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Farewell to Saray / Hasta siempre Saray
Written by Jacinta Escudos
On January 3rd of this year, Sara Martin Rojo passed away in an unfortunate car accident. Multimedia Doctorate student at Unicamp University (Brazil), blogger of Future Challenges, dearest friend, a spirit serving life. The loss is irreparable. Saray, as many of us knew her, used to offer her whole […]
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Jacinta Escudos
Writer, columnist and blogger from El Salvador. With 8 published books and an op-ed column on the Sunday magazine of the country’s main newspaper, La Prensa Gráfica.
I'm interested in literature, culture, the rescue of historical memory and how these can be used to transform reality, construct a better society and improve individual lives.
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La invasión de la globalización
Written by Jacinta Escudos
Abstract: In El Salvador, you can see globalization reflected in most streets and shopping malls. International brands have opened shops and deliver services to thousands of enthusiastic Salvadorans who consider the presence and the access to those brands as a symbol of status (understood solely as economic well being.) When […]
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2nd Latin American Digital Media and Journalism Forum in Mexico
Written by Jacinta Escudos
The 2nd Latin American Digital Media and Journalism Forum is taking place this week in Mexico D.F. Different guests from the region will join a discussion on the tools needed for digital media, the new challenges to be accomplished by journalists in digital times and how to build a constructive […]
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La sostenibilidad después de la guerra
Written by Jacinta Escudos
Abstract: War and postwar are also causes to take into account when talking about depredation of natural resources. Military strategies provoke massive deforestation on purpose, to achieve advantage over an enemy. But after wars are ended, situations don’t automatically improve in the affected countries. In El Salvador, after the war […]
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Los retos de las migrantes nicaragüenses en Costa Rica
Written by Jacinta Escudos
Abstract: Costa Rica is not only an attractive tourist destination, but also the Latin-American country with the highest number of migrants in relation with its total number of inhabitants. Most of these migrants are from Nicaragua. Half of those migrants are women and are concentrated in the urban areas of […]
