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Roosbelinda Cárdenas

Roosbelinda Cárdenas is assistant professor of anthropology and Latin American studies at Hampshire College.

Writing about Violence

Although we cannot pinpoint the exact origin of the idea to co-teach a comparative course on contemporary politics in the Middle East and Latin America, we remember well what followed from that initial decision in late 2015. First there was the excitement that accompanies an emergent sense of possibility. As

Roosbelinda Cárdenas, Hiba Bou Akar • 16 min read