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Esta será la carátula de la edición en español de Maraña. Se da el lujo de llevar una mosca artillada, nacida de la creatividad desbordante y el compromiso político de #DjLu, artista urbano bogotano. Gracias a Ediciones Uniandes y al #ICANH por hacer de esta publicación una realidad muy cercana.

05.02.2026 16:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A Christmas present I just received! 🎄❤️🎁
Thanks to @tapuya.org and Isabella Jaimes Rodríguez for such a generous reading of my book!

24.12.2025 17:14 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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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...

11.12.2025 16:25 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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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

19.11.2025 18:13 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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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.

28.10.2025 13:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Also grateful to @karilancaster.bsky.social & Nancy Campbell—whose 2024 4S panel sparked these ideas—and to the "Thinking with Drugs" workshop team: Kari, Fay Dennis, Kiran Pienaar & Renae Fomiatti, for the space to develop them.

26.09.2025 13:01 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Grateful to our Diseased Landscapes team (@dianaojeda.bsky.social, Ann Kelly, Juan Camilo Montoya, Alejandro Cañizares), our fieldwork collaborators in Catatumbo, generous reviewers, and the @britishacademy.bsky.social for support.

26.09.2025 13:01 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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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...

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....

26.09.2025 13:01 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Huge congratulations!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

15.09.2025 01:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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.

12.09.2025 19:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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

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...

09.09.2025 19:01 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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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...

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

31.07.2025 14:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Science, Technology, & Human Values STS School

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...

28.07.2025 19:47 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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...

05.07.2025 20:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Meeting the Author of Maraña
Meeting the Author of Maraña YouTube video by Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)

📖 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...

03.07.2025 12:49 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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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...

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...

13.06.2025 19:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

¡HOY!

22.05.2025 17:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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!

15.05.2025 15:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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📜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

14.05.2025 16:04 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you so much, Christos!!!

25.03.2025 20:45 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you ❤️🥰

20.03.2025 20:18 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Special shoutout to my amazing editor, Karen Darling, and editorial associate Fabiola Enríquez for their incredible support throughout this journey!

20.03.2025 17:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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...

20.03.2025 17:34 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 2
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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...

05.03.2025 16:51 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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! 🎉

04.03.2025 20:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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🚨 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!

27.02.2025 14:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Maraña Delves into the relationship between war and disease, focusing on Colombian armed conflict and the skin disease known as cutaneous leishmaniasis.   Cutaneous leishmaniasis, transmitted by female sandf...

Código del 30% de descuento para preordenar el libro en press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...: UCPNEW

03.02.2025 12:37 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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

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