Welcome to the LAP Virtual Exhibit
Latin American Perspectives publishes six issues per year featuring critical analysis of Latin American politics, economics, culture, and social movements.
Managing Editor: Ronald H. Chilcote
Recipient of the 2022 LASA Kalman Silvert Award for lifetime achievement and distinguished contribution to the study of Latin America
To watch the Silvert award session and Dr. Chilcote's lecture on YouTube, click here
To read Dr. Chilcote's essay The Challenges of Being a Latin Americanist in the LASA Forum, click here.
LAP celebrates 50 years of
- fostering progressive theoretical and political debate
- encouraging the work of emerging scholars
- making scholarship from Latin America available in English
Rated the #1 journal in Latin American Studies by Google Scholar Metrics
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Book Presentations
May 25, 12:30-1 pm, Latin American Studies and the Cold War with author Ronald Chilcote
May 25, 2-2:30 pm, Latin American Social Movements and Progressive Governments with chapter author Federico Rossi
LAP Editors and Friends Meeting Thursday, May 25, 5:15-6:45 pm
Vivir bien/Buen vivir and Post-Neoliberal Development Paths in Latin America
Scope, Strategies, and the Realities of Implementation
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Vol. 48 No. 3, May 2021
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Gender, Sexuality, Film, and Media in Latin America
Challenging Representatoin and Structures
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Vol. 48 No. 2, March 2021
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Violence, Capital Accumulation, and Resistance in Contemporary Latin America
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Vol. 48 No. 1, Jan. 2021
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The Multidimensional Impact of Neoliberalism in Mexico
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Vol. 47 No. 6, Nov. 2020
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Social Movements in Latin America: The Progressive Governments and Beyond Part 2
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Vol. 47 No. 5, Sept. 2020
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Social Movements in Latin America: The Progressive Governments and Beyond Part 1
Authors: LAP
Language: Englidh
Edition: Vol.47 No. 4, July 2020
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Calles de la Resistencia: Pathways to Empowerment in Puerto Rico
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Vol. 47 No 3, May 2020
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The Nature of the PT Governments: A Variety of Neoliberalism? Part 2
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Vol. 47 No. 2, March 2020
The Nature of tlhe PT Governments: A Variety of Neoliberalism? Part 1
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Vol. 47 No. 1, Jan. 2020
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The Cold War and Latin American Studies
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Vol. 45 No. 4, July 2018
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