John Schwaller

IDIEZ and the University of Utah have announced an intensive summer course in Nahuatl language and culture: apply.learningabroad.utah.edu/index.cfm?Fuse…

Founded in '66, La Pájara Pinta published radically innovative poems, essays & short plays that pushed the limits of politics & culture. Among the authors was guerrilla poet Roque Dalton, contributing from exile. His 1964 police mugshot, courtesy of MUPI, San Salvador

Thought Brazil’s “founding fathers” were liberals & abolitionists ahead of their time? Think again! In "A Tropical Vienna," Pérez Meléndez uncovers how German cameral sciences—not enlightened ideals—shaped independence. Read more in our latest issue🔗 bit.ly/4je4ZJg

Another inspiring annual conference of the Association of Nahua Scholars, this time at @KansasUniv Happy to have shared our research on the neocolonial origin of the concept of “Classical Nahuatl”, school violence toward Indigenous children and female agency in Nahuatl petitions

🗓️ Deadline to apply: June 1, 2025 Full application details here: networks.h-net.org/group/announce…

The Associate will: ✅ Join the Editorial Board for the year ✅ Receive a $1000 stipend & online subscription to the journal ✅ Work with a mentor from the Editorial Board Open to doctoral candidates & postdocs (within 3 years of PhD) in Latin American history & related fields.

📣 Call for Applications! The Americas is now accepting applications for the 2025–26 Vault Associate! The Associate will curate a guide to a historiographical issue based on articles from The Americas archives, culminating in an original essay published on the journal website.

There's a new essay by Douglas McRae taking a look at the development of Latin American urban history, as reflected in the pages of The Americas. It's a great teaching tool, and it is Open Access: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Some members of the editorial board feel that this piece will be an award winner. It downplays the influence of the French, recognizing the German contributions to government. BTW, it's OPEN ACCESS. Anybody can read it. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

There are probably more statues of the #Mexica-#Aztec maize goddess Chicomecoatl in the world than of any other deity. 'Seven-Snake' was a super lucky day to be born on! Learn more of our latest 'God(dess)-of-the-Month' here - mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/gods/go…

It's been quite a 12+ months for me as a "retired" scholar. Three articles and an edited volume all came out in 2024. And now, a small piece that I did about the Franciscans in the journal The Americas: (It's Open Access, so enjoy!) doi.org/10.1017/tam.20…

There is a major new study of Native land ownership in Peru at the end of the sixteenth century by José de la Puente Luna. It demonstrates a high degree of Native agency. And it's Open Access, anyone can read it. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Latest issue of The Americas is out. Great articles!! TOC: The Americas, 81:4 (October 2024) cambridge.org/core/journals/…

The first Americas Vault essay, by Margarita Martínez-Osorio, is entitled "Histories of Women and Gender in Latin America: A Special Teaching and Research Collection for The Americas" and is now available. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Deadline for the meeting of the Association of Nahuatl Scholars is fast approaching, Feb. 1. nahuatl.org

We hope that their words and  insights will offer some comfort as we mourn the loss of these exemplary historians, colleagues, teachers, and friends. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

We are mourning two luminaries in our field Mary Kay Vaugh and Eric van Young. To commemorate the impact they had on us, The Americas is making their CLAH Distinguished Service lectures freely available for three months. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Check out my posts on the other platform. Here in Kansas we have a great big blue sky, since the skies are not cloudy all day.

The April issue of The Americas is an academic forum on the level of participation of individuals of Congolese origin in the Haitian Revolution, what David Geggus calls "Kongomania." cambridge.org/core/journals/…

The Americas has just posted a very engaging Open Access article on the issue of whether domestic service should be part of the larger labor movement in Colombia in the early to mid twentieth century: cambridge.org/core/journals/…