Ben Penglase

Associate Professor of Anthropology and Latin American Studies at Loyola University Chicago

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Essay on Ryan Lochte and Violence in Rio

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Here’s an essay I wrote about Ryan Lochte and the death of Darlene da Silva, a woman who was killed in a favela in the Complexo do Alemao, in Rio, during the Olympics: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/american-anthropological-association/ryan-lochte-and-darlene-d_b_11652698.html

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on August 27, 2016 by bpenglase2014.

Chicago Tribune article on Olympics

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Here’s a link to an article in the Chicago Tribune, quoting me, about the lack of investment in sports facilities in Rio’s favelas:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/international/ct-favela-impact-olympics-spt-0807-20160806-story.html

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on August 9, 2016 by bpenglase2014.

Music for my book

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I’ve made a playlist on Spotify of music that goes along with my book, mostly Carioca rap, funk and samba (and some Racionais, of course!): https://open.spotify.com/user/bpenglase/playlist/0WufnYmXHKNfurW6aWD14o

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on December 12, 2015 by bpenglase2014.

Book!

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For more information about my book, Living with Insecurity in a Brazilian Favela, recently published by Rutgers University Press, see the book page.

 

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on August 23, 2014 by bpenglase2014.

Welcome

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Associate Professor of Anthropology and Latin American Studies

Loyola University Chicago

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on August 22, 2014 by bpenglase2014.
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