Students from Jackson School Professor Vanessa Freije‘s Spring 2026 Latin American Studies Seminar (JSIS A 492) sat down with Thea Riofrancos, Associate Professor of Political Science at Providence College.
In conversation with Catalina Caputo, Guadalupe Gonzalez Orozco, Marcus Goodbody, Yunue Moore, and Mary Jose Ortega Ortiz, Riofrancos discuss her recent book, Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism, and offers Riofrancos offers insights into lithium mining and the landscape for environmental justice in Latin America.
Listen to the full episode here.