Tuesday. February 16, 2-3:30 pm, Location: UT campus, LBJ Conference Room (CMA 5.160)
Five Decades of Reporting from Latin America: Independent journalist John Ross is the author of 10 books, including Murdered By Capitalism – A Memoir of 150 Years of Life and Death on the U.S. Left (Upton Sinclair Award winner) and Rebellion from the Roots: Indian Uprising in Chiapas (American Book Award winner). His reporting appears in publications such as the San Francisco Bay Guardian, The Nation, Texas Observer, and Counterpunch. His most recent book, El Monstruo: Dread and Redemption in Mexico City, tells the gritty, vibrant histories of Mexico City, where he is based.