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Eric Van Young is a distinguished Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), specializing in colonial and 19th-century Latin American history, particularly Mexico. He has held significant roles, including Chair of the Department of History (2000-2004) and Interim Dean of the Division of Arts and Humanities (2007-2008). His research focuses on rural history, peasant movements, cultural history, and biographical studies of key figures like Lucas Alaman. He earned his B.A. from the University of Chicago (1967), M.A. and Ph.D. from UC Berkeley (1968, 1978). Education: B.A. (University of Chicago), M.A. & Ph.D. (UC Berkeley) Roles: Professor of History, Department Chair, Interim Dean His research explores Mexico’s colonial and early national periods, emphasizing rural economic structures, popular rebellions, and the intersections of culture and politics. Current projects include a biography of Lucas Alaman and a synthetic history of Mexico (1750-1850). He has authored numerous books, including Writing Mexican History (2012) and The Other Rebellion (2001), alongside over 100 articles. His work bridges economic and cultural historiography, offering critical insights into regional dynamics and the construction of national identity. Van Young’s scholarly contributions include editorial roles for journals and book series, as well as extensive peer review for academic publishers. His interdisciplinary approach addresses themes like messianic movements, state formation, and the legacy of colonial institutions in modern Mexico.

• Colonial Latin American History
• 19th-Century Mexican History
• Rural History
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Emilio Sauri is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Massachusetts Boston. His expertise spans American literature, Latin American literature, critical theory, and photography, with a focus on literature’s relationship to the global economy from the 19th to 21st centuries. PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago BA, Northwestern University Sauri's research examines literature and visual art in the context of globalization, capitalism, and cultural theory. He is currently working on a monograph titled *Imperial Decay: Literature, Autonomy and the End of Modernization in the Americas* (under contract with Northwestern University Press). His prior editorial work includes co-editing *Literature and the Global Contemporary* (Palgrave, 2017) and *Literary Materialisms* (Palgrave, 2013), alongside a special issue of *nonsite* on Latin American literature and theory. His recent publications explore intersections of literature with global capitalism, materialism, and postmodernism, often analyzing Latin American and U.S. texts. Notable topics include the labor of the novel, economic value in contemporary Mexican fiction, and critiques of modernization in Bolaño’s works. Fulbright Fellow, University of São Paulo, Brazil, 2018 Sauri has served on the Executive Committee of the Faculty Staff Union (2018–2020) and co-founded the Literary Theory Reading Group. He has taught courses such as *Post-1945 American Literature*, *Literature and the Political Imagination*, and graduate seminars on literary theory and critical methods.

• American Literature
• Latin American Literature
• Critical Theory
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Dr. Joshua Savala is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), part of the College of Liberal Arts. He holds a PhD from Cornell University (2019) and previously taught at Rollins College in Florida. His research focuses on Latin American social movements, transnational histories of the Pacific, and labor solidarity in the Andean and Southern Cone regions. Key areas of expertise include maritime workers, anarchism, public health epidemics, and border studies. Education: PhD in History, Cornell University (2019) MA in History, Cornell University (2015) MA in History, Tufts University (2012) BA in History and Sociology, University of California, Davis (2007) Research Interests: His groundbreaking work examines collaborative relationships between Peruvians and Chileans in the 19th and early 20th centuries, including studies on cholera epidemics, anarchist networks, and cross-border solidarity. Recent projects investigate cooperative urban planning on the U.S.-Mexico border and disaster responses in Valparaíso. Publications: Includes the award-winning book Beyond Patriotic Phobias (2022) and articles in Hispanic American Historical Review and Journal of Social History . His Spanish translation Más allá de la guerra (2024) is a binational publication with universities in Peru and Chile. Awards: Best Book (Social Sciences) on the Southern Cone (Honorable Mention), 2023 Flora Tristán Book Prize (Honorable Mention), 2023 José María Arguedas Prize, 2020 Teaching: Teaches courses on Modern Latin America, Pacific World histories, and borderland studies. Recent courses include Studies in Latin American History and South America Since 1810 . Labs/Teams: Engaged with UTEP's Borderlands Digital Humanities Center and the Institute of Oral History, emphasizing collaborative interdisciplinary projects.

