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Jenna Vandenberg's avatar

Now onwards towards baseball season! Go Mariners!

Victoria Livingstone's avatar

I just watched the halftime show this morning and loved it! I lived in Latin America for years (Ecuador, Argentina, and later Brazil). I also used to teach Spanish and Latin American literature and I have a bilingual Latina daugther (her dad is Colombian)

When I was teaching intro Spanish classes, one of the first things I'd teach my students was that "America" means the entire continent-- north and south. If I were still teaching, I'd probably show students a clip of Bad Bunny naming the countries of America.

Benjamin Riley's avatar

It is a source of national embarassment how little we learn in US history about the broader history of Central and South America. I'm glad you did your part to fix that!

Victoria Livingstone's avatar

Well I took the lesson to extremes by getting a doctorate in Hispanic literature :)

And now I have a book forthcoming on the circulation of Latin American literature in the US market. A historical study on how political and cultural contexts shape the selection, translation, and marketing of literature.