West Indian Panamanians: Race, Citizenship, and Diaspora
A review of Redefining Home: West Indian Panamanians and Transnational Politics of Race, Citizenship, and Diaspora, 1928-1970, by Kaysha Lisbeth Corinealdi. Kaysha Corinealdi demonstrates how…
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Panama As Crossroads of Empire & Crime
A review of Illicit Nation: State, Empire, and Illegality on the Isthmus of Panama, by Matthew Scalena. “When you hit a rock with an…
Race, Nation, the Panama Canal
A review of Claiming the Canal: Performances of Race and Nation in Panama, 1904-1999, by Katherine Zien. The history of the Panama Canal has long…
Mixing History & Fiction: Advantages & Dangers
Symbols in Formaldehyde: On the Advantages and Dangers of Mixing History and Fiction I’m not exactly sure how it happened, but a good portion of…