Josh Savala

Two honorable mentions for my book! And still time to get it for 40% off.

William E. Skuban: "El papel de las mujeres en el proceso de formación del nacionalismo y la identidad en Tacna y Arica ha sido muy pasado por alto" librosami.pe/2026/04/willia… vía @FondoEditPucp @patarevalo

Esperamos sus contribuciones. Más información: academia.edu/165213809/Conv…

Con un buen grupo de colegas hemos organizado una serie de charlas acerca de América Latina en la historia global. La primera sesión será una discusión con Sven Beckert acerca de su reciente historia del capitalismo global. Este viernes 10 de Abril, por zoom.

Many thanks to Ernie, Alison, Jessica, Leopoldo, Daniela, and Andra Chastain (@ABChastain).

Leopoldo Prieto-Paez compares images of Quito, Lima, and Bogotá in the early 20th century. doi.org/10.1177/009614… And Daniela Samur analyzes citizen projects for "enlargement" in Bogotá, while also working through the production of value and space. 3/4 doi.org/10.1177/009614…

Out today, a special issue of the Journal of Urban History I co-edited with Ernesto Capello! "Capital Cities of Latin America: New Approaches and Scales" includes a co-written introduction and four articles. 1/4 tinyurl.com/3bbjw269

How did people imagine UNAM's Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City before it was built? ¿Cómo se imaginaba la Ciudad Universitaria de México antes de que se construyera? I wrote about unbuilt plans for CU in the Journal of Urban History (open access!): journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

I am stepping in as the new book review editor (history and social sciences) at A Contracorriente: una revista de estudios latinoamericanos. Feel welcome to have your press reach out to me, and don't be surprised if I ask you for a review :)

My forthcoming book is now on the UC Press website ucpress.edu/books/claiming…

Today is the publication day of this volume, with chapters by Bianca Premo, Adam Warren et moi on Peru. A terrific collection. Check it out. #book__reviews" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">press.jhu.edu/books/title/54…

@profTLe Who would have thought that some of us like to read and write.

Instead of writing the lit reviews yourself and enjoy getting into the heart of a debate, AI now can do that for us and we get the privilege of factchecking the lit review before submission.

Next week at UTEP!

🕯️Nelson Manrique (1936-2026) cubrió un arco temporal y temático pocas veces visto, que va desde la historia regional, el campesinado, la nación, el racismo y la violencia política, incursionando incluso en la historia del internet y lo digital Y fue una gran persona y profesor.

Pro-genocide newspaper interviews death squad enthusiast & failed regime changer who unsurprisingly calls for more regime change

CALL/LLAMADA DE DOSSIER “Doenças e adoecimentos na escravidão - trabalho e liberdade nas Américas e no Caribe” (“Diseases and illness in slavery - work and freedom in the Americas and the Caribbean”

Massive picket & rally at the New School right now fighting against the faculty cuts

Wonderful to see the Spanish translation of my book being reviewed in journals based in Latin America. Many thanks to Angela María Concha Pacheco for this thoughtful reflection in Riqch'ariy: Revista de Historia y Ciencias Sociales. revistariqchariy.com/resenas/3945/

Saturday January 10 at 10:30 for the meeting of the Conference on Latin American History.