• Latin American History
• Pacific World Studies
• Social Movements
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Carlos Jáuregui is Professor of Spanish at the University of Notre Dame, with concurrent appointments in Anthropology and faculty fellowships at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies and Institute of Latino Studies. His research focuses on colonial Latin American cultural studies, biopolitics, and visual culture, bridging literary analysis with historical anthropology. Education includes: Ph.D. Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of Pittsburgh (2001) Graduate Certificate in Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh (2000) M.A. Spanish American Literature, West Virginia University (1997) Law Degree, Universidad Externado de Colombia (1993) Research explores colonial power dynamics through frameworks like biopolitics and postcolonial theory, examining how historical narratives conceal violence while invoking spectral 'returns' of suppressed alterity. Recent work analyzes visual sovereignty in revolutionary iconography (e.g., Emiliano Zapata) and theological justifications of Spanish colonialism. Publications consistently engage with paradoxes of memory, resistance, and representation across 500 years of Latin American cultural production. Awards highlight transnational recognition: 2024 Emiliano Zapata Catedra distinction 2023 Dolores Huerta Book Award Premio Casa de las Américas (2005) Multiple Fulbright and NEH fellowships Advising includes doctoral students now faculty at University of Florida, Concordia College, Carleton College, and Furman University. Current book projects examine colonial renegades in Yucatán and monumental forgetting of Hernán Cortés in Mexico (1524-2024).

• Colonial Studies
• Biopolitics
• Latin American Cultural Studies
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Peter C. Caldwell is the Samuel G. McCann Professor of History at Rice University and Director of the Program in Politics, Law, and Social Thought. He specializes in modern European history with a focus on Germany, constitutionalism, welfare state development, and political thought. His research spans Weimar Republic legal crises, postwar West Germany, and 19th/20th-century intellectual movements. Education: PhD (1993), MA (1989), and BA (1987) from Cornell University, New York University. Awards include the George R. Brown Award for Teaching (2016) and Humboldt Fellowship. He has authored/co-authored major works like Democracy, Capitalism, and the Welfare State (2019) and Germany Since 1945 (2018, 2023 revision). Teaching focuses on European political history, comparative welfare states, and 19th-century political thought. Current research examines democratic rhetoric in contemporary Mexican politics and authoritarian constitutionalism. Advised over a dozen undergraduate theses on topics ranging from Weimar Republic legal theory to Cold War historiography. Publications span German constitutional history, Cold War dynamics, and East German politics. His work bridges legal, economic, and cultural dimensions of modern European history with interdisciplinary approaches to political theory.

• Modern Europe
• Modern Germany
• History of Public Law and Political Thought
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Lady Rojas Benavente is an Associate Professor in the Department of Classics, Modern Languages and Linguistics at Concordia University, where she has been teaching since her appointment as Assistant Professor in 1996, with promotion to Associate Professor in May 2003. Prior to joining Concordia, she served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa and as a lecturer at the Faculty of Education at The University of Western Ontario, where she taught second language methodology, French and Spanish. Dr. Rojas Benavente received her PhD in Hispanic Literature from the University Laval in 1991, following an MA in Spanish Literatures (Cum Laude, 1985) and BA in History and Spanish (1983), both from the University of Ottawa. She also holds a Diploma qualifying as a Secondary School teacher specializing in Spanish Language and Literature, Psychology and Philosophy from the National Pedagogic University of Women in Lima, Peru (Cum Laude, 1968). Her research focuses on Critical Feminism in Peruvian & Latin-American Women Writers, with special emphasis on contemporary Peruvian and Mexican narrative, drama, poetry and essay. Her work encompasses Cultural Studies and Literary and Critical Theories, Latin American History, Post-colonialism, Human Rights, Women Studies, Feminist Theories, Gender Issues, Latin America Black History, Indigenous and Minorities Studies, and Comparative Studies in Education. She has published nine books (two poetry collections and seven critical interpretations) and over 50 refereed papers in Latin American Women's literary work, particularly focusing on Peruvian and Mexican authors. Dr. Rojas Benavente's scholarly output demonstrates consistent engagement with themes of gender, ethnicity, and power structures in Latin American literature. Her recent publications explore the works of contemporary Peruvian women writers, examining how they address issues of violence, racism, and gender in post-independence national contexts. Her research trajectory reveals a deepening focus on decolonial perspectives, indigenous resistance, and the intersection of gender with other social categories. Hispanic Literary and Cultural Institute's Honor Diploma (2010) Publication Award from the University of New Brunswick for the Anthology, Constructing Memory: Latino-Canadian Women Writers in the New Millennium Recognition by Mouvement Desjardins in celebration of International Women's Day (2008) As president of the Society for Literary Criticism of Spanish American Women Writers' work (CCLEH), Dr. Rojas Benavente has facilitated connections between Concordia colleagues, local artists, international writers, and the Latino-Montreal community. She serves on the editorial boards of Alba de America, a literary magazine from the United States, and Voces, a Peruvian cultural magazine. Her leadership extends to organizing numerous conferences on Latin American women writers across Canada, Latin America, and Montreal, including multiple meetings of Hispano-Canadian Women Writers and events commemorating significant figures in Latin American literature.

