Nolan Reviews Eliane Brum’s “Banzeiro Òkòtó: The Amazon as the Center of the World”
Rachel Nolan’s review of Eliane Brum’s “Banzeiro Òkòtó: The Amazon as the Center of the World” offers an exploration of the Amazon’s precarious reality. Through Brum’s storytelling, readers are exposed to the grim truth of illegal deforestation and the resilient communities fighting to protect their home.
Unveiling Guatemala’s Adoption History: Nolan’s Book Praised
Pardee Professor Rachel Nolan’s latest book, “Until I Find You,” meticulously unravels Guatemala’s adoption landscape, exploring coerced adoptions during and after the Civil War. Guernica Magazine’s in-depth review sheds light on Nolan’s comprehensive research and its impact on understanding the intricate history of international adoptions in Guatemala.
Nolan Reflects on Stability of One-Party Rule
On September 6, 2023, Rachel Nolan, Assistant Professor of International Relations at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, was quoted in a New York Times article on the relationship between the state and crime syndicates in Mexico. The article discusses the 2014 mass abduction in Mexico, where the state and local cartels conspired to…
Nolan Reviews Book on the Existence of Cartels
Rachel Nolan, Assistant Professor of International Relations at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, recently published an article in Harper’s Magazine titled, “Do Cartels Exist?” In the article, Professor Nolan uses her personal experience and references Oswaldo Zavala and Benjamin T. Smith to debate whether cartels really exist. In 2008, a plane…
Nolan Reviews Books on Forensic Anthropology in Latin America
Rachel Nolan, Assistant Professor of International Relations at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, recently wrote a book review for two books on forensic anthropology in Latin America that was published in the London Review of Books. The article reviewed Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics and What Remains, by Alexa Hagerty,…
Nolan Discusses Impacts of 1954 CIA-Backed Military Coup in Guatemala
With the effects of the U.S.-backed 1954 military coup in Guatemala still felt today, host James Rogers and Professor Nolan explore what can be learned from this shocking moment in history.
Nolan Explores Impact of State Violence in El Salvador & Guatemala in Premier Álvarez Seminar
Professor Nolan detailed the nations’ struggle with state violence throughout the century and how U.S. fears of communism as well as subsequent funding for regional military governments contributed to the first large wave of emigrants from both countries, with many immigrating to the U.S.
Nolan and Sherman-Stokes Awarded CFD 2023 Seed Grant
Over the last ten years, Guatemala has consistently been at or near the top of the list of countries of origin for asylum-seekers in the U.S. Professor Nolan and BU Law Professor Sarah Sherman-Stokes will put together a peer-reviewed study of policing in Guatemala that will also help support expert witness reports for asylum cases.
Nolan Publishes Article Exploring Colombia’s Truth Commission Report
“The convergence of the Truth Commission report with a leftward swing in the country’s politics, and those of the continent, creates an opening, not just to end the drug war in its current form, but to make more sweeping changes”
Nolan Publishes New York Times Review of “Witches“
“Though the book chronicles violence against women and those who present as women, it highlights, in both rural and urban communities, an atmosphere of freedom and mobility that is a pleasure to read about.”
Nolan Publishes Article on Political Corruption and Upcoming Election in Brazil
In outlining the accusations against and imprisonment of Lula, Professor Nolan lays the foundation for the upcoming presidential election and explains the lasting impacts of Operation Car Wash’s effort to weed out political corruption in Brazil.
Nolan Awarded Russell Sage Foundation Grant to Support New Research
Professor Nolan’s forthcoming research will focus on three periods of deportation: “Operation Wetback” deportations to Mexico, Drug War-related deportations to the Dominican Republic, and the recent deportations of asylum-seekers to Guatemala and El Salvador.
Nolan Book Chapter Details U.S. History of Child Separation
With Trump out of office, will people’s attention turn away from the border again? If so, how will separating children from their parents continue, under what legal guise?
What Did 2021 Teach Us About International Affairs?
In reflecting on 2021, Pardee School faculty offer their thoughts on the lessons that can be gleaned from this past year. Chief among the responses: multilateralism and global democracy are in decline.
Nolan Guest Edits Issue of “Journal of Social History“
“In Latin America and the Caribbean, as elsewhere, conflicts over credibility and truth abound in the historical archive, leaving traces of rumor, denunciation, and even outright forgery that pose interpretative challenges for historians.”
Nolan Discusses 1954 CIA-led Coup in Guatemala
Professor Nolan explores the overthrow of Guatemalan President Árbenz in 1954 and its importance as a model for CIA-backed regime change across Latin America.
Nolan Named 2021 ACLS Fellow
As part of her fellowship, Professor Nolan will conduct research that explores how Guatemala became a leading “sender” country for children.
Nolan Publishes Article on Origins of MS-13
In detailing the rise of MS-13, Professor Nolan details the links between the Salvadoran civil war, deportations from the US, aggressive policing in the U.S. and El Salvador, and the rise of the gang.
Nolan’s Class on Deportation Featured in BU Today
“I want them to question the notion of the United States as a ‘nation of immigrants’…after we have deported over 56 million people since the beginning of the 20th century.”
Nolan Leads Book Talk on Our Time is Now
Professor Nolan and author Julie Gibbings discussed the key findings of the book, what motivated Gibbings’ research and the history of race and Latino-Mayan conflict in the region.