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Year in Review – Academic year 2021-2022

May 10, 2022

Year in Review - Fall 2021/Spring 2022

It’s been another busy year for Not Even Past with more than 130 articles published across the academic year. To celebrate all this incredible academic content we have compiled everything in one page below. Not Even Past‘s reach also continues to grow, and we just broke a million page views over the past 12 months, […]

The Trial of the Juntas: Reckoning with State Violence in Argentina

May 1, 2022

The Trial of the Juntas: Reckoning with State Violence in Argentina

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. In April 1985, the historic trial of the military juntas that had ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1982 began in Buenos […]

Coding Viceregal Art: Project Arca and Spanish Visual Culture Within the Digital Humanities

April 22, 2022

In honor of the centennial of the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, the 2022 Lozano Long Conference focuses on archives with Latin American perspectives in order to better visualize the ethical and political implications of archival practices globally. The conference was held in February 2022 and the videos of all the presentation will be available soon. Thinking […]

Review of Master of the Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy (2021)

April 20, 2022

Master of the Game

This is no ordinary work of history. That’s a good thing. As opposed to many scholarly studies, this book has an author with real-world experience in his field. Martin Indyk, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs under Clinton and Special Envoy for Middle East Peace […]

The Public, Access, and the Archival Dimensions of Digital Humanities: An Introduction to the Work of Christina Wasson

April 15, 2022

The Public, Access, and the Archival Dimensions of Digital Humanities: An Introduction to the Work of Christina Wasson

by Eden Ewing In honor of the centennial of the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, the 2022 Lozano Long Conference focuses on archives with Latin American perspectives in order to better visualize the ethical and political implications of archival practices globally. The conference was held in February 2022 and the videos of all the presentation will be […]

The African and Asian Diasporas in Early Mexico: A Conversation on Slavery and Freedom with Professor Tatiana Seijas

April 13, 2022

The African and Asian Diasporas in Early Mexico: A Conversation on Slavery and Freedom with Professor Tatiana Seijas

by Gary Leo Dunbar In honor of the centennial of the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, the 2022 Lozano Long Conference focuses on archives with Latin American perspectives in order to better visualize the ethical and political implications of archival practices globally. The conference was held in February 2022 and the videos of all the presentation will […]

Diversity, National Identity, and the Fraught History Behind the State Department’s Search for Diplomats Who “Look Like America”

April 7, 2022

By John Gleb The American foreign policymaking establishment has a diversity problem. The problem is so serious that it has spawned its own in-joke, which mocks top American diplomats for being “pale, male, and [educated at] Yale.” Statistics back up this stereotype. According to a recent audit conducted by the Government Accountability Office, leadership cohorts […]

Review of The Butterfly Effect: Insects and the Making of the Modern World (2020)

April 7, 2022

Review of The Butterfly Effect: Insects and the Making of the Modern World (2020)

Most of us prefer to avoid insects. A bee, a cockroach, or a fat yellowish worm confront us with nature’s “ugliness” and present a disconcerting threat to our modern, comfortable being. Perhaps even less appealing than meeting these weirdly shaped creatures is the thought of reading about them. And yet, despite this instinctive response, Edward […]

“En las urgencias de la realidad [Within the urgencies of reality]:” Perspectives about the Vicaría de la Solidaridad

April 6, 2022

“En las urgencias de la realidad [Within the urgencies of reality]:” Perspectives about the Vicaría de la Solidaridad

by Lucy Quezada Yáñez [1]      In honor of the centennial of the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, the 2022 Lozano Long Conference focuses on archives with Latin American perspectives in order to better visualize the ethical and political implications of archival practices globally. The conference was held in February 2022 and the videos of all the presentation […]

The José Vasconcelos Papers: A Brief Introduction

March 31, 2022

The José Vasconcelos Papers: A Brief Introduction

by Diego A. Godoy 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. This article first appeared in Tex Libris, a blog from the Office of the Director of the University […]

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