Lina Pinto-García
@linapintogarcia.bsky.social
www.linapinto.com Books: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/M/bo246494492.html, https://ediciones.uniandes.edu.co/gpd-marana-9789587989670-69c51fce2ed77.html
We're excited to announce the Interdisciplinary Workshop: Art and Brain Health (Aug. 12–13, Medellín, Colombia), funded by Connected Minds at York University. Program: acesse.one/vwhknsw Registration: acesse.one/m9izoxf @stsyorku.bsky.social @connectedminds.bsky.social
We’re excited to welcome Lina Pinto-García @linapintogarcia.bsky.social as our special guest speaker to discuss her recent book, Maraña: War and Disease in the Jungles of Colombia. Time: Thursday 28.05.2026 , 3 PM BST Location: Zoom (Link available after registration) forms.gle/cVADyb6F5Dmh...
Excited to share “Agrarian Counterpoint”, a piece Javier Lezaun (@oxford-anthro.bsky.social) and I have been working on for years—now out in American Ethnologist (open access). doi.org/10.1111/amet...
📖[Book Review] in Tapuya Vol. 8 Isabella Jaimes Rodríguez commends how Lina Pinto-García’s ( @linapintogarcia.bsky.social) Maraña reframes leishmaniasis as more-than-human war violence in Colombia, [1/2]
¡Maraña en español ya existe! Agradecida con Ediciones Uniandes, el ICANH, Alhena Caicedo y Mauricio Nieto por creer en el valor de esta publicación. Para el lanzamiento en la Feria del Libro de Bogotá tendré el gusto de conversar con @carlosguarnizo.bsky.social (3 de mayo, 4pm, Ediciones Uniandes).
Together with Denielle Elliott (@stsyorku.bsky.social), we’re organizing a workshop on brain health & art (Aug 12–14, Jardín Botánico de Medellín), supported by @connectedminds.bsky.social. Call for participation (deadline April 30) 👇 ENGLISH url-shortener.me/HLPP ESPAÑOL url-shortener.me/HLPZ
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A Christmas present I just received! 🎄❤️🎁 Thanks to @tapuya.org and Isabella Jaimes Rodríguez for such a generous reading of my book!
Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society@tapuya.org · 9mo ago🟨Just out! New Book Review ”Unpacking the maraña: leishmaniasis as human and more-than-human violence in Colombia's armed conflict and global health discourse”.🪢 By Isabella Jaimes Rodríguez 🖇Open Access doi.org/10.1080/25729861.2025.2569154 #BookReview #Maraña #LinaPinto #Tapuya8 #OpenAccess
Online Workshop: From Dissertation to Book Join me to explore how to turn a dissertation into a book. I’ll share the process behind "Maraña" and its upcoming Spanish edition, plus tips on pitching presses and navigating a book’s afterlife. @stsyorku.bsky.social Register tiny.cc/dissertation...
Excited to give a virtual talk at York University on Jan 28! Research with Colombia’s Neurosciences Group of Antioquia shows their care practices for families with Alzheimer’s may be even more crucial than their biomedical research. @stsyorku.bsky.social
Mañana interrumpo brevemente mi licencia de maternidad para estar en este evento en la Nacional. ¡Bienvenidxs! Gracias a Irene por recibir tetero y a Carolina Benavides, @alexisdegreiff.bsky.social y al Semillero AARCA-GI por la invitación.
What if harm reduction applied to drug production, not just drug use? Our new open access piece with Javier Lezaun calls for a radical reframing of health & justice for Colombia’s coca growers. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Extending public health framings of drug use to the health impacts of drug production: The case of coca growers in Northeastern Colombia
This article critically examines the absence of a public health approach to the well-being of coca leaf producers in Colombia, a group disproportionately affected by the War on Drugs. While harm re...
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Firmé contrato para la edición en español de mi libro "Maraña", que será publicado por Ediciones Uniandes y el Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia 🎉🎉🎉🥂 The Spanish edition of my book, "Maraña" is on its way! Huge thanks to Alhena Caicedo & Mauricio Nieto for their support.
Grateful to read others’ thoughts on my work—and to find, in their reflections, new angles on "Maraña" (@uchicagopress.bsky.social). Thanks to Tisha López (@prof-tish.bsky.social) for this generous review in Antipode (@antipodeonline.bsky.social). 🔗 antipodeonline.org/2025/09/08/m...
