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Honduras At The Heart Of UTC’s Latin American Dialogues

Cover of “Gang Sovereignty”
The University of Texas Press

Now to our campus: the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

The Latin American Dialogues Speakers Series returns to campus tomorrow - with a talk by Dr. Jon Horne Carter, associate professor of anthropology at Appalachian State University in North Carolina.

His book is titled: “Gothic Sovereignty: Street Gangs and Statecraft in Honduras” - and his talk begins at 5:30 PM in the Chattanooga Room at the University Center on our campus.

Edward Brudney is assistant professor of history - and Emma McDonell is assistant professor of anthropology - at UTC.

To register for the event - either in person or Zoom - please click here.

Flyer for Latin American Dialogues event at UTC
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