University of San Francisco
International Studies
Within the context of neoliberal conservation and ecotourism development, the Honduran state has prioritized the desires of foreign tourists and private investors over the needs of indigenous and black coastal inhabitants, and... more
R e s u m e n En este artículo analizo la resistencia Garífuna ante el golpe de estado contra Manuel Rosales Zelaya. Me baso en entrevistas y conversaciones con activistas y observací on participante en las protestas contra el golpe de... more
Following Hurricane Mitch in 1998, the Honduran government introduced legislative reforms designed to generate investment opportunities in energy, mining and tourism and to expedite the post-disaster recovery. This experiment in "disaster... more
In 2014, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights heard two cases concerning the alleged complicity of Honduran state institutions in the violation of Garifuna communal property rights. Garifuna, a people of mixed Arawak, Carib, and... more
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Just as history in Europe is told through its existing art and architecture (as well as through that which is missing because it has been bombed to bits), contemporary art questions our conceptions of the present and engages the problem... more
There exists a longstanding relationship between the arts and gentrification in cities and this paper will explore this dynamic and attempt to introduce new theories and data to the formulations that have been elaborated so far. I will... more
In the United States, we tend to think of citizenship as a privilege, but it is not hard to imagine how it could instead be a curse when your very right to exist is challenged in your home country. In 2015, Europe received more than a... more
John Zarobell says that much as US abstract art once competed with socialist realism propaganda, India's and China's competing visions for art are now vying for cultural influence As globalisation has distributed economic benefits around... more
Urban development is often conceived in terms of infrastructure and demographics, weighing the ability of planning to cope with rapid changes in population as a result of global economic and environmental pressures emerging throughout the... more