About this Event
This roundtable will discuss the new book, , published by Casa Carlini in May 2026. This book is the result of an innovative collaboration between Dr Francesca Lessa (UCL), who previously authored the award-winning book (Yale University Press, 2022), and Uruguayan-Argentine artist Sebastián Santana. This illustrated book combines short texts with powerful and haunting black and white illustrations: it thus combines academic research with the tools of the arts to encourage students, the younger generations, and the broader public to engage with the difficult topics of the crimes against humanity committed during South America's Operation Condor. The book was originally published in Spanish in Uruguay in 2023, and subsequently in Chile and Argentina in 2025, prior to this 2026 English translation.
The roundtable brings together experts on Operation Condor and Latin America to reflect on the book's contributions, innovative format, and potential. This hybrid event is jointly organised and co-sponsored with the Latin American Studies Association's Recent History and Memory Section.
The book (available as paperback, hardback, and e-book) can be purchased from this website.
To join us over zoom, please register via this link: https://ucl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-Ksk4w-rQtyOneWfBJwSdw
The speakers are:
· Miranda France, a consultant editor at the Times Literary Supplement (TLS), writer of fiction and non-fiction, and a translator from Spanish. She is the author of (W&N, 2012).
· Dr Tanya Harmer (LSE), Associate Professor, a specialist on the Cold War in Latin America with a particular interest in the international, transnational and global dynamics of the struggle. Her latest book tells the story of .
· Dr Grace Livingstone (Cambridge), Affiliated Lecturer and journalist, an expert on US and British foreign policy towards Latin America, and the impact private corporations and social movements have on policy-making. She is the author of (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018).
· Dr Francesca Lessa (UCL), Associate Professor, co-author of the book, who will be chairing the event.
· Sebastián Santana, Uruguayan-Argentine artist, co-author of the book, who will be joining remotely from Uruguay.
Event venue & nearby stays
Room 103, 51 Gordon Sq, 51 Gordon Square, London, United Kingdom
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