World Cup Memes: Robin Van Persie diving header or “la palomita”
The first goal of the Netherlands in the match against Spain was a fantastic head shot (kwnown as “palomita” in Latin America) performed by Robin Va...
Author: andres lombana bermudez
YouTube war videos made by Colombian soldiers
Videos recorded by Colombian soldiers in the frontlines have been increasingly published in YouTube since 2009. These videos can be found easily by searching fo...
Metro Portals: Space-Time Wormholes
Walking some of my favorite cities, I have run into potential space-time gates, portals, rabbit holes or wormholes. These gates seem to have a common shape and ...
Building Peace during War: Civic Media and Memory Projects in Colombia
Expanding for more than 50 years, the Colombian armed conflict continues evolving in the 21st century. In several parts of the fragmented territory, guerrillas,...
Norteño Accordion Sound
The sound of the accordion in Norteño music accompanies songs from an ample repertoire. Rancheras, corridos, baladas, polkas, cumbias, huapangos, and chotis all...
Rethinking Youth Participation and Civic Engagment
This week, at the symposium “Digitally Connected: Towards a Global Community of Knowledge and Practice around Children, Youth, and Digital Media” organized by t...
Adios Gabo! An Obituary for García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez, one of the greatest Colombian and Latinamerican writers has passed away last Thursday April 17, 2014. Gabo, as was commonly known by his...