16. The indigenous resistance against megaprojects in the Guatemalan Ixil region, a discussion with anthropologist Giovanni Batz.

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16. The indigenous resistance against megaprojects in the Guatemalan Ixil region, a discussion with anthropologist Giovanni Batz.

Tom & Ethel Bradley Center

Dec 17, 2021

In this episode Marta Valier talks to Giovanni Batz, President’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Native American Studies at the University of California, Davis, about his upcoming book, titled The Fourth Invasion: Decolonizing Histories, Megaprojects and Ixil Resistance in Guatemala. He discusses the Ixil resistance, and the struggle against megaprojects in Guatemala analyzing topics like state-sponsored violence, the persecution of human rights defenders and activists, the negative impact of megaprojects on the indigenous communities, and the historical land inequality in Guatemala.

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