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Animals in Latin America and the Caribbean are everywhere, from stray dogs to endangered wildlife to innovative conservation projects. come to the launch of the Winter 2023 issue of ReVista, which takes a panoramic view of animals in the region. The panel will be followed by a celebratory reception.
Panelists: Macarena Montes Franceschini, Harvard Law School; Erika Lucero Robles Cortés, Mesoamerican archaeologist; Diego F. Plaza Casanova, founder and director of the Center for Animal Law Studies CEDA Chile; Marcia Condoy Truyenque, a Peruvian attorney in Animal Law advocacy
Authors: Daniel Samper Pizano, Colombian author; Kay Harel, author; Martin Kohan, Argentine author; Carolina Maciel, Brazilian lawyer; Oscar M Caballero, Columbia University; Abel Pérez Gonzalez, CONICET, Argentina; Ernesto Seman, Argentine author; Eduardo Wills, Colombian author; Kristen Stilt, Harvard Law School; Alejandro Lozano, a political scientist from Mexico, HKS graduate; Jorge Sanchez, doctoral student, Boston University; Angelica Marquez, doctoral student, Harvard History of Science department; Seth Larson, World Wildlife Foundation; Moises Lino e Silva, The Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), in Brazil; James Hall, writer; Maria Homem, former DRCLAS Associate (2022) and Brazilian writer; Joe Roman, Radcliffe Fellow; Luisa Mell, Brazilian actress and animal activist; Sharon Guybap, Wilson Center; Lorna Muñoz, Bolivian attorney
Moderator and Discussant: Germán Vergara, 2022-2023 DRCLAS Cisneros Visiting Scholar at Harvard University
Macarena Montes Franceschini is a Visiting Fellow at the Brooks McCormick Jr Animal Law and Policy Program at Harvard Law School.
Erika Lucero Robles Cortés Mesoamerican archaeologist whose interests focus on zooarchaeology, cremation, religion, and ritual. Researcher of the Templo Mayor Project (2009-2021) in Mexico.
Diego F. Plaza Casanova is founder and director of the Center for Animal Law Studies CEDA Chile, and is founder and president of the Fundación Justicia Interespecie (or Interspecies Justice Foundation, in English).
Marcia Condoy Truyenque is a Peruvian attorney with experience in Labor Law, Constitutional Law, Human Rights, and Animal Law advocacy.
Germán Vergara, 2022-2023 DRCLAS Cisneros Visiting Scholar at Harvard University, is Assistant Professor of History at the School of History and Sociology, Georgia Tech.