Host: Joan Neuberger, Professor of History and Editor, Not Even Past Guest: Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra, Alice Drysdale Sheffield Professor of History He’s been called Spanish America’s answer to George Washington and Thomas Jefferson combined, but Simón Bolívar was both and yet neither. … Continue reading →

World War I ended the long-standing American policy of neutrality in foreign wars. What forces conspired to bring the United States into World War I, and what was the reaction at home and abroad?

Host: Joan Neuberger, Professor, Department of History and Editor, Not Even Past Guest: Jeremi Suri, Professor of History and Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs (LBJ School of Public Affairs) World War I ended the long-standing American … Continue reading →

Guest Natalie Arsenault from UT’s Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies discusses the Haitian Revolution and its significance within the narrative of the political revolutions of the 18th century.

Host: Christopher Rose, Outreach Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies Guest: Natalie Arsenault, Director of Public Engagement, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies The Haitian Revolution, which took place between 1791-1804, is significant because Haiti is the only … Continue reading →

Guest Miriam Bodian from UT’s Department of History separates truth from legend and reveals the intricacies of the Spanish Inquisition’s processes and inner workings.

Host: Joan Neuberger, Professor, Department of History and Editor, Not Even Past Guest: Miriam Bodian, Professor, Department of History The Spanish Inquisition has cast a long shadow in the public imagination, with Inquisitors playing the role of villain on stage … Continue reading →

Guest Snehal Shingavi from UT’s Department of English examines the nature of British colonialism in South Asia and its lasting legacy sixty years after decolonization.

Host: Christopher Rose, Outreach Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies Guest: Snehal Shingavi, Assistant Professor, Department of English At the height of the British empire, India was considered the jewel in Britain’s crown. For over 150 years, a handful of … Continue reading →

Historian Jeremi Suri discusses the beginnings of the Cold War, its origins in the “unfinished business” of World War II, and the ways that it changed the United States in just five short years between 1945 and 1950.