By Denise Dresser Andrés Manuel López Obrador shakes hands with children at an event on March 15, 2020.(Photo courtesy of the Presidencia de la República Mexicana..) March 16, 2020 Kissing and hugging. Going from meeting to meeting and from one restaurant to another. That is how Andrés Manuel López Obrador continues to move around Mexico,... Continue Reading →
For the past two semesters, I have been a student in a History of Art Department Mellon Graduate Seminar that culminates in “The Papyrus in the Crocodile: 150 Years of Excavation, Exploration, Collection, and Stewardship at Berkeley,” an exhibition at the Bancroft Library. Typical course responsibilities largely revolved around curation. Early stages of meeting with... Continue Reading →
By Jessica J. Stair During the fall of 2015 I had the pleasure of conducting dissertation research in Mexico. In addition to the rich archival materials I examined and the supportive colleagues with whom I consulted, one of the most striking and perhaps unexpected realizations I made was related to the significance of the landscape... Continue Reading →
Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico By Jasper Feinberg and Dr. Simón Barquera, PhD Only two places in North America have enacted a soda tax: Berkeley, California and Mexico. Although Berkeley is often considered the most liberal American city, it was Mexico that first passed a soda tax, and served as inspiration to community members in Berkeley lobbying... Continue Reading →
This summer I had the opportunity and privilege to intern with the Management Section of the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. It was by far one of the most utterly unique experiences of my life! As someone who is dedicated to studying Mexico, this experience challenged me to understand the country from a new lens,... Continue Reading →
By Steve Fisher Denise Dresser gives a talk at UC Berkeley. At a time when Mexico is undergoing enormous changes, recently elected president Enrique Peña Nieto is pushing ahead some of the country’s most ambitious reforms in decades. Soon after taking office, Peña Nieto implemented a campaign to change the country’s image, and it seems... Continue Reading →
By Rose Kagawa American society often views the children of teenage mothers as doomed to failure. New York City recently launched a billboard campaign aimed at reducing teenage pregnancy rates in the city. The billboards portray tearful children with captions like, “Honestly mom… chances are he won’t stay with you. What happens to me?” Another... Continue Reading →
Tara Buss by Tara Buss After six years and nearly 70,000 homicides directly linked to the ongoing war with drug trafficking organizations, the citizens of Mexico voted the National Action Party (PAN) out of the executive. By replacing President Calderón with Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) candidate Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexico returned to the well-known rule... Continue Reading →
