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DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Jun 1, 2021

DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Jun 1, 2021

Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics, Jul 14, 2022

Central America science production on biodiversity topics is important in planning future adaptiv... more Central America science production on biodiversity topics is important in planning future adaptive and conservation policies in a climate-related risk region that is considered a biodiversity hotspot but has the lowest Human Development Index of Latin America. Science production on biodiversity is related to geo-referenced species occurrence records, but the accessibility depends on political frameworks and science funding. This paper aims at foregrounding how the democratic shifts throughout the years have had an impact on science production on biodiversity research, and species records. For this exploration we developed a novel systematic scientometric analysis of science production on biodiversity topics, we used Bio-Dem (open-source software of biodiversity records and socio-political variables) and briefly analyzed the history-from 1980 to 2020

Frontiers, 2022

Central America science production on biodiversity topics is important in planning future adaptiv... more Central America science production on biodiversity topics is important in planning future adaptive and conservation policies in a climate-related risk region that is considered a biodiversity hotspot but has the lowest Human Development Index of Latin America. Science production on biodiversity is related to geo-referenced species occurrence records, but the accessibility depends on political frameworks and science funding. This paper aims at foregrounding how the democratic shifts throughout the years have had an impact on science production on biodiversity research, and species records. For this exploration we developed a novel systematic scientometric analysis of science production on biodiversity topics, we used Bio-Dem (open-source software of biodiversity records and socio-political variables) and briefly analyzed the history—from 1980 to 2020—of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. With a data set of 16,304 documents, our analysis shows the significant discrepancies between the low science production of Central American Northern countries (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua), the prolific production from the Southern (Costa Rica and Panama), and how this relates to democratic stability. Scientific production tends to be more abundant when democratic conditions are guaranteed. The state capture phenomenon and colonial-rooted interactions worldwide have an effect on the conditions under which science is being produced in Central America. Democracy, science production, funding, and conservation are core elements that go hand in hand, and that need to be nourished in a region that struggles with the protection of life and extractive activities in a climate change scenario.

Latino Studies

To look at the attributions that have been given to identities linked to a Latin American origin ... more To look at the attributions that have been given to identities linked to a Latin American origin is to pay attention to the scripts under which we negotiate our daily existence. This study aims to prove reggaeton is a globally consumed product containing specific traits that allow audiences to imagine a pan-Latin identity. By discursively analyzing a sample of twenty songs produced throughout the history of reggaeton, I attempt to unravel the latinidad model it encloses and explore the portrayal of symbols allegedly common to populations of Latin American descent, such as landscapes, traditions, and belief systems. I suggest that, first, the genre has undergone a process of cleansing and whitening that permits it to be marketed as a product via which the global society can approach a nonthreatening representation of Latino populations, and, second, reggaeton has become a performative space for new generations of Latin American origin.

Critical Stages/Scènes critiques - The IATC journal/Revue de l'AICT, Dec 20, 2020

To look closer at the attributions that have been given to Latin American identities is to pay at... more To look closer at the attributions that have been given to Latin American identities is to pay attention to the scripts under which we negotiate our daily existence. This study aims to prove reggaeton is a globally consumed product containing specific traits that allow the audiences to imagine a pan-Latin identity. By discursively analyzing a sample of twenty songs, I attempt to unravel the latinidad model enclosed in reggaeton and explore the portrayal of symbols common to Latinx populations, such as landscapes, traditions and belief systems. This exploration suggests that 1) the genre underwent a process of cleansing and whitening to be marketed as a product via which the global society can approach a non-threatening representation of Latinx populations, and 2) reggaeton itself has become a performativity space for the new generations of Latin American origins who find in it elements that evoke identity and pride.