• Critical Feminism
• Peruvian Women Writers
• Latin American Women's Literature
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Joel Wolfe is a Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, based in Herter Hall. He holds a B.S. from Georgetown University, an M.A. in Latin American Studies from the University of New Mexico, and a Ph.D. in History from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research focuses on modern Brazil, Latin American history, and the cultural and political history of baseball and football. Wolfe is the author of three books, including *Working Women, Working Men* (1993) and *Autos and Progress* (2010), with his latest work *Brazil* (2023) examining national history. He is currently writing a book on the history of American football and a project on inter-American trade and culture in the 1920s. Wolfe’s teaching includes courses on modern Latin America, Brazilian history, and the history of baseball and football. His awards include the George R. Brown Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Rice University, 2003–2005) and the Residential First Year Experience Student Choice Award at UMass Amherst. His research integrates themes of labor, modernization, and transnational connections, with a focus on Brazil’s industrialization, populism, and cultural identity. His work bridges economic, social, and cultural history, often exploring how technology, politics, and everyday life shape national narratives. Ongoing projects emphasize the intersection of sport, national identity, and globalization in Latin America and the U.S.

• History of Latin America
• Modern Brazil
• History of Baseball and Football
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Carsten-Andreas Schulz serves as Associate Professor in International Relations at the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), University of Cambridge, and is a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College. Previously, he taught at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and received his DPhil from Nuffield College, University of Oxford. His research centers on Latin America's historical and contemporary contributions to international order, with specific focus on 19th century Mexican resistance to European imperial projects. Schulz examines how Mexican liberals under Benito Juárez articulated a republican vision of international relations emphasizing popular sovereignty, sovereign equality, and non-intervention—principles that continue to resonate in Global South perspectives today. His recent work analyzes Mexico's 1860s resistance to French-imposed Emperor Maximilian as a foundational challenge to Eurocentric international order, revealing alternative frameworks for global governance that prioritize non-domination and republican fraternity. This research appears in top journals including American Political Science Review and International Organization . Scientific Awards & Funding: AHRC Grant AH/V006622 (2021-2025) for research on Latin America's role in shaping 19th-century international order Fondecyt Grant 11170185 (2017-2019) Schulz actively engages in research supervision and collaboration, with current projects examining peripheral contributions to international order formation. His work bridges historical analysis with contemporary debates about multilateralism and global governance legitimacy.

• International Relations
• Latin American Politics
• 19th Century International Order
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Tom McDonough is a Professor of Art History at Binghamton University, specializing in modern and contemporary art with a focus on avant-garde movements, particularly the Situationist International. His research explores intersections between art, politics, and social movements in postwar Europe. He holds degrees from Rutgers University (BA), New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts (MA, PhD), and has taught at Harvard University and UC Berkeley. Education: Bachelor’s Degree: Rutgers University MA and PhD: Institute of Fine Arts, New York University His research interests include postwar European avant-gardes, postwar French architectural history, and contemporary Black American art. Key publications include "The Beautiful Language of My Century" and edited volumes on the Situationist International and urban theory. McDonough received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship (2024) and has held fellowships at institutions such as the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and the Académie de France à Rome/Villa Medici. Teaching focuses include 19th-century Parisian art, Black Monument sculptors, and film theory. His work bridges art criticism with broader socio-political analysis, emphasizing radical artistic movements’ societal impacts.

