Music for teaching Modern Latin American history
I’ve used music sporadically throughout my teaching, especially when a song proves to be a rich entry point into discussion of a social or political theme relevant to the discussion […]
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Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle and the Cold War
I talked to my friends Aaron Bady and Gerry Canavan for their podcast Grad School Vonnegut about Cat’s Cradle, the 1963 Vonnegut novel. Is it good? Is it cancelled? Are […]
Review in the AHR of two books on history education
In the December 2020 issue of the American Historical Review, I have a review of two books on history education (Jonathan Zimmerman and Emily Robertson’s The Case for Contention and […]
On the attack at the Capitol
I’m continuing to write in Spanish for Nueva Sociedad on U.S. politics. Here is an interpretation of the attack on the Capitol building. In short: don’t say “this is not […]
Syllabus: Modern Latin America, 2021
History 242 University of Wisconsin, Madison Modern Latin America Professor Patrick Iber Fall 2020 / MWF 9:55-10:45; online Friday can be asynchronous This course will give a broad overview of […]
Syllabus: History of Now, Spring 2021
History 201: The History of Now Professor Patrick Iber History is the study of change over time, and requires hindsight to generate insight. Most history courses stop short of the […]
Election 2020 Analysis
Continuing my tradition of doing some U.S. electoral analysis for Nueva Sociedad, I did an interview with Pablo Stefanoni and Mariano Schuster to talk about what we know (and still […]
Venezuelans’ Hopes for a Biden Administration
I believe that the people affected by U.S. foreign policy should be listened to about how to shape it. I spoke with five Venezuelan social scientists about the situation in […]
Interview with Punto y Coma
I’ve done an interview with the Chilean magazine Punto y Coma, about my work and book. You can read it in Spanish at the link. Perhaps the most interesting question […]
History and Theory in Global Perspective
History 703: History and Theory in Global Perspective University of Wisconsin, Madison Professor Patrick Iber The goal of this course is to think through theoretical approaches for understanding and writing history, […]
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