Professor Iwan Morgan (UCL Institute of the Americas).  More...

Published: Jan 21, 2013 10:32:32 AM

Prof Kevin J Middlebrook on the illness of President Hugo Chavez and its political connotations


This recent news article, which draws in part on an interview with Professor Kevin J. Middlebrook, assesses the possible political consequences of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's life-threatening illness.

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Published: Jan 3, 2013 2:17:42 PM

X-Planet and Alain Garcia Artola at UCL-IA

On December 13, UCL-IA had the pleasure of hosting Cuban/British hip-hop fusion X-Planet, feat. Cuban virtuoso Alain Garcia Artola. X Planet is the collaboration of Holly Holden (London) and Alayo Style (Santiago de Cuba). This project, born in Santiago de Cuba in June 2011, draws on a multitude of musical influences from the Caribbean and beyond. Having launched their debut album in Cuba in June 2012, X Planet are now ready to share their music with the world! More...

Published: Dec 17, 2012 12:34:48 PM

Prof Kevin Middlebrook's radio interview on President Chavez's health


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez recently named his preferred successor just before travelling to Cuba for a new operation to treat his cancer. Prof Kevin Middlebrook from UCL-Institute of the Americas looks at the implications for Venezuela. Listen to Prof Middlebrook's interview by the Austrian Broadcast Corporation (please scroll down to the appropriate article).

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Published: Dec 13, 2012 4:41:17 PM

Dr Tony McCulloch on US Foreign Policy


As President Barack Obama begins his second term in the White House, his administration will need to evaluate its many foreign policy agendas. Dr Tony McCulloch, Senior Fellow in North American Studies at UCL-IA, investigates the various challenges ahead for the president. He is to be published in Jane's Intelligence Review.
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Published: Dec 13, 2012 4:25:43 PM

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