In today’s episode, Steven welcomes Dr. Bill Cohoon to the podcast to talk about his article, “Los caminos borbónicos y el esfuerzo por mejorar la infraestructura de comunicaciones en el Perú, 1718-1809.” Along the way, they discuss the opportunities that come with teaching at the secondary level in a preparatory Read more…
Dr. Sarah Osten and Dr. Jurgen Buchenau joined Steven to discuss the first three years of Mexico’s Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s presidency and the recent midterm elections.
Dr. Joshua Frens-String discusses with Dustin his new book Hungry for Revolution: The Politics of Food and the Making of Modern Chile.
Dr. Mauro Caraccioli of Virginia Tech joined Steven to discuss his book entitled Writing the New World: The Politics of Natural History in the Early Spanish Empire, which examines the interplay of faith, nature, and empire in Colonial Spanish America and the natural histories produced by early modern Spanish missionaries Read more…
Dr. Michele McArdle Stephens joined Steven to discuss her book *In the Lands of Fire and Sun: Resistance and Accommodation in the Huichol Sierra, 1723–1930*. Link to her book: www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9780803288584/ Link to Intro / Outro: Huichol Musical – youtu.be/ABL1xc_oEtE
Smith College’s Dr. Javier Puente joined Steven to discuss the Peru’s presidential runoff election between Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori this past Sunday. Check out Javier’s article on Pedro Castillo from April – nacla.org/peru-elections-pedro-castillo Intro and Outro – Martina Portocarrero – Flor de la retama – Musica Ayacuchana – youtu.be/9k1QEZm3fw0
Historias Podcast · Historias 136 – State of the Field – Argentina from Dictatorship to Democracy 24 March 2021 marked the 45th anniversary of the coup that launched Argentina’s most violent period of military rule. From 1976-1983, the armed forces and their civilian allies ruled through terror. The dictatorship became Read more…
Dustin welcomed Dr. Thea Riofrancos, Associate Professor of Political Science at Providence College, onto the podcast to talk about her book, Resource Radicals: From Petro-Nationalism to Post-Extractivism in Ecuador. The two discuss social movements and the politics of resource extraction, especially on the left. They also consider the ongoing significance Read more…
Dr. Lina Britto of Northwestern University and Dr. Steven Taylor of Troy University joined Steven to discuss the ongoing social mobilizations and street protests across Colombia. Intro – Métricas Frías & Deejohend – Su Propia Medicina – youtu.be/xC7Sj06Ha6E Outro – Edson Velandia & Adriana Lizcano – Todo Regalao –youtu.be/0LLIkGUwIr4 Photo Caption: Read more…
In this week’s episode, Steven welcomes back to the program Dr. Juan José Ponce Vázquez, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Alabama and the winner of the 2021 Alfred B. Thomas Book Award from SECOLAS. The duo talk about the book, Islanders and Empire: Smuggling and Political Defiance Read more…