SUNY New Paltz History Department

The Poughkeepsie Journal featured a book edited by Susan Lewis and Meg Devlin O'Sullivan of the History Department, as well as Kathleen Dowley of Political Science. The book is available now from SUNY Press!

Prof. Roper has posted a couple of blog articles, check them out! Topic: Early American history and the Atlantic trade Description of articles: https://sites.newpaltz.edu//history-professor-lou-roper-/ Article 1 "How to Run an Empire: Early Modern Style": https://historyjournal.org.uk//how-to-run-an-empire-early/... Article 2 ‘The Global Ambitions of the Guinea Company and the Early Modern Orient,: https://memorients.com//the-global-ambitions-of-the-guinea

Prof. Vargas recently contributed his talents to WAMC's Academic Minute! The topic? COVID-19 and the Black Death. Check out his segment below! https://academicminute.org//michael-vargas-suny-new-paltz/

Article by Prof. Stapell posted in January. Check it out! https://asphs.net//bienvenido-mickey-mouse-hopes-for-a-ma/ Abstract: "Bienvenido, Mickey Mouse!?: Hopes for a Magic Kingdom in Post-Franco Spain"... by Hamilton M. Stapell Who doesn’t love Mickey Mouse? Apparently, not the French in the 1980s, as they actively fought to keep the mouse and his friends out of France. Many Spaniards, on the other hand, were quite eager to lure the Magic Kingdom to their country. What accounts for the difference? It appears as though Spain did not suffer from the same kind of cultural insecurity and anxieties that plagued other European nations during this period. Instead, many Spaniards apparently welcomed American investment, business know-how, and cultural products, including a Disney theme park, with open arms. In these cases, it seems that they were comfortably willing to accept American cultural products to serve their own ends, namely economic development, international prestige, and a feeling of full European integration. However, at the same time, there was a certain degree of anti-Americanism in Spain, often as a result of Cold War politics. Debates surrounding the NATO referendum and the presence of American military bases, and nuclear weapons in particular, did provoke anti-American sentiment during this period. Spain’s attempt to lure Disneyland to the Iberian Peninsula demonstrates that not all European countries in the postwar period have embraced (or rejected) American culture influence in the same way, to the same degree, and for the same reasons.

Prof. Evans recently published a brand new article in the ISIS Journal, "'Most Unusual' Beauty Contests: Nordic Photographic Competitions and the Construction of a Public for German Race Science, 1926-1935". Check out the link below to read his recent interview with ISIS about the article! https://www.facebook.com/isis.journ/posts/3030791227027868