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Martyr Photography: A Q&A with Lucy O'Sullivan

"Latin American & Latinx Visual Culture" author Lucy O'Sullivan answers questions about her ALAA-acknowledged article on "Martyrdom in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction."
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"California History" Announces the 2024 Winner of the Richard J. Orsi Prize

Congratulations to Erica Toffoli whose article “Electric Eyes: Surveillance, Sovereignty, and the Limits of the Border Patrol’s Technocratic Vision on the U.S.-Mexico Line” has won this year's Orsi Prize, which recognizes the best research essay published in the journal "California History" each year.
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The Ideals, Imaginaries, and Symbolisms of Hospital Nursing: A Q&A with Claudia Agostoni

We talk with Claudia Agostoni about her "Mexican Studies" article examining the training, work, and qualities of hospital nursing staff in Mexico City during the 1940s and 1950s.
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