Acotaciones. Revista de Investigación y Creación Teatral, 2021

La pandemia de COVID-19 obligó a tomar estrictas medidas de aislamiento social durante la mayor p... more La pandemia de COVID-19 obligó a tomar estrictas medidas de aislamiento social durante la mayor parte del año 2020. Tras semanas de suspensión indefinida de espectáculos artísticos presenciales, se pro-dujo el surgimiento de modalidades innovadoras de expresión como res-puesta a lo que supuso una crisis sin precedentes para el sector cultural a nivel global en la era contemporánea. Partiendo de dicho contexto, el presente artículo aborda el fenómeno del teatro virtual focalizándose en el proyecto #LiveOnlineNow llevado adelante por la productora teatral mexicana Tercera Llamada vía Zoom. Nuestro estudio toma como ob-jeto de análisis tres de sus puestas en escena virtuales proponiendo pen-sar la práctica del teatro en tiempos de confinamiento como un espacio de convergencia que apela a reforzar el sentido de comunidad. En torno a esta noción, planteamos cuatro ejes de análisis: el contexto de apoyo a las artes en México; los guiones y patrones temáticos de las obras; el uso de la tec...

Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine, Jan 8, 2017

Up to one half of the population in Africa, Asia and Latin America has little access to high-qual... more Up to one half of the population in Africa, Asia and Latin America has little access to high-quality biomedical services and relies on traditional health systems. Medical pluralism is thus in many developing countries the rule rather than the exception, which is why the World Health Organization is calling for intercultural partnerships to improve health care in these regions. They are, however, challenging due to disparate knowledge systems and lack of trust that hamper understanding and collaboration. We developed a collaborative, patient-centered boundary mechanism to overcome these challenges and to foster intercultural partnerships in health care. To assess its impact on the quality of intercultural patient care in a medically pluralistic developing country, we conducted and evaluated a case study. The case study took place in Guatemala, since previous efforts to initiate intercultural medical partnerships in this country were hampered by intense historical and societal conflic...

Telondefondo : Revista de Teoría y Crítica Teatral, 2020

Entrevista realizada en el mes de julio de 2020 a la compañía mexicana de teatro Tercera Llamada ... more Entrevista realizada en el mes de julio de 2020 a la compañía mexicana de teatro Tercera Llamada que recoge los testimonios de Ana Bracho, productora y socia fundadora, y Quetzalli Cortés, actor y director, acerca del proyecto de teatro virtual #LiveOnlineNow. Esta modalidad de puesta en escena de obras en vivo a través de la plataforma Zoom fue implementada por la compañía a comienzos de abril de 2020 como respuesta a las medidas de confinamiento social que obligaron a la suspensión de los espectáculos teatrales presenciales como consecuencia de la pandemia de COVID-19. Dialogamos con ambos acerca de las motivaciones, procesos y experiencias vinculados con esta práctica, los cambios en la implementación y recepción de las performances con respecto al teatro tradicional, y los desafíos de cara a las dificultades presentes y futuras que enfrenta el sector.

Latino Studies, 2022

To look at the attributions that have been given to identities linked to a Latin American origin ... more To look at the attributions that have been given to identities linked to a Latin American origin is to pay attention to the scripts under which we negotiate our daily existence. This study aims to prove reggaeton is a globally consumed product containing specific traits that allow audiences to imagine a pan-Latin identity. By discursively analyzing a sample of twenty songs produced throughout the history of reggaeton, I attempt to unravel the latinidad model it encloses and explore the portrayal of symbols allegedly common to populations of Latin American descent, such as landscapes, traditions, and belief systems. I suggest that, first, the genre has undergone a process of cleansing and whitening that permits it to be marketed as a product via which the global society can approach a nonthreatening representation of Latino populations, and, second, reggaeton has become a performative space for new generations of Latin American origin.

To look closer at the attributions that have been given to Latin American identities is to pay at... more To look closer at the attributions that have been given to Latin American identities is to pay attention to the scripts under which we negotiate our daily existence. This study aims to prove reggaeton is a globally consumed product containing specific traits that allow the audiences to imagine a pan-Latin identity. By discursively analyzing a sample of twenty songs, I attempt to unravel the latinidad model enclosed in reggaeton and explore the portrayal of symbols common to Latinx populations, such as landscapes, traditions and belief systems. This exploration suggests that 1) the genre underwent a process of cleansing and whitening to be marketed as a product via which the global society can approach a non-threatening representation of Latinx populations, and 2) reggaeton itself has become a performativity space for the new generations of Latin American origins who find in it elements that evoke identity and pride.

