Paulo Drinot

@paulodrinot.bsky.social

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Historiador. Profesor de historia latinoamericana. Marxista-Lennonista.

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Sociology 22%

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Paulo Drinot @paulodrinot.bsky.social · Nov 7

My article “Global Mariátegui” was published online back in April, but happy to see it that it has now been published as part of the May issue of the Journal of Latin American Studies. Open access too!

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Global Mariátegui | Journal of Latin American Studies | Cambridge Core

Global Mariátegui - Volume 56 Issue 2

www.cambridge.org

Paulo Drinot @paulodrinot.bsky.social · 10h

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Sandra W Rodríguez @lasandunga.bsky.social · 3d

📢 Call for abstracts

We’re happy to be organising this one-day workshop on sex, reproduction, and the politics of knowledge at @uclamericas.bsky.social on May 26, 2026.

We invite 200-word abstract submissions by March 6.

🔗 Full details here: tinyurl.com/366fxscx

Paulo Drinot @paulodrinot.bsky.social · 17h

Cuando despierta al niño que está durmiendo en la silla.

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Sandra W Rodríguez @lasandunga.bsky.social · 3d

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UCL Institute of the Americas @uclamericas.bsky.social · 3d

50 Years from the Coup d'État in Argentina, 1976-2026

This roundtable brings together academics from different disciplines to reflect on the 50th anniversary of the most recent civic-military takeover in Argentina.

📅 11 March 2026
🕐 13.00
HYBRID EVENT

🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

Paulo Drinot @paulodrinot.bsky.social · 5d

The Arabian peninsula derby

Paulo Drinot @paulodrinot.bsky.social · 5d

You’d think they already have the angry men in pubs vote

Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: Reform UK says it would re-impose the two-child benefit cap - scrapped by Labour - for most families to fund £3bn support package for pubs.

Paulo Drinot @paulodrinot.bsky.social · 6d

JOB: Lecturer in International Relations of the Americas
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: Reform UK says it would re-impose the two-child benefit cap - scrapped by Labour - for most families to fund £3bn support package for pubs.

Paulo Drinot @paulodrinot.bsky.social · 7d

¡Si lo encuentras!

Paulo Drinot @paulodrinot.bsky.social · 7d

Arte conceptual - con alusiones tanto al puntillismo de Seurat como a la geometría de Mondrian

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UCL Institute of the Americas @uclamericas.bsky.social · 7d

PhD Student, Sandra Rodríguez Castañeda, discusses a project of archival recovery in northern Peru

Read the blog: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/americas-blo...

#Peru #archives #research #phd #PhDLife #fieldwork

Paulo Drinot @paulodrinot.bsky.social · 8d

More Arsenal supporters than Tottenham fans want Tottenham to win

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 10d

We're advertising for a temporary history of science teaching post in @stsucl.bsky.social. Please share among history peeps www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Institute of the Americas @uclamericas.bsky.social · 10d

🌎Is This Latin America’s Century?

Inaugurating our new seminar series, “The Americas in the News,” Michael Stott, Latin America editor of the FT, will reflect on the region where he has spent the last seven years.

🗓️26 Feb 2026
⏲️17:30
📍UCL Bentham House
🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

Paulo Drinot @paulodrinot.bsky.social · 11d

Yesterday, presenting Modern Peru: A New History with Alberto Vergara at @uclamericas.bsky.social Thanks to Sophie Brockmann for chairing and to Thom Rath for the photograph. @dukepress.bsky.social

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UCL Institute of the Americas @uclamericas.bsky.social · 11d

📚Join us for the book launch of a major new contribution to authoritarian politics, unveiling fresh evidence on how factional dynamics shape legislative power across dictatorships
✍️Author: Emilia Simison
🗓️25 Feb 2026
⏲️13:00 – 14:30
📍51 Gordon Square
🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

Paulo Drinot @paulodrinot.bsky.social · 12d

Today!

