"Where every breeze speaks of courage and liberty":Offshore Humanism and Marine Xenology, or, Racism and the Problem of Critique at Sea Level

The 2015 Antipode RGS‐IBG Lecture was delivered by Prof. Paul Gilroy on 2 September at the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) Annual International Conference. Prof. Gilroy's lecture interrogates the contemporary attractions of post‐humanism and asks questions about what a “reparative humanism” might alternatively entail. He uses a brief engagement with the conference theme—“geographies of the Anthropocene”—to frame his remarks and try to explain why antiracist politics and ethics not only require consideration of nature and time but also promote a timely obligation to roam into humanism's forbidden zones

Ciência, técnica e as expedições da marinha de guerra norteamericana, U.S. Navy, em direção à América Latina (1838-1901) Science, techniques, and U.S. naval expeditions toward Latin America (1838-1901)

Este artigo tem por objetivo mapear as expedições realizadas pela U. S. Navy - a marinha de guerra dos Estados Unidos - em direção à América Latina, no século XIX. Foram realizadas doze viagens no período, mostrando o interesse norte-americano pela região desde a década de 1830.<br>This article focuses on U.S. Navy expeditions set a course from United States to Latin America in nineteenth century. Twelve expeditions as a whole were accomplished in that period, showing the American concern in that region, since 1830 decade