• Modern and Contemporary Art
• Avant-Garde Movements
• Art and Politics
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James Mahoney is the Gordon Fulcher Professor of Decision-Making, Professor of Sociology, and Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University. His work focuses on comparative-historical analysis, political development in Latin America, and methodological innovations in social sciences. He has authored and edited influential books such as Advances in Comparative-Historical Analysis (2015) and A Tale of Two Cultures: Qualitative and Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences (2012). Mahoney has held leadership roles including President of the Qualitative and Multi-Method Research Section at APSA and Chair of Sociology at Northwestern. His research has received multiple awards from ASA and APSA for methodological contributions and his book Colonialism and Postcolonial Development earned six major awards. His teaching includes courses like Comparative Historical Analysis and Global Development . Mahoney advocates for methodological pluralism, emphasizing integration of qualitative and quantitative approaches. His recent work examines historical institutionalism, Latin American political trajectories, and causal mechanisms in social science explanations. He has also contributed to debates on process tracing and set-theoretic methods in comparative research. Key areas of study include colonial legacies, state formation, and constitutional evolution in Latin America. Mahoney’s interdisciplinary approach bridges sociology, political science, and historical analysis, producing foundational texts for graduate and undergraduate education in social sciences.

• Comparative Sociology
• Political Development
• Methodology
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María del Pilar Blanco is a Professor of Spanish American and Comparative Literature at the University of Oxford, where she is also a Fellow and Tutor at Trinity College and Associate Lecturer at Worcester College. Her research intersects Spanish American literature with comparative frameworks, focusing on literature and science, spectrality, landscape, and transnational literary exchanges. Research explores popular science writing in late 19th-early 20th century Spanish American periodicals Current book project: Modernist Laboratories: Science and the Poetics of Progress in Fin-de-Siècle Spanish America (Oxford University Press) Supervision interests: literature/science intersections, spectrality, comparative projects on hemispheric American literature Key awards include the British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship (2017-18) and the Ray and Pat Browne Award (2010). Her publications span spectral theory, modernist studies, Latinx literature, and scientific modernity in Latin America.

• Spanish American Literature
• Comparative Literature
• Literature and Science
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Dr. Roseli Rojo is an Assistant Professor at the State University of New York at Oswego in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, specializing in Caribbean Studies and Spanish. Her research examines the agency of women and Afro-descendants in colonial Latin America and the Spanish Caribbean, with a focus on historical narratives, cultural production, and intersectional analysis. Education: Ph.D. in Spanish Literature and Culture, Rutgers University (2021); M.A. in Latin American Studies, National Autonomous University of Mexico (2016); B.A. in Hispanic and Classical Literature, University of Havana (2013) Her scholarly work spans colonial Havana urbanization, gendered representations in Caribbean literature, and environmental intersections with race and power. Recent publications analyze topics like 19th-century Cuban railroads, hysteria as a culture-bound syndrome, and Afro-Caribbean resilience narratives. Dr. Rojo’s research has earned recognition through fellowships such as the PRODiG Postdoctoral Fellowship (2022-2024) and the Goizueta Foundation Graduate Fellowship (2018). She has contributed to journals like Hispanic Review , Latin American Theatre Review , and Decimonónica , alongside book chapters published by Routledge and Hypermedia Press. Professional Experience: Assistant Professor at Jacksonville State University (2021-2022), Instructor at Rutgers University (2016-2021), Assistant Professor at University of Arts, Cuba (2013-2014)

• Caribbean Studies
• Colonial Literature
• Gender and Race Studies
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Fay Yarbrough is the Senior Associate Dean of Faculty and Graduate Programs and William Gaines Twyman Professor of History at Rice University's School of Humanities. She specializes in 19th-century Native populations of the U.S. Southeast and Indian Territory, focusing on Indigenous-African diaspora interactions. Her research examines tribal sovereignty, race formation, and gender through legal frameworks and colonial dynamics. Education: PhD (Emory University), MA (Emory University), BA (Rice University). Teaches courses on Civil War history, Native history, African American history, and gender studies. Key works include Race and the Cherokee Nation (2008), Choctaw Confederates (2021), and co-edited Gender and Sexuality in the Indigenous Americas (2011). Explores topics like Cherokee marriage laws, Choctaw Civil War participation, and colonial gender manipulation. Affiliated with Rice's Center for the Study of Women, Gender & Sexuality and Center for African & African American Studies. Active in promoting interdisciplinary research on race, Indigenous sovereignty, and gender in historical contexts.

