Angela Diaz

Angela Diaz is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Illinois, affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Her research focuses on Caribbean history, imperialism, colonialism, post-colonialism, and modern U.S. history with a specific emphasis on the Gulf South region. She holds a Ph.D. and has published extensively on topics including American imperialism, territorial expansion, and race-making processes in the Civil War era.

Her recent work includes A Continuous State of War (2024), analyzing empire-building and racial dynamics in the Gulf South, and critical reviews of works on U.S. southern identity and the Mexican-American War. Diaz's research highlights understudied regions and communities in the context of broader imperial and national narratives.

Publications span monographs, edited volumes, and peer-reviewed articles in journals like The Florida Historical Quarterly and Civil War History. She actively engages in academic discourse through book reviews addressing transnational and gendered aspects of historical events.