Friday, 24 March 2023
Benjamin Dangl teaches journalism as a lecturer of public communication in the department of community development and applied economics at the University of Vermont in the United States.
He has worked as a journalist across Latin America and written three books on Bolivia, including ‘The Five Hundred Year Rebellion: Indigenous Movements and the Decolonization of History in Bolivia’ (AK Press, 2019).
After miners in the tin-rich country helped bring a democratically elected leader to power by overthrowing the military, they honoured their spiritual traditions in celebrating with the community.
The MAS has overcome incredible challenges this year. Now it will have to navigate the disastrous Covid-19 pandemic, rising fascism and an economic downturn.
A number of elements converged to oust one of the most popular presidents in Bolivian history, handing a right-wing government the power to carry out sophisticated state repression.
Indigenous movements in Latin America tapped into centuries-old veins of oral memory to produce histories of resistance, wielding them as tools to radically transform society.