• American Indian History
• African American History
• Southern History
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Mauricio Tenorio Trillo serves as the Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor of History at the University of Chicago and the College, while maintaining an affiliation as Profesor afiliado at Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) in Mexico City. With over two decades of scholarly work including thirteen years at Chicago, he remains actively engaged in research as evidenced by his upcoming research leave for Autumn 2025 and Winter 2026. Tenorio earned his PhD from Stanford University in 1992, establishing a foundation for his interdisciplinary approach that bridges historical methodology with linguistic analysis and urban studies. His academic trajectory demonstrates consistent engagement with Mexican and Latin American historical narratives across institutional contexts. Professor Tenorio's research explores the intricate relationships between language and historical understanding, urban development and national identity formation, and the conceptual frameworks that shape regional perceptions. His work critically examines how historical narratives are constructed, with particular focus on Mexico City's evolution and the conceptual construction of Latin America as a region. Recent scholarship increasingly addresses historical memory, monument culture, and the politics of historical representation, reflecting his evolving intellectual trajectory while maintaining core methodological commitments. Analyzing his publication trends reveals Tenorio's sustained commitment to conceptual history and the deconstruction of regional identities. His scholarship consistently demonstrates how historical narratives shape contemporary understandings of place and culture, with language serving as both medium and subject of historical inquiry. The interdisciplinary nature of his work bridges history with linguistics, urban anthropology, and cultural studies, creating a distinctive methodological approach that has influenced multiple fields. Professor Tenorio's scholarly contributions have been recognized through several prestigious awards: Honorary Mention for The Bolton-Johnson Prize from the American Historical Association (2013) Spiro Kostof Book Award from the Society of Architectural Historians (2015) Gordon J. Laing Prize from The University of Chicago Press (2015) Quantrell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (2019) While specific details about current advising relationships aren't prominently featured, Tenorio's collaborative work such as 'El Porfiriato: Una propuesta y un balance' with Aurora Gómez demonstrates scholarly partnership. His extensive publication record and teaching recognition suggest significant student mentorship, with his work appearing in numerous academic journals and receiving translations that extend his scholarly impact beyond English-language academia. Professor Tenorio operates within a robust transnational scholarly network connecting the University of Chicago with Mexican academic institutions, particularly CIDE. This binational academic presence enables him to bridge North American and Latin American intellectual traditions, creating a distinctive conceptual space that informs his research on historical narratives and regional identity formation. His work exemplifies how transnational scholarly engagement can produce innovative historical methodologies and conceptual frameworks.

• Cultural History
• Latin American Studies
• International History
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Dr Hector Gutierrez Rufrancos is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Stirling School of Management , where he serves as the Undergraduate Economics Programme Director, PhD Convenor, and Summer School Director for the Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics (SGPE). He is also a Research Fellow at the Global Labor Organization . Education: PhD in Economics (2017), University of Sussex MSc in Development Economics (2010), University of Sussex BA in Economics with Development Studies (2009), University of Sussex His research focuses on the interplay between policy, institutions, and individual well-being, particularly in the context of living standards, inequality, and informality. Key areas include: Living Standards & Well-being: Historical analysis of nutrition, poverty, and inequality (19th–20th centuries) in Britain, Europe, and the USA. Institutions & Political Economy: Studies on unions in Mexico, geopolitical risk spillovers, and informal economies in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. Methodological Expertise: Applied econometric techniques such as causal inference, instrumental variables (IV), regression discontinuity design (RDD), and differences-in-differences (DiD). His recent publications address topics like pollution’s effect on labor supply, informality’s impact on welfare, and historical inequality patterns. He emphasizes empirical rigor in both research and teaching, offering workshops in Stata programming, LaTeX, and causal inference methods. Academic Service: Organized SGPE Summer Schools (2022–present), co-directed SGPE PhD programs (2022–2023), and coordinates MSc dissertations. He actively presents at conferences including the Scottish Economic Society, Royal Economic Association, and UNU-WIDER seminars.

• Economics
• Political Economy
• Labour Economics
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