Carlos Dimas, Nicole Pacino, and Glen Kuecker joined Steven Hyland to discuss epidemic diseases in historical context and how the past can help us understand living in the moment of pandemic. They also explore what it means to live in a moment of transition; in a world that no longer Read more…
Dr. Christoph Rosenmüller has won the 2020 Alfred B. Thomas Book Award for his book Corruption and Justice in Colonial Mexico, 1650–1755. The Alfred B. Thomas Award is awarded annually for the best book on a Latin American subject published by a SECOLAS member in the previous year. Congratulations Christoph.
In a Historias episode featuring two Texans, David McKenzie joined Steven for a wide-ranging conversation about working in public history, his research on U.S. citizens in Mexico during the mid-nineteenth century, commercial power, and balancing the demands of writing a doctoral dissertation with those of a day job. Follow David Read more…
Amelia Frank-Vitale and John Doering-White joined Lily Pearl Balloffet to discuss their research and public engagement on Central American migration. Check out the following writings from Amelia and John: Amelia Frank-Vitale, “The Caravan is Honduras: Hope and Death at the Border” (2019) Amelia Frank-Vitale, “You want to see a real Read more…
Dr. Khristin Landry Montes, assistant professor of Art History at Cornell College, and Paula Karger, doctoral candidate in comparative literature at the University of Toronto, join Steven Hyland for the first of two deep dives on the Maya. The discussion centers on Mayan cultural forms, including cosmology and origin stories, and Read more…
Dr. Casey Lurtz of Johns Hopkins University joined Jackie and Carlos to talk about her book From the Grounds Up: Building an Export Economy in Southern Mexico.
Dr. Corinna Zeltsman of Georgia Southern University talked with Jackie Sumner about print culture in nineteenth century Mexico, the joys of teaching, paths for graduate students, and paper.
Jayson Porter joins Carlos to discuss his research on the intersection of political economy and agricultural sciences that led to the Green Revolution in Mexico. They also discuss the utility and opportunities of social media and the wide variety of maps and the information they communicate. “Growing Pains: Pest Control Read more…
Drs. Rita Palacios and Paul Worley joined Steven to discuss their new book entitled Unwriting Maya Literature: Ts’íib as Recorded Knowledge. This episode is the first in an occasional series on the Maya.
Dr. Stephen Neufeld joined Renata and Steven to discuss his award-winning book The Blood Contingent: The Military and the Making of Modern Mexico.