The possibilities we can imagine for ourselves are determined by the possibilities shown to us.

The scene was set: Nearly 3000 alumnae had flown in to attend the college’s Election Night party, glass ceiling cupcakes had been ordered and students were decked out in suffragette costumes (and planning on purchasing “Wellesley in the White House” sweatshirts the next morning). As a recent alumna of Wellesley…

Once a month, near the bustling Baquedano metro station, 14 publishing presses gather together in the quiet Café Literario in Parque Bustamante. One might suspect that they are discussing marketing strategies, launching books, or comparing changes in the book economy. …

Walking through the barrio universitario in Santiago this week, I spotted dozens of new, colorful posters alongside the older, worn student protest banners. Protest art is far from uncommon in the neighborhood surrounding the University of Chile — students have spent most of the past two months on strike protesting…