Maraña: War and Disease in the Jungles of Colombia - Antipode Online
Patricia J. Lopez (University of Washington) on Lina Pinto-García’s Maraña: War and Disease in the Jungles of Colombia Read Review
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Estamos a un mes del cierre de la convocatoria para páneles abiertos en la conferencia de ESOCITE 2026, donde las y los bogotanos de nacimiento y corazón tendremos el gusto de ser anfitrionxs. ¡Envíen sus propuestas! tinyurl.com/Esocite2026sp
Convocatoria a paneles abiertos
Las Jornadas ESOCITE 2026, se realizarán en la ciudad de Bogotá, entre el 24 y el 26 de Junio de 2026 y tienen por título, ¿Qué ciencias y tecnologías son posibles en medio de las crisis? Otros horizo...
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Thrilled to share I’ll be joining the Editorial Board of Science, Technology & Human Values (@sthv.bsky.social) for the next 3 years! Also helping spread the word: ST&HV’s STS School will take place at Seoul National University, June 22–25, 2026. Apply! www.sthvschool.org?fbclid=IwQ0x...
Science, Technology, & Human Values STS School
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Muy feliz con esta reseña sobre mi libro, "Maraña: War and Disease in the Jungles of Colombia", que @elespectador.com publicó el día de hoy. www.elespectador.com/salud/la-her...
📖 We had the chance to speak with Lina Pinto-García, author of the new book “ #Maraña: War and Disease in the Jungles of #Colombia.” In her work, Lina explores the entangled relationship between Colombia’s armed conflict and #CutaneousLeishmaniasis. youtube.com/shorts/zf5l8...
Meeting the Author of Maraña
YouTube video by Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)
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First glimpse of my new project! I’m beginning to write about the work I’m doing on early familial Alzheimer’s in Antioquia, Colombia. Here’s a short bilingual reflection—more to come soon! www.beautifulbrains.ca/post/the-bio...
The Biosocial Fabric of Alzheimer’s Research in Antioquia, Colombia
by Lina Pinto-GarcíaOne morning in June 2024, in the waiting room of the clinical area of Neurociencias, a woman and a man in their mid-40s sit quietly, waiting to be called by the health staff. Alici...
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¡HOY!
Lina Pinto-García@linapintogarcia.bsky.social · last yr.El jueves 22 de mayo a las 5 pm estaré lanzando MARAÑA (@uchicagopress.bsky.social), de modo presencial, en @uniandes.bsky.social. Mauricio Nieto será el moderador. Ana María Forero, Natalia Niño y Camila Rosas comentarán el texto. ¡Gracias al Biocore por su apoyo en la organización!
El jueves 22 de mayo a las 5 pm estaré lanzando MARAÑA (@uchicagopress.bsky.social), de modo presencial, en @uniandes.bsky.social. Mauricio Nieto será el moderador. Ana María Forero, Natalia Niño y Camila Rosas comentarán el texto. ¡Gracias al Biocore por su apoyo en la organización!
📜El Seminario Itinerante les invita a la presentación del libro "Maraña: War and Disease in the jungles of Colombia", con la autora @linapintogarcia.bsky.social acompañada de Juan Felipe Guevara Aristizábal y Miruna Achim. 📆28 de mayo, 10:00 hrs. + info en www.facebook.com/SeminarioItinerante
My book is officially here! It's not just a book—it's a beautiful piece of work, both to read and to hold. Huge thanks to @uchicagopress.bsky.social for making this dream a reality. I’m beyond excited to finally share it with you all! You can grab your copy here press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Una vez reprogramado el lanzamiento de MARAÑA en la Universidad Nacional, les confirmo que el evento será el LUNES 10 de MARZO a las 5 pm en el Salón Oval del Edificio de Posgrados, Facultad de Ciencias Humanas. 🚨Formulario de registro: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I’m excited to share my brand new personal website!🌐✨ Feel free to take a look and explore my work at www.linapinto.com. I’d love for you to check it out and hopefully find something that resonates with you! 🎉
🚨 Update: My book launch for "Maraña: War and Disease in the Jungles of Colombia" at @stsyorku.bsky.social (March 4, 10 AM EST) will now be fully virtual due to health reasons. Join us online—register here for the Zoom link: 🔗 www.eventbrite.ca/e/launch-of-... Looking forward to seeing you all!
Estreno Bluesky para contarles que en dos semanas será el lanzamiento presencial de mi libro, MARAÑA (Chicago Press), en la Universidad Nacional (febrero 17, 5pm). Evento moderado por Olga Restrepo y texto comentado por Juana Camacho, Stefan Pohl y Santiago Martínez. 🚨REGISTRO🚨 shorturl.at/gL1Wg
