Kyle E. Harvey

Kyle E. Harvey is an Assistant Professor of History at Western Carolina University (WCU), part of the College of Arts and Sciences. He specializes in Latin American history, with research focusing on the intersection of social history, historical geography, technology, environment, and political economy. His work examines themes such as borderlands, railroads, and fiscal policy in 19th- and 20th-century Latin America.

Education:

• PhD in History, Cornell University
• Undergraduate degree in History (institution unspecified)

Research Highlights:

• Book: In Place of Mobility: Railroads, Rebels, and Migrants in an Argentine-Chilean Borderland (UNC Press, 2024), analyzing 19th-century border dynamics between Argentina and Chile.
• Second project: Examines Latin American fiscal policy from the 19th century to the Great Depression, focusing on economic value, spatialization of state finances, and societal responses.

Awards & Support: Research supported by the Social Science Research Council and Fulbright grants.

Teaching: Courses include colonial/modern Latin American history, inter-American relations, revolutionary Latin America, and the history of capitalism.