It’s not $30.00 pesos, it’s 30 years
An analysis of protest graphics and graffiti in Santiago, Chile, as a way to understand the country’s current crisis. PUBLIC LECTURE In October 2019, a minor subway fare hike of 30 pesos triggered a social revolution, one marked by massive protests, organized...
Event Summary · BRAZIL 2020: Politics and Economics
This month, Nelson Barbosa (former Brazilian Minister of Finance under Dilma Rousseff and New School alumni, Economics Ph.D. in 2002) offered a series of lectures and conversations in the university. The Observatory on Latin America hosted him on December 11th, 2019,...
Book Presentation: Facing Risk: New Urban Resilience Practices in Latin America
Side Event at Building a Resilient Future Conference Facing Risk presents effective urban resilience practices put in place to address the risks of natural and anthropic disasters in six Latin American cities: Manizales, Colombia; La Paz, Bolivia; Cuenca, Ecuador;...
Event summary · Bottom-up Urban Policies in Brazil: Nabil Bonduki’s research and practice
On April 18th, 2019, the Observatory on Latin America at The New School hosted Nabil Bonduki, Brazilian architect, urbanist, academic, and politician who spoke to an audience of students, faculty, and general public. Bonduki’s talk was introduced by Miodrag...
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