Trends : Latin America and Eastern Europe / Lawrence Meschler ; interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano.

Program Title:
Trends : Latin America and Eastern Europe / Lawrence Meschler ; interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano.
PRA Archive #: 
SZ0482.50
Description: 

Lawrence Weschler, a staff writer for the New Yorker, discusses his research in Brazil and Uruguay into their history of torture, and how it is handled in the newly democratized countries. He also discusses the U.S. media's overcoverage of activities in Eastern Europe, while Latin America is all but ignored.|TRENDS : LATIN AMERICA AND EASTERN EUROPE / Lawrence Weschler. SERIES: Steppin' out of babylon| no. 50 Ongoing public affairs program which features interviews with people from the world's political, social and economic hot spots. CONTENT: Lawrence Weschler, a staff writer for the New Yorker, discusses his research in Brazil and Uruguay into their history of torture, and how it is handled in the newly deocratized countries. He also discusses the U.S. media's overcoverage of activities in Eastern Europe, while Latin America is all but ignored. RECORDED: 1989.

Date Recorded on: 
1990.
Date Broadcast on: 
-0-
Item duration: 
1 reel (29 min.) : 7 1/2 ips., stereo.|28:00
Distributor: 
Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1990.
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