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{"title":"De/Sedimentation: The Geopoetics of José Watanabe and Soledad Fariña","authors":"Rosa Berbel","doi":"10.1111/blar.70037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.70037","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper explores de/sedimentation as both a textual and geological concept through the works of José Watanabe (<i>La piedra alada)</i> and Soledad Fariña (<i>PAC PAC PEC PEC</i>) to examine how literary and material traces accumulate, erode and reemerge within the colonial Anthropocene. Building on Watanabe's engagement with deep time, and non-extractive ways of temporal relating to stones, as well as Fariña's interrogation of the sedimentary layers of history and discourse, this research considers the fundamental interplay between poetry and geology in Latin American writings. Thus, the notion of palimpsest, thematically and formally understood, serves as a critical lens for tracing the entanglement of human and more-than-human histories and voices in times of extinction.</p>","PeriodicalId":9338,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Latin American Research","volume":"44 3","pages":"147-160"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/blar.70037","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144573914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Land of Language, the Language of the Earth","authors":"Gabriela Milone,&nbsp;Franca Maccioni","doi":"10.1111/blar.70033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.70033","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper explores the links between language (speech, language, and writing) and land/ earth (geo): can language say land, can land be a language? From the notion of figure, we will postulate literality to analyse the land of language and pathography to explore the language of land. Our study summons a concert of voices and ideas coming from apparently dissimilar theories because it will make of that dissimilarity its major bet: a theoretical twist for a situated thinking that assumes its differences, its traditions, and its translations.</p>","PeriodicalId":9338,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Latin American Research","volume":"44 3","pages":"136-146"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144574058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Afterword","authors":"Mary Louise Pratt","doi":"10.1111/blar.70034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.70034","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9338,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Latin American Research","volume":"44 3","pages":"274-278"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144574021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Introduction: Navigating Criminalisation: Visible and Hidden Resistances in Dangerous Contexts","authors":"ROMAIN BUSNEL,&nbsp;LÉA LEBEAUPIN-SALAMON,&nbsp;LUIS RIVERA-VÉLEZ","doi":"10.1111/blar.70013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.70013","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;The special issue examines the paradox of visible and hidden resistance in dangerous contexts, exploring the conditions under which dissenting practices emerge and the effects they generate. Latin America is marked by deep economic and political inequalities, perpetuated through repressive practices inherited from authoritarian regimes. Despite democratic transitions, these practices have not disappeared; rather, they have shifted into more localised forms of repression, targeting residents and activists who oppose urban renewal projects, the expansion of agricultural frontiers, large-scale energy exploitation, or activities deemed illegal. In this context—where violence, intimidation and abuse persist in both urban and rural areas, in workplaces and factories—it becomes essential to understand the conditions that enable resistance to take shape. While extreme coercion typically reduces the likelihood of contention, mobilisation has not only persisted but also evolved in response to repression, adapting to shifting political landscapes and new forms of criminalisation (Varela Huerta and McLean, &lt;span&gt;2019&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Collective action is often organised within specific timeframes and led by established actors considered ‘legitimate’, such as NGOs, social organisations and unions with local roots, who engage with the state or corporations. However, beyond these structured mobilisations, resistance also unfolds through hidden practices among marginalised groups (Scott, &lt;span&gt;1990&lt;/span&gt;). While both visible and discreet forms of contention have been documented in resistance repertoires elsewhere (e.g., Caouette and Turner, &lt;span&gt;2009&lt;/span&gt;), little is known about how affected populations in Latin America experience and navigate repression in their daily lives. This issue seeks to fill that gap by highlighting pragmatic resistance practices and strategies shaped by a ‘dealing with’ approach. These actions operate along a continuum, from invisible tactics—often socially delegitimised due to their perceived archaic nature, such as rumours or accusations of witchcraft—to deliberate strategies of self-visibility aimed at protection against criminalisation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This nuanced perspective is grounded in qualitative research based on extensive fieldwork in national contexts where activist criminalisation is a pressing concern. The articles on this issue examine the distinct tactics ordinary people employ to navigate repression. In the first article, Léa Lebeaupin-Salamon explores how Brazilian mining trade unionists resisted corporate oppression. Confronted with an environment dominated by the extractive industry, activists combined visible and covert practices to sustain their fight against injustice. For those resisting intimidation, activism extends beyond the political arena, permeating both professional and personal lives.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The second article examines ‘dissenting implementation’, a visible yet outlawed form of resistance that lies between ","PeriodicalId":9338,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Latin American Research","volume":"44 4","pages":"294-295"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/blar.70013","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145204818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Accusatory Whispers: Micro-Politics of Irreconciliation in the Peruvian Andes","authors":"Dorothée Delacroix","doi":"10.1111/blar.70032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.70032","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In post-conflict Peru, the ideology of reconciliation promotes the image of a pacified country, often erasing ongoing conflicts or reframing them positively as forms of resistance to domination. Drawing on the perspectives of Andean peasants mobilised for human rights, this article explores the ‘micro-politics of irreconciliation’ in a post-conflict context. Ethnographic research into rumours of witchcraft and poisoning reveals the underlying tensions that persist among villagers, as well as the discursive strategies by which crimes and their perpetrators are evoked. I argue that these rumours serve as implicit warnings against certain neighbours and signal the emergence of a diverted political language. Given the risks of expressing such accusations openly, ‘accusatory whispers’ convey the challenges of cohabitation and persistent resentments, particularly when the power dynamics inherited from the war persist and NGO workers unknowingly support locally contested individuals.</p>","PeriodicalId":9338,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Latin American Research","volume":"44 4","pages":"341-352"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/blar.70032","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145204886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Introduction: Convection Currents in Latin American and Caribbean Geo-Aesthetics","authors":"Salomé Lopes Coelho,&nbsp;Alejandro Ponce de Leon","doi":"10.1111/blar.70035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.70035","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9338,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Latin American Research","volume":"44 3","pages":"132-135"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144573846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Palti, Elías (2024) Misplaced Ideas? Political-Intellectual History in Latin America, Oxford University Press (Oxford), xvii + 201 pp. paperback $29.95, hardcover $74.","authors":"Ignacio Veraguas-Caripan","doi":"10.1111/blar.70026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.70026","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9338,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Latin American Research","volume":"44 3","pages":"289-290"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144573295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Wiersema, J. B. (2023) The History of a Periphery: Spanish Colonial Cartography from Colombia's Pacific Lowlands, University of Texas Press (Austin), xii + 168 pp. $60.00 cloth","authors":"Linda A. Newson","doi":"10.1111/blar.70028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.70028","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9338,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Latin American Research","volume":"44 3","pages":"279-280"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144573523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Poets, Desirée (2024) Unsettling Brasil: Urban Indigenous and Black Peoples' Resistances to Dependent Settler Capitalism. University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL), xvi + 225 pp. $60.00 pbk.","authors":"Tracy Devine Guzmán","doi":"10.1111/blar.70030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.70030","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9338,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Latin American Research","volume":"44 3","pages":"281-282"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144573311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Victoria I. Lyall (2024) El Mar Caribe: The American Mediterranean. Readings in Latin American Studies (Denver), vii + 187 pp. $29.95 pbk.","authors":"Alejandra Roche Recinos","doi":"10.1111/blar.70027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.70027","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9338,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Latin American Research","volume":"44 3","pages":"287-288"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144573221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}