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DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Jun 1, 2021

DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Jun 1, 2021

Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics, Jul 14, 2022

Central America science production on biodiversity topics is important in planning future adaptiv... more Central America science production on biodiversity topics is important in planning future adaptive and conservation policies in a climate-related risk region that is considered a biodiversity hotspot but has the lowest Human Development Index of Latin America. Science production on biodiversity is related to geo-referenced species occurrence records, but the accessibility depends on political frameworks and science funding. This paper aims at foregrounding how the democratic shifts throughout the years have had an impact on science production on biodiversity research, and species records. For this exploration we developed a novel systematic scientometric analysis of science production on biodiversity topics, we used Bio-Dem (open-source software of biodiversity records and socio-political variables) and briefly analyzed the history-from 1980 to 2020

Frontiers, 2022

Central America science production on biodiversity topics is important in planning future adaptiv... more Central America science production on biodiversity topics is important in planning future adaptive and conservation policies in a climate-related risk region that is considered a biodiversity hotspot but has the lowest Human Development Index of Latin America. Science production on biodiversity is related to geo-referenced species occurrence records, but the accessibility depends on political frameworks and science funding. This paper aims at foregrounding how the democratic shifts throughout the years have had an impact on science production on biodiversity research, and species records. For this exploration we developed a novel systematic scientometric analysis of science production on biodiversity topics, we used Bio-Dem (open-source software of biodiversity records and socio-political variables) and briefly analyzed the history—from 1980 to 2020—of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. With a data set of 16,304 documents, our analysis shows the significant discrepancies between the low science production of Central American Northern countries (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua), the prolific production from the Southern (Costa Rica and Panama), and how this relates to democratic stability. Scientific production tends to be more abundant when democratic conditions are guaranteed. The state capture phenomenon and colonial-rooted interactions worldwide have an effect on the conditions under which science is being produced in Central America. Democracy, science production, funding, and conservation are core elements that go hand in hand, and that need to be nourished in a region that struggles with the protection of life and extractive activities in a climate change scenario.

Latino Studies

To look at the attributions that have been given to identities linked to a Latin American origin ... more To look at the attributions that have been given to identities linked to a Latin American origin is to pay attention to the scripts under which we negotiate our daily existence. This study aims to prove reggaeton is a globally consumed product containing specific traits that allow audiences to imagine a pan-Latin identity. By discursively analyzing a sample of twenty songs produced throughout the history of reggaeton, I attempt to unravel the latinidad model it encloses and explore the portrayal of symbols allegedly common to populations of Latin American descent, such as landscapes, traditions, and belief systems. I suggest that, first, the genre has undergone a process of cleansing and whitening that permits it to be marketed as a product via which the global society can approach a nonthreatening representation of Latino populations, and, second, reggaeton has become a performative space for new generations of Latin American origin.

Critical Stages/Scènes critiques - The IATC journal/Revue de l'AICT, Dec 20, 2020

To look closer at the attributions that have been given to Latin American identities is to pay at... more To look closer at the attributions that have been given to Latin American identities is to pay attention to the scripts under which we negotiate our daily existence. This study aims to prove reggaeton is a globally consumed product containing specific traits that allow the audiences to imagine a pan-Latin identity. By discursively analyzing a sample of twenty songs, I attempt to unravel the latinidad model enclosed in reggaeton and explore the portrayal of symbols common to Latinx populations, such as landscapes, traditions and belief systems. This exploration suggests that 1) the genre underwent a process of cleansing and whitening to be marketed as a product via which the global society can approach a non-threatening representation of Latinx populations, and 2) reggaeton itself has become a performativity space for the new generations of Latin American origins who find in it elements that evoke identity and pride.

