Radical Americas

"To be a radical is to go to the roots"
José Martí , "A la raíz" in Patria (26 August, 1893)

In recent years, a significant body of research has been undertaken into the various historical, political and social contexts in which political radicalism has developed throughout the Americas. However, little effort has been made to highlight the benefits of comparative or transnational approaches to these developments.

A recent event (at UCL's new Institute of the Americas) sought to address this problem by bringing a range of disciplinary and geographical perspectives to bear on the issue of radicalism in the Americas. It consisted of a two-day symposium designed to promote the existence of an international community of researchers whose work ranges in disciplinary focus from political science and international relations to history, literature, and cultural studies. A selection of papers stemming from the symposium will be submitted for a planned edited volume. In addition to the academic papers, there was a social evening of films, poetry and songs.

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