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Jaime Pensado is Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame's College of Arts and Letters, where he has served since Fall 2008. He holds dual appointments as Fellow of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies and Director of the Mexico Working Group, demonstrating deep institutional integration.
- BA/MA: Latin American Studies, California State University, Los Angeles
- PhD: History, University of Chicago (2008)
His research pioneers intersections of Mexican student politics, youth culture, and Cold War dynamics, with particular focus on Catholic activism's dual role in state repression and countercultural movements. Work spans the 'long sixties' into the 1970s, analyzing how conservative and progressive church sectors responded to university unrest following the Cuban Revolution. Current projects examine youth activism through film archives, extending his signature transnational approach.
Analysis of Pensado's 15 most recent publications reveals consistent emphasis on religious-political entanglements in Mexican student movements, with increasing methodological sophistication in comparative frameworks (Mexico-Uruguay-Brazil) and interdisciplinary lenses (film studies, memory studies). His keyword evolution shows deepening engagement with repression mechanisms, Catholic institutional politics, and transnational youth networks.
- Mexico History Book Prize (2014) for Rebel Mexico
- Kellogg Institute Undergraduate Mentoring Award (2010-11)
Pensado's mentoring excellence is evidenced by the Kellogg mentoring award and recurring undergraduate engagement through the Mexico Working Group. His research is sustained by significant Kellogg Institute grants including the 2023-24 'Pax Romana and Latin American Student Activism' project and multiple working group awards since 2014-15. These fund archival research on Catholic student radicalization and comparative repression studies.
As Director of the Mexico Working Group, Pensado leads a vibrant research collective hosting events like the 2023 'Forced Disappearances' session with Guillermo Trejo and the 2024 'Love and Despair' book launch. This team functions as Notre Dame's hub for contemporary Mexican historical scholarship, connecting faculty, graduate students, and visiting scholars through regular seminars and collaborative projects.