Acotaciones. Revista de Investigación y Creación Teatral, 2021

La pandemia de COVID-19 obligó a tomar estrictas medidas de aislamiento social durante la mayor p... more La pandemia de COVID-19 obligó a tomar estrictas medidas de aislamiento social durante la mayor parte del año 2020. Tras semanas de suspensión indefinida de espectáculos artísticos presenciales, se pro-dujo el surgimiento de modalidades innovadoras de expresión como res-puesta a lo que supuso una crisis sin precedentes para el sector cultural a nivel global en la era contemporánea. Partiendo de dicho contexto, el presente artículo aborda el fenómeno del teatro virtual focalizándose en el proyecto #LiveOnlineNow llevado adelante por la productora teatral mexicana Tercera Llamada vía Zoom. Nuestro estudio toma como ob-jeto de análisis tres de sus puestas en escena virtuales proponiendo pen-sar la práctica del teatro en tiempos de confinamiento como un espacio de convergencia que apela a reforzar el sentido de comunidad. En torno a esta noción, planteamos cuatro ejes de análisis: el contexto de apoyo a las artes en México; los guiones y patrones temáticos de las obras; el uso de la tec...

Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine, Jan 8, 2017

Up to one half of the population in Africa, Asia and Latin America has little access to high-qual... more Up to one half of the population in Africa, Asia and Latin America has little access to high-quality biomedical services and relies on traditional health systems. Medical pluralism is thus in many developing countries the rule rather than the exception, which is why the World Health Organization is calling for intercultural partnerships to improve health care in these regions. They are, however, challenging due to disparate knowledge systems and lack of trust that hamper understanding and collaboration. We developed a collaborative, patient-centered boundary mechanism to overcome these challenges and to foster intercultural partnerships in health care. To assess its impact on the quality of intercultural patient care in a medically pluralistic developing country, we conducted and evaluated a case study. The case study took place in Guatemala, since previous efforts to initiate intercultural medical partnerships in this country were hampered by intense historical and societal conflic...

Telondefondo : Revista de Teoría y Crítica Teatral, 2020

Entrevista realizada en el mes de julio de 2020 a la compañía mexicana de teatro Tercera Llamada ... more Entrevista realizada en el mes de julio de 2020 a la compañía mexicana de teatro Tercera Llamada que recoge los testimonios de Ana Bracho, productora y socia fundadora, y Quetzalli Cortés, actor y director, acerca del proyecto de teatro virtual #LiveOnlineNow. Esta modalidad de puesta en escena de obras en vivo a través de la plataforma Zoom fue implementada por la compañía a comienzos de abril de 2020 como respuesta a las medidas de confinamiento social que obligaron a la suspensión de los espectáculos teatrales presenciales como consecuencia de la pandemia de COVID-19. Dialogamos con ambos acerca de las motivaciones, procesos y experiencias vinculados con esta práctica, los cambios en la implementación y recepción de las performances con respecto al teatro tradicional, y los desafíos de cara a las dificultades presentes y futuras que enfrenta el sector.

Latino Studies, 2022

To look at the attributions that have been given to identities linked to a Latin American origin ... more To look at the attributions that have been given to identities linked to a Latin American origin is to pay attention to the scripts under which we negotiate our daily existence. This study aims to prove reggaeton is a globally consumed product containing specific traits that allow audiences to imagine a pan-Latin identity. By discursively analyzing a sample of twenty songs produced throughout the history of reggaeton, I attempt to unravel the latinidad model it encloses and explore the portrayal of symbols allegedly common to populations of Latin American descent, such as landscapes, traditions, and belief systems. I suggest that, first, the genre has undergone a process of cleansing and whitening that permits it to be marketed as a product via which the global society can approach a nonthreatening representation of Latino populations, and, second, reggaeton has become a performative space for new generations of Latin American origin.

To look closer at the attributions that have been given to Latin American identities is to pay at... more To look closer at the attributions that have been given to Latin American identities is to pay attention to the scripts under which we negotiate our daily existence. This study aims to prove reggaeton is a globally consumed product containing specific traits that allow the audiences to imagine a pan-Latin identity. By discursively analyzing a sample of twenty songs, I attempt to unravel the latinidad model enclosed in reggaeton and explore the portrayal of symbols common to Latinx populations, such as landscapes, traditions and belief systems. This exploration suggests that 1) the genre underwent a process of cleansing and whitening to be marketed as a product via which the global society can approach a non-threatening representation of Latinx populations, and 2) reggaeton itself has become a performativity space for the new generations of Latin American origins who find in it elements that evoke identity and pride.