Celebrate Latin American People's History
Celebrate Latin American People's History
The students of LAST 495W with Dr. Hannah Burdette used Justseeds Artists Cooperative's Celebrate People's History posters as a framework for engaging in public history through art. After studying some of the historical figures and social movements represented in these posters, students then chose other topics to research, designed their own posters and wrote a history from below. The end result is an exhibit at the Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology of original posters on topics ranging from student protests and environmental activism to reproductive justice and labor rights.
This podcast channel represents another dimension of our approach to public history. We invite you to listen to this series of conversations around key takeaways from the students' research and to contemplate the power of art and activism to build new realities.
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Maria da Penha was born and raised in Brazil. She was married to a man who abused her and their children throughout their marriage and attempted to take her life twice.…
Maria da Penha (Karen Chavez Acevedo)
From Hannah Burdette
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Mexico City was selected to host the 1968 Summer Olympics, in which the country's president poured vast economic resources into preparations for the Olympics while…
1968 Mexico Student Movement (Lindsey Salas)
From Hannah Burdette
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Once at the heart of Colombia’s armed conflict, Comuna 13 in Medellín was a battleground for drug cartels, guerrilla groups, and paramilitary forces. Its…
Comuna 13 (Yvette Saldana)
From Hannah Burdette
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Homero Gómez González was a Mexican environmental activist dedicated to protecting El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary, and his tragic murder in 2020…
Homero Gómez González (Paloma Perez Gonzalez)
From Hannah Burdette
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The UFW was founded in 1962 by César Chávez and Dolores Huerta to fight for the rights of farmworkers. Today, they continue that legacy by demanding…
United Farm Workers (Lidainy Kelly)
From Hannah Burdette
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The MLM or Movimiento para la Liberación de la Mujer is a women’s rights organization founded in Costa Rica that spread internationally. This organization…
MLM (Chloe Case)
From Hannah Burdette
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In 2006, Oaxaca governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz attacked a peaceful teachers' protest, and 14 people were killed in an attempt to silence the movement. The teachers…
Oaxaca Commune (Moisés López)
From Hannah Burdette
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Lucha Castro is a Mexican lawyer based in Ciudad Juárez who cofounded the Centro de Derechos Humanos de las Mujeres. She has fought tirelessly to help domestic…
Lucha Castro (Omar Baez)
From Hannah Burdette
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On September 26, 2014, 43 students went missing in the city of Ayotzinapa in Guerrero, Mexico. All students were majoring in teaching at the Escuela Normal Rural…
The 43 Missing Students of Ayotzinapa (Anyela…
From Hannah Burdette
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La Marea Verde is a powerful feminist movement in Latin America advocating for women's reproductive rights, particularly the legalization of abortion. Originating…
La Marea Verde (Anay Ramírez-Rangel)
From Hannah Burdette
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Domitila Barrios de Chungara was a Bolivian activist who fought for the rights of miners and their families. She organized protests to stop injustice and the harsh…
Domitila Barrios de Chungara (Evelyn Moroyoqui…
From Hannah Burdette
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Aílton Krenak is a Brazilian Indigenous activist and leader, environmentalist, writer, journalist, and philosopher. Krenak is a very important figure because he…
Aílton Krenak (Xiomara Guzman-Haro)
From Hannah Burdette
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