Research & Cultural Inquiry

Stephen M. Hart Research Platform

We explore and uncover new ideas related to Latin American culture through rigorous research projects and academic inquiry.

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Research & Discovery

Since our establishment fifteen years ago, we have dedicated ourselves to the meticulous exploration of Latin American culture. Our mission is to bridge the gap between historical archives and contemporary local insights, fostering a deeper understanding of the intellectual landscape through rigorous research and scholarly inquiry.

Research Projects

We explore the intellectual and cultural landscapes of Latin America through rigorous ethnographic inquiry and interdisciplinary research.

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Colonial Archives: Investigation of Textual and Image Archives

An investigation into the preservation and interpretation of colonial-era documents from the Americas.

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Artisanal Traditions

Documenting the evolution of traditional crafts and their contemporary relevance in Latin American communities.

Modern Literatures

Pathway 1 – The Canon
Focus on the narrativisation of Latin American literature with special reference to canonicity and the emergence of print culture; see Stephen M. Hart, Companion to Latin American Literature (Woodbridge: Tamesis, 2007).

Pathway 2 – Biography
Analysis of the genre of the biography of the modern Latin American writer; see Stephen M. Hart, Gabriel Garcia Marquez (London: Reaktion, 2010), and Cesar Vallejo: A Literary Biography (Woodbridge: Tamesis, 2013).

Pathway 3 – Literary Archives
Focus on the curation and study of the archives of modern Latin American writers; see Juan Flor & Stephen M. Hart (eds), Cesar Vallejo: Autógrafos olvidados (London–Lima: Tamesis–PUCP, 2003).