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On the passing of George W. Littlefield Professor Emeritus in American History Dr. Robert Alexander Divine on October 13, 2021, Professor H.W. Brands and Professor Mark Atwood Lawrence offer this remembrance. The Department of History at the University of Texas at Austin lost one of its true giants last Wednesday when Robert Divine, a preeminent […]
In this episode, Jeremi and Zachary talk with special guests, Dr. James Goldgeier and Dr. Joshua Shifrinson, about NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and discuss why the alliance exists, the roll it has played, and how we should think about the alliance’s future. Zachary sets the scene with his poem, “Transatlantic Elegy”. Guests James Goldgeier […]
In the current era of #StopAsianHate, there have been numerous conversations regarding the unique position occupied by Asian and Asian Americans in America’s wider ethnic and racial hierarchies. Importantly, these conversations have examined the origins of the so-called the ‘model minority’ myth. Esteemed Asian American historian Madeline Hsu incisively captures that history in The Good […]
IHS podcasts are a new podcast series initiated by the Institute for Historical Studies’ Director, Dr. Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra. They are paired with weekly workshops and are designed to foster discussion between graduate students and distinguished scholars in the field. Along with graduate students and guests, each episode features Dr. Cañizares-Esguerra and Ashley Garcia, a PhD […]
Institute for Historical Studies – Wednesday, September 22, 2021 Introducing the book Hungry for Revolution (University of California Press, June 2021) tells the story of how struggles over food fueled the rise and fall of Chile’s Popular Unity coalition and one of Latin America’s most expansive social welfare states. Reconstructing ties among workers, consumers, scientists, and […]
The latest interview in our NEP Conversations series focuses on Global Environmental History, a highly innovative, exciting and challenging course taught by Dr. Megan Raby. The course description is as follow: Global Environmental History explores how human societies and natural environments have shaped each other in world history. This semester, the course will focus on […]
The success of Not Even Past is made possible by a remarkable group of faculty and graduate student writers. Not Even Past Author Spotlights are designed to celebrate our most prolific authors by bringing together all of their published content across the site together on a single page. The focus is especially on work published by UT […]
From the editors: In 2021, Not Even Past launched a new collaboration with LLILAS Benson. Journey into the Archive: History from the Benson Latin American Collection celebrates the Benson’s centennial and highlights the center’s world-class holdings. The Benson Latin American Collection is a beacon for Latin Americanist scholars the world over. It has drawn researchers to examine […]
Fifty-one years ago this month, a momentous political event began in the South American country of Chile. For the first time in the Americas, and arguably the world, voters went to the ballot box and elected a government that was committed to forging a democratic path toward socialism. The Popular Unity (UP) coalition was comprised […]
Not Even Past is delighted to collaborate with the Institute for Historical Studies and its innovative Race and Caste research theme in 2021-2022. Under the leadership of a new Director Dr. Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra, the Alice Drysdale Sheffield Professor of History, the Institute’s program this year centers on the work of nine junior and advanced graduate […]