Teaching

Teaching is a dynamic and holistic process that includes formal and experiential approaches toward education. Formal approaches such as structured lectures, engaging discussions, and rigorous coursework are excellent ways to challenge students to think critically and apply their knowledge. At the same time, we must recognize that knowledge and wisdom are not the same thing and equally important to critical thinking skills is the ability to apply one’s knowledge in a way that is beneficial and receptive to others. In this sense, projects outside the classroom such as collaborative projects, real-world case studies, experiential learning and exposure to diverse and challenging perspectives help develop the context and interpersonal skills one needs, not only to be successful at their work, but in life. Using a combination of these teaching methods Professor Cuéllar hopes to inspire students to become lifelong learners who can apply their knowledge in original and meaningful ways.
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Bolas de Fuego: Culture and Conflict in Central America

Focused on the conflict-laden twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Bolas de Fuego: Culture and Conflict in Central America shares stories of the desires, challenges and lived experiences of Central Americans during this time.

News and Pedagogy

A collection of recent articles covering news and approaches to teaching, featuring Professor Cuéllar, his students, the Department of Latin American, Latino & Caribbean Studies, and Dartmouth University.

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To Exist is to Resist ¡Viva Palestina Libre!

The Winter 2024 issue of the NACLA Report explores transcontinental encounters between the land of historical Palestine and the land we know as the Americas.
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Meet the New Cohort of House Faculty Fellows

Meet the New Cohort of House Faculty Fellows

Six faculty members joined Dartmouth’s house communities this fall as the second cohort of faculty fellows. 
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The CAFTA Template: Understanding Central American Migration in a Time of Dispossession, Repression, and Environmental Crisis

Expert Jorge Cuellar discusses how countries remain exploited “tributary societies to the US,” while that “sacred policy—the Central American Free Trade Agreement—has remained untouched.”
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Professor Jorge Cuéllar

Shining a Light on Modern Central American Life

Inspired by his own family’s migration from postwar El Salvador, professor Jorge Cuéllar illuminates how Salvadorans foster hope and community.
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