Latinoamerica
Italian quarterly magazine and web portal focused on Latin America and the global South, founded by Gianni Minà and Alessandra Riccio.
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Overview
Latinoamerica (also known as Latinoamerica e tutti i sud del mondo) is an Italian quarterly magazine with an anti-capitalist editorial stance that covers the South American continent (Latin America) as well as other "Souths" of the world, which it considers "economically and socially annihilated by the neoliberal market and globalization." It was founded by journalist Gianni Minà and scholar Alessandra Riccio. The magazine is distributed through Feltrinelli bookstores and independent bookstores. The publication has featured contributions from major Latin American literary and civil-society figures such as Luis Sepúlveda, Eduardo Galeano, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Frei Betto, Rigoberta Menchù, and Adolfo Pérez Esquivel. North American and European writers and essayists have also contributed, including Noam Chomsky, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Giulio Girardi, Alex Zanotelli, Ettore Masina, Pino Cacucci, and Gennaro Carotenuto. Latinoamerica also operates a web portal, Latinoamerica.it, which publishes unpublished news from the Latin American continent on a biweekly basis. The portal includes Alessandra Riccio's "Taccuino" in-depth pieces and Gianni Minà's editorials. For researchers, fellows, and thesis writers, a search engine provides access to all magazine summaries from issue 0 of July 1979 onward. The magazine's first issue dates to July 1979, marking its establishment as a long-running voice of critical journalism and solidarity with Latin America and the global South. Its official website was archived as early as August 2006, indicating an early online presence. The publication remains active as a quarterly print magazine and online portal.
History
Latinoamerica was founded by Gianni Minà and Alessandra Riccio. Its first issue, issue 0, was published in July 1979. The magazine was established as a quarterly publication with an anti-capitalist orientation, dedicated to covering the South American continent (Latin America) and other "Souths" of the world, which it describes as "economically and socially annihilated by the neoliberal market and globalization." Over the decades, it has provided a platform for prominent Latin American writers and activists, including Luis Sepúlveda, Eduardo Galeano, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Frei Betto, Rigoberta Menchù, and Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, as well as North American and European intellectuals such as Noam Chomsky, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Giulio Girardi, Alex Zanotelli, Ettore Masina, Pino Cacucci, and Gennaro Carotenuto. The magazine is distributed through Feltrinelli bookstores and independent bookstores. In addition to the print quarterly, Latinoamerica operates a web portal, Latinoamerica.it, which publishes unpublished news from Latin America on a biweekly basis, along with Alessandra Riccio's "Taccuino" and Gianni Minà's editorials. A search engine on the portal allows access to all magazine summaries from issue 0 of July 1979 onward. The official website was archived as early as August 2006, reflecting the publication's early adoption of digital outreach.
- 2006
Official website archived as early as August 2006.
- 1979
Issue 0 of Latinoamerica published in July.
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Anti-capitalist, critical journalism focused on Latin America and the global South.
Latinoamerica quarterly magazine
Print quarterly covering Latin America and the global South.
Latinoamerica.it web portal
Biweekly online news and analysis from Latin America.
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