Syracuse University History Department

Our historians of Latin America, Professors Gladys McCormick and Denisa Jashari both attended the LASA 2026 conference in Paris last week. McCormick was awarded the Cline Book Prize in Mexican History for her recent book, The Last Door: A History of Torture in Mexico’s War Against Subversives. Jashari presented “The Urban Cancer: Social Workers, Architects, and the State during the Popular Front in Chile.” Congratulations 🎉!!

Professor Alan Allport’s Advance Britannia, now available in the UK in paperback, is named The Observer’s paperback of the week!

https://observer.co.uk/culture/books/article/paperback-of-the-week-advance-britannia-by-alan-allport?fbclid=IwdGRjcASNENJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe5V_RVcHSIWiMF_4AGKsFm0uJV3DtELvT7NLvdQKVyBAxKyyfwI9m65HizQM_aem_M1NYBq78Tp_ttGBHfpvaFg

Paperback of the week: Advance Britannia by Alan Allport This history of Britain’s role in the latter half of the second world war debunks myths with quotable aplomb

Congratulations to Professor Aaron Luedtke, whose article, “Mythologizing the White Man’s Friends: The Role of the ‘Good Indian’ in Chicago’s Early History,” has appeared in the latest edition of the journal, Ethnohistory!

Professor Denisa Jashari, our History Department’s assistant professor in Latin American History, recently gave her public lecture, “Democracy in Chile,” at our local Liverpool Public Library’s “The Warm Mug Historians” series! Her May talk explored how Salvador Allende’s democratically elected government in Chile became entangled in Cold War tensions, culminating in a CIA-backed coup in 1973. It also discussed the seventeen year long civil-military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. The talk highlighted the vibrant domestic resistance, international pressures, and 1988 plebiscite that led to Chile’s transition back to democratic governance.

Tea, coffee, hot chocolate, and mug were provided at this Warm Mug Historians talk!

Check out this opportunity to apply for a paid translator position through PARCC. The deadline is only a couple of days away! Apply now!

Congratulations to PhD student Tianyu Cheng, who has received a prestigious grant award for the upcoming academic year from the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for his research: 賭徒「守則」：十八世紀中國的賭博、法律與暴力互動關係研究 (The Gambler's Code: Gambling, Law and Violence in Eighteenth-Century China)!!

Mark your calendars for this event featuring our very own Professor Britt Tevis!

Congratulations class of 2026! We are so very proud of our History undergraduate seniors and their accomplishments. You did it 🎊🎉!!

Several senior History majors were recognized for their academic excellence and contributions to the department at our annual History Undergraduate Awards Ceremony!! Congratulations to all!!!🍊

Please join us in congratulating and celebrating the History Department’s newly graduated PhDs, Dr. Semaj Campbell-Blakes, Dr. Alex Vazquez, and Dr. Sarah Stegeman (pictured with History Department Director of Graduate Studies Andrew Cohen and Associate Dean Gladys McCormick at the Graduate Doctoral Hooding Ceremony today)! We are so very proud of your accomplishments, dedication, and contributions!! 🎓