Dr. Benjamin Dangl has worked as a journalist throughout Latin America for nearly two decades, covering politics, protest movements, and human rights issues for news outlets including The Guardian, Salon, Vice, Asia Times, and Al Jazeera. He has worked as the editor of various award-winning digital media outlets covering global news, and has published three books on Latin American politics, natural resource conflicts, and grassroots strategies for social change. Dr. Dangl’s current research focuses on how oral history and collective memory orients and empowers indigenous movements in Bolivia.
Lecturer
Publications
Books
The Five Hundred Year Rebellion: Indigenous Movements and the Decolonization of History in Bolivia. Oakland: AK Press. 2019.
Dancing with Dynamite: Social Movements and States in Latin America. Oakland: AK Press. 2010.
The Price of Fire: Resource Wars and Social Movements in Bolivia. Oakland: AK Press. 2007.
El Precio del Fuego: Las luchas por los recursos naturales y los movimientos sociales en Bolivia. La Paz: Plural Editores. 2010 and Chicago: Haymarket Books. 2010.
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
journalism, public communication, Latin American politics and history, social movements, international reporting
Education
- BA, Bard College, 2003
- MA, University of Vermont, 2012
- PhD, McGill University, 2017
Contact
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Office Location:
004C Morrill Hall
Courses Taught
- CDAE 024: Foundations of Public Communication
- CDAE 120: Strategic Writing for Public Communication
- CDAE 195: Activist Journalism
- CDAE 224: Public Communication Capstone