Category Archives: Argentina

Cultural environmentalism in Leicester

by michaelc Posted on 8 March 2020

A small but fascinating interdisciplinary workshop at the University of Leicester on March 6th, on the theme of environmental justice in Latin America, convened by Paula Serafini, proved a congenial occasion for a screening of ‘Cuba: Living Between Hurricanes’. The … Continue reading →

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Down there in Buenos Aires

by michaelc Posted on 24 September 2015

Arriving in Buenos Aires the day after the Labour Party leadership election results were declared, I was impressed to discover that practically everyone I talked to during the ensuing week—whether economist, sociologist, journalist, workman or community activist—already knew Jeremy Corbyn’s … Continue reading →

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The next chapter: Argentina

by michaelc Posted on 3 September 2015

The next chapter: Argentina, or, What happens when a country can’t pay its debts? During the six month stand-off between Athens and Brussels, which we documented in Greece on the Edge?, while European intransigence was driving Greece ever closer to … Continue reading →

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Latin America in Tübingen

by michaelc Posted on 20 February 2014

In the world of film studies, Germany is a country not much associated with the investigation of Latin American cinema, but here we were, gathering in the small university town of Tübingen for a Spanish-speaking symposium on ‘Encuadrando La Dictadura … Continue reading →

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Coming soon: ‘Interrupted Memory’ / ‘Memoria interrumpida’

by michaelc Posted on 31 July 2013

Interrupted Memory is the title of the film I’ve been shooting over the last three months in Argentina and Chile, a documentary about memory and politics which follows the course of people in the act of remembering in front of the … Continue reading →

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