Our Phi Alpha Theta chapter made the main page of the national website. This is what “unlocking your historical potential” looks like…

Today at @rowanuniversity.bsky.social, come (lots of) rain or shine! @dsharnak.bsky.social just sent me some advance questions from her students and they are 💯. So excited!!

It was a pleasure to review Karen Robert's book, Driving Terror: Labor, Violence, and Justice in Cold War Argentina. It's a deep history of the Ford Falcon before, during, and after the nation's dictatorship. I highly recommend getting a copy! www.h-net.org/reviews/show... @h-diplo.bsky.social

In 2022, a student came to me asking about this group they had found mentioned in State Department documents called the United States Friends of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo. I asked twitter for help and got no response. (🧵/1)

I can't get through "I Love You Forever" without weeping, which my daughters think is hysterical. Apparently though I am not the only one. Also, Paperbag Princess is a mainstay in our house. I have gifted it to many a friend!

Check out this week's newsletter for original reporting on Peru's uprising and a review of a book on Brazilian Jews. Read as well about U.S.-Venezuela tensions, Peru's new president, Milei's bailout, Guatemala's prisons, and more. nacla.salsalabs.org/oct_17_25

It was a pleasure to review this book, Brazilian Belonging, for NACLA nacla.org/brazilian-be...

It was an honor to be part of this great event here at Rowan! thewhitonline.com/84397/news/r... @hrf.org

NEW POST: My weekly roundup of recent reading and listening recommendations, on topics including UK policymaking, South American sport and politics, and transitional justice. 🧵 All reposts (and subscriptions) much appreciated. x #skystorians🗃️ #polisky #dictatorsky #lawsky

Perennial Mensch, an emotional Mandy Patakin begs for help for Palestine’s starving children: #Canadasky

Liberal Jewish groups have a protest planned for Monday outside the Israeli Consulate in New York.

“We need our leaders to step forward.” Founder and President of J Street, Jeremy Ben-Ami, reflects on the Gaza war.

The Trump administration has barred a team of 15- and 16-year-olds from Venezuela from entering the United States to compete in the Little League Senior League World Series. The team from Maracaibo won the Latin America tournament to qualify for the World Series in South Carolina wapo.st/4o8DKmS

Glassboro State/Rowan's claim to fame-- www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/story/news/l...

www.forbes.com/sites/timnew... autumn rust is the name of the colour (so burnt orange is actually not far off)

Trump Told Park Workers to Report Displays That ‘Disparage’ Americans. Here’s What They Flagged. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...

Happy to share an article from my new book project. The book examines Jewish activism during the Southern Cone dictatorship more broadly, but this piece focuses on the ADL's role during Argentina's dictatorship-specifically the efforts to free the Deutsch family. journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

I have been writing about the Gelman decision-the first Inter-American Court case to deal with Uruguay's period of military rule-since the case was first decided in 2011. It was a joy to work with Francesca Parente on issues of compliance over a 10 year timeframe. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

My book, Latin America and Human Rights Politics in West Germany, 1973–1990, is out this September! Thanks to Devin Pendas, Quinn Slobodian, Lora Wildenthal, @historyned.bsky.social, @laurenstokes.bsky.social, and @willgray.bsky.social for their support! www.cambridge.org/core/books/l...

An excellent piece from @dsharnak.bsky.social discussing how the Trump administration is trying to change the historical definition of human rights 🗃️

La Diaria(21-05-2025 16:46): Baldosas con Memoria realizará homenaje al rosarino Rutilio Betancour, desaparecido en Argentina en 1974 https://ladiaria.com.uy/colonia/articulo/2025/5/baldosas-con-memoria-realizara-homenaje-al-rosarino-rutilio-betancour-desaparecido-en-argentina-en-1974/

There is a lot going on in the news, and it's no surprise that human rights are coming under fire in Trump's second term. I wrote a piece on one way he is trying to do so-- through editing State Department Country Reports, and the contested history behind these reports. time.com/7280981/huma...

Rest in power, Pepe. I just heard the news José Mujica passed today. This substack is from back in January. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Argentina has declassified documents about Nazis who fled to South America after World War II Also releases documents from the Argentine dictatorship period www.argentina.gob.ar/interior/arc...

This roundtable was written before Nov 2024, but the book's lessons & discussion feel all the more important now. It was a pleasure to read and engage with so many scholars. Take a look at the review, and then the book! Human Rights for Pragmatists by Jack Snyder. networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

Cory Booker just hit 2.5 hours on the Senate floor. He's reading from a binder of letters written by constituents and advocates.

Argentina entiende...una belleza El 24 se marcha!!!✌️✌️✌️

¡Nunca más! Rosario Presente ✌️ #Argentina #Memoria #Verdad #Justicia

A newly translated collection of Pedro Lemebel’s crónicas—a Latin American hybrid combining observation, memoir, reportage, and fiction—focusses on gender-nonconforming locas living under Chile’s dictatorship and the AIDS epidemic.

Uruguay in Transnational Perspective is out in paperback! It was decidedly NOT affordable in hard cover (the library release) but be sure to grab your copy now! www.routledge.com/Uruguay-in-T...