The Past and Present of US Imperialism: Lessons from Latin America + Beyond (With Matt Kennard)

“Matt Kennard’s perceptive direct reporting and analysis of policy exposes 'the racket' that dominates much of global society.” - Noam Chomsky

Alborada and Peter Watt (University of Sheffield) host a discussion by author and investigative journalist Matt Kennard. Kennard will be in Sheffield to discuss his latest book, The Racket: A Rogue Reporter vs The American Empire (Bloomsbury, 2024). We will explore the lessons for progressives of Latin America's political history and those resisting US imperialism in the region and beyond.

The discussion will be followed by a book signing. Books will be available to buy on the night.

Matt Kennard is former Head of Investigations at Declassified UK. He was a fellow and then director at the Centre for Investigative Journalism in London. He is the author of Irregular Army (Verso, 2012) and The Racket (Zed Books, 2015) and the co-author, with Clare Provost, of Silent Coup (Bloomsbury, 2023).

Dr Peter Watt is a senior lecturer at the University of Sheffield. He is also the host of the Alborada podcast 'The Americas Uncovered'. 

The event will be introduced by Pablo Navarrete, founding editor of Alborada and director of Alborada Films. He is a documentary filmmaker and video journalist focusing on Latin America.

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Venue: 

@The Lescar (The Front Room), 303 Sharrow Vale Rd, Sharrow, Sheffield S11 8ZF

Door open at 5.45pm / event runs from 6pm to 7.15pm and includes a Q&A with the audience / book signing until 8pm.

We will also have an Alborada stall with our t-shirts, mugs, prints and hoodies as well as DVDs and books. You can visit our online shop here.

TICKETS: £3 concession, £4 low-waged, £5 waged £7 solidarity

**Event organised by the University of Sheffield in association with Alborada

Supported by Chile Solidarity Network (CSN) and Sheffield Left