At RMIT University Library we are extremely proud of our academics and the contributions they make to research and innovation in their fields. This post is the first in a series which showcases RMIT authors and provides you with access to their work.
Today we highlight Dr. Elizabeth Kath and her recent publication Australian-Latin American Relations: New Links in A Changing Global Landscape.
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Dr. Kath is a lecturer with RMIT's School of Global, Urban and Social Studies. She is also an Honorary Research Fellow with the UN Global Compact Cities Programme and a Co-Director of Global Reconciliation. Her background is in the area of political science and she now works within the interdisciplinary field of global studies. She is interested in the ways in which diverse cultures navigate dividing boundaries and investigates theories of reconciliation, intercultural communication, and social inclusion/exclusion. Her main focus is on Latin American and Caribbean society and culture. She is widely published in Latin American studies and has also conducted a major study of Cuba’s public health system, spending nine months undertaking research in Havana.
Dr. Kath is especially interested in Australia’s relationship with Latin America which is reflected in her latest publication, Australian-Latin American Relations: New Links in A Changing Global Landscape. This book explores the new economic, cultural, and political ties between what were conventionally considered remote continents. It places these ties within the context of global transformations that have reshaped Australia and Latin America and it covers trade relations; cultural and social changes in both regions; the influence that technology and social media has had in Australia and Latin America; and the effect of Latin American culture on Australian society.
Find the book in the Library:
Kath, E., Urribarri, R. Sanchez (Eds.) (2016) Australian-Latin American Relations: New Links in A Changing Global Landscape, Palgrave Macmillan, New York.
Other publications by Elizabeth available at RMIT University Library include:
Today we highlight Dr. Elizabeth Kath and her recent publication Australian-Latin American Relations: New Links in A Changing Global Landscape.
Dr. Kath is a lecturer with RMIT's School of Global, Urban and Social Studies. She is also an Honorary Research Fellow with the UN Global Compact Cities Programme and a Co-Director of Global Reconciliation. Her background is in the area of political science and she now works within the interdisciplinary field of global studies. She is interested in the ways in which diverse cultures navigate dividing boundaries and investigates theories of reconciliation, intercultural communication, and social inclusion/exclusion. Her main focus is on Latin American and Caribbean society and culture. She is widely published in Latin American studies and has also conducted a major study of Cuba’s public health system, spending nine months undertaking research in Havana.Dr. Kath is especially interested in Australia’s relationship with Latin America which is reflected in her latest publication, Australian-Latin American Relations: New Links in A Changing Global Landscape. This book explores the new economic, cultural, and political ties between what were conventionally considered remote continents. It places these ties within the context of global transformations that have reshaped Australia and Latin America and it covers trade relations; cultural and social changes in both regions; the influence that technology and social media has had in Australia and Latin America; and the effect of Latin American culture on Australian society.
Find the book in the Library:
Kath, E., Urribarri, R. Sanchez (Eds.) (2016) Australian-Latin American Relations: New Links in A Changing Global Landscape, Palgrave Macmillan, New York.
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- Kath, E. (2015). On transculturation: Reenacting and remaking Latin American dance and music in foreign lands In: Narratives of Globalization: Reflections on the Global Condition, Rowman and Littlefield, International
- Kath, E.,Knijnik, J. (2015). The end of football and fiesta? Social insurrection and national identity in twenty-first-century Brazil In: Globalizations, 12, 872 – 885
- Kath, E.,van Buuren, N. (2014). Soldados Nunca Mais: Child soldiers, football and social change in Rio de Janeiro's favelas In: Global Sport-for-Development: Critical Perspectives, Palgrave Macmillan, United Kingdom
- James, P.,Kath, E. (2014). Global reconciliation: Responding to tension through a local-global process In: SAGE Handbook of Globalization [online] [print], SAGE Publications, London, United Kingdom
For more information about Dr. Elizabeth Kath, see her staff profile which includes a more comprehensive biography and list of her publications.