UCL Institute of the Americas @uclamericas.bsky.social · Jan 9

📚 Book Launch - Join Professors Paulo Drinot and Alberto Vergara, editors of Modern Peru: A New History
📅 28 January 2026 | 13.00 – 14.30
📍 In-person | 51 Gordon Square
🎤 Explore a sweeping account of Peru’s history with leading scholars
🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
@paulodrinot.bsky.social

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UCL Institute of the Americas @uclamericas.bsky.social · 14d

BLOG POST: Cuba’s Past, Present, and Many Possible Futures

William A. Booth, Lecturer in Latin American Studies @UCLAmericas, reflects on Cuba after attending a conference marking the 60th anniversary of the Tricontinental Conference.

blogs.ucl.ac.uk/americas-blo...

#Cuba #Venezuela

Paulo Drinot @paulodrinot.bsky.social · 15d

Hay golpes en la vida… #Arsenal

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UCL Institute of the Americas @uclamericas.bsky.social · 18d

Join the next session of the Reading Group on Sexuality, Reproductive Health, and Justice.

📅12 Feb, 1-2pm
📍51 Gordon Square, WC1H 0PN

Dr Rosamund Greiner joins this session to discuss:

"Environmental exposure, disability, and reproductive justice."

www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

Environmental Exposures, Disability, and Reproductive Justice

This latest 'Sexuality, Reproductive Health, and Justice' reading group session will be led Dr Rosamund Greiner (UCL Institute for Global Health).

www.ucl.ac.uk

Paulo Drinot @paulodrinot.bsky.social · 19d

What a tifo! Kudos. 🎶 🎶

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MNG - University Presses @mngupbooks.bsky.social · 20d

Join Paulo Drinot and Alberto Vergara at their book launch for Modern Peru: A New History - a sweeping account of Peru’s history from the wars of independence to the present day.

Book Here: buff.ly/UUa8ltE
@dukepress.bsky.social
@paulodrinot.bsky.social
@uclamericas.bsky.social

Paulo Drinot @paulodrinot.bsky.social · 20d

A brilliant policy if you want to strengthen the economy of Singapore instead of, say, Bradford. Plenty of Labour votes in Singapore, I’m sure.

Paulo Drinot @paulodrinot.bsky.social · 21d

If Hobsbawm were alive, what title would he choose for the final volume of his pentalogy? The Age of Egotistic Morons is my guess.

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UCL Institute of the Americas @uclamericas.bsky.social · 21d

BLOG POST: Walking towards Democratic Backsliding? Chile at a Crossroads

In this post, Javier Arce Riffo, PhD Student at UCL Institute of the Americas, discusses the recent Chilean elections.

blogs.ucl.ac.uk/americas-blo...

#Chile #elections #backsliding #democracy #authoritarianism

Paulo Drinot @paulodrinot.bsky.social · 22d

Poetic justice #senegal

Paulo Drinot @paulodrinot.bsky.social · 23d

Just hope Arsenal win the quadruple before World War 3 breaks out.

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UCL Institute of the Americas @uclamericas.bsky.social · 24d

BLOG POST: A Cure for Private Sector Corruption? Corporate Governance Codes in Peru

Dr John Lawrence writes about his recently published book, "Take-Up, Resistance and Transformation of Corporate Governance Codes".

blogs.ucl.ac.uk/americas-blo...

Paulo Drinot @paulodrinot.bsky.social · 25d

New article by Mercedes Crisostomo on the overlooked role of women in revolutionary movements in 1960s Cuzco. Check it out!

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Peruvian Peasant Women and Revolutionary Movements: La Convención’s Classist Revolution | Journal of Latin American Studies | Cambridge Core

Peruvian Peasant Women and Revolutionary Movements: La Convención’s Classist Revolution

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Paulo Drinot @paulodrinot.bsky.social · 25d

Exploring Colombia’s political transformation through the lens of the Spanish Civil War? Don’t miss Charlotte Eaton’s seminar “Colombian State Formation and the Spanish Civil War, 1935–42” on 20 Jan 2026 at the IHR. Free & open to all — but please register.
🔗 www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Colombian State Formation and the Spanish Civil War, 1935-42

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