Karen Racine

Karen Racine is a Full Professor of History at the University of Guelph, Canada, affiliated with the College of Arts. She holds roles as Commissioning Editor for the Atlantic Crossings book series and member of research clusters in Argentina and Brazil. Her academic journey includes visiting scholarships at Oxford University and the John Carter Brown Library. Racine specializes in 18th-19th century Latin American history, focusing on British cultural influence, transatlantic networks, and national identity formation during independence movements.

Education: Ph.D. (Tulane University), M.A. (Tulane University), B.A. (University of Saskatchewan). Research interests include the role of travel, exile, and transnational actors like Robert Southey and Francisco Xavier Mina. She is completing books on London's Spanish American community and Latin American independence in a global context.

Publications span monographs and edited volumes on independence figures, Atlantic World dynamics, and British cultural impact. Recent articles address topics like Iturbide's exile, Cromwell's influence, and educational systems in post-independence regions. Awards include the UGFA Distinguished Professor Award (2015) and a Legacy Research Fellowship (2024).

Racine's work bridges historical narratives and cultural analysis, emphasizing transnational exchanges. She has supervised research grants including SSHRC funding and Mellon fellowships, and collaborates with international institutions like the Universidad de San Andrés (Argentina) and the Programa en Historia de la Universidad de Tarapacá (Chile).