Caleb Richardson

Caleb Richardson is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of History at the University of New Mexico (UNM). He holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and specializes in Modern British and Irish Cultural History, the Irish Diaspora, War and Society, and related interdisciplinary fields. His current research explores the Fenian invasions of Canada in the 1860s and the post-independence fate of Anglo-Irish communities. Richardson teaches courses on modern and early modern Irish and British history, historiography, diaspora studies, and Western Civilization.

• Education: Ph.D., Stanford University

His research interests include class, empire, politics, and race, with a focus on frontiers and borderlands. Richardson is the Honors Advisor for UNM’s History Department, Secretary-Treasurer of the American Conference on Irish Studies-West, faculty sponsor of the UNM Historical Society, and director of the UNM History Department Colloquium. His work has been published in journals like New Hibernia Review, Siar, and Stanford Magazine, and he frequently presents at academic and community events.

His publications analyze topics such as the cultural debates of mid-20th century Ireland, media’s role in shaping Anglo-Irish identity, and the sociocultural impact of the Celtic Tiger era. Richardson’s scholarship bridges historical analysis with public engagement, reflecting his commitment to interdisciplinary and community-focused research.