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Arturo Chang

@arturochang.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor in Political Science at the University of Toronto. Studying popular movements, nation-building, Indigenous politics, and race in the Americas. www.arturochang.com

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
On September 22 at 5:00 pm, join this event hosted by El Colegio de Mexico, where @arturochang.bsky.social discussing his new book A New World of Revolutions. More info here: buff.ly/Ynrjvk6
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Arturo Chang @arturochang.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I enjoyed going on Everyday Anarchism to discuss American identities and history with Graham Culbertson. Spotify link below but it is also available on the podcast website. open.spotify.com/episode/0qeh...
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198. The Age of Revolutions in the Americas -- Arturo Chang
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Arturo Chang @arturochang.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I enjoyed discussing A New World of Revolutions with @matthewmason.bsky.social on the New Books Network. Thanks for the feature. Link below! newbooksnetwork.com/a-new-world-...
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Arturo Chang, "A New World of Revolutions: Popular Imaginations and Movements Across the Americas" (Princeton UP, 2026) - New Books Network
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David Lay Williams @laywilliams.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Sharing this new Foreign Policy essay from @arturochang.bsky.social, featuring arguments from his new @princetonupress.bsky.social book, A New World of Revolutions.
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Arturo Chang @arturochang.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Thanks for the book feature, Foreign Policy! In this essay I analyze the Trump administration's recent appeals to the Monroe Doctrine and how they've moved away from its intended political vision. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/31/t...
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Resurrecting the Real Monroe Doctrine
Hidden behind two centuries of aggressive presidential corollaries is an enduring appeal to hemispheric solidarity.
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
In A New World of Revolutions, @arturochang.bsky.social reconstructs the histories, politics, & legacies of the Age of Revolutions (c. 1770–1850) from the vantage point of popular movements in the Americas. Out now (28 July UK/EU pub). Check out a free preview: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
A New World of Revolutions: Popular Imaginations and Movements across the Americas by Arturo Chang
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Yusuf @yusufimaadkhan.com · 04/07/2026
"Nationalist histories are useful for retroactively concretizing the state as a perennial institution, but they do so at a cost. They evade the reality that cultural, social, and political practices and identities necessarily operated more freely." www.zocalopublicsquare.org/to-understan...
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To Understand ‘America,’ Understand the Americas | Essay
U.S. Independence Is a Story of the Entire Western Hemisphere
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Read this @zocalopublicsquare.bsky.social piece by @arturochang.bsky.social, author of A New World of Revolutions:
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To Understand ‘America,’ Understand the Americas | Essay
U.S. Independence Is a Story of the Entire Western Hemisphere
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Arturo Chang @arturochang.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I enjoyed writing this piece reflecting on American identities as we near the 250th anniversary of US independence. Many thanks to the team at @zocalopublicsquare.bsky.social for their support and encouragement!
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New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · 21/06/2026
Of all the numbers David Lay Williams has seen about Elon Musk’s new status as a trillionaire, “the one that struck me most forcefully was a calculation in The Times that Mr. Musk’s net worth is five million times as large as that of the average American family,” he writes.
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Opinion | Elon Musk Is Too Rich. We’ve Known That Since Plato.
The philosopher made a radical proposal about wealth.
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David Lay Williams @laywilliams.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Delighted to share my guest essay from this morning's @nytimes.com opinion section. And kudos to the Times for their excellent artwork!
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Juliet Hooker @juliethooker.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
“Generations of Black Americans are coming to terms with the exhaustion, rage and grief from knowing that they and their children will most likely continue to face exceptional headwinds in the United States, a country their ancestors helped build.” Excellent piece by Mara Gay.
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Opinion | A Shocking Betrayal of Black Americans
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The hemispheric politics that shaped popular revolutions against European colonial rule. A New World of Revolutions by @arturochang.bsky.social is now available (28 July UK pub). Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
A New World of Revolutions: Popular Imaginations and Movements across the Americas by Arturo Chang
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Arturo Chang @arturochang.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
It's book day! A New World of Revolutions is now out and doing its thing in the world. Link below if you are interested in ordering a copy.
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Arturo Chang @arturochang.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
If you are in London this week, consider joining us for an interdisciplinary workshop on "Self-Determination in Latin America" at the London School of Economics. Thanks to @cristinaconesa.bsky.social for organizing such an exciting event. RSVP link below.
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Arturo Chang @arturochang.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Excited to receive an advance copy of my book, A New World of Revolutions! The team @princetonupress.bsky.social did a wonderful job with the design. The book is available now for pre-order and will be published in the US on June 2nd (July 28th for UK readers). Link below.
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David Lay Williams @laywilliams.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Very pleased to share this essay in @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social by my former student, @arturochang.bsky.social, who is going to outpublish my entire corpus before he goes up for tenure!
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International Progress and Colonial Critique in E.H. Carr's Reflexive Realism
Click on the article title to read more.
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Arturo Chang @arturochang.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Glad to see that my article, "International Progress and Colonial Critique in E.H. Carr's Reflexive Realism," is now available with open access at Constellations. I analyze the role of colonial critique in E.H. Carr's argument for "realistic" interpretation. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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International Progress and Colonial Critique in E.H. Carr's Reflexive Realism
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
How did Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show tap into a 200-year old tradition of elevating hemisphere over nation in the struggle against imperial rule? Read this fascinating @myhnn.bsky.social piece by @arturochang.bsky.social, author of the forthcoming A New World of Revolutions:
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History News Network @myhnn.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Read @arturochang.bsky.social on the history behind Bad Bunny’s statement that America, as an identity and a community, need not be confined to the zero-sum politics of nationalism and the nation-state system. www.hnn.us/article/the-...
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The Bad Bunny Doctrine
The Superbowl LX halftime show tapped into a 200-year old tradition of elevating hemisphere over nation in the struggle against imperial rule.
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Arturo Chang @arturochang.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
I wrote a short article for @myhnn.bsky.social analyzing the hemispheric histories behind Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime shown. I show that hemispheric discourses have long been used to combat the politics of empire. Link below! www.hnn.us/article/the-...
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The Bad Bunny Doctrine
The Superbowl LX halftime show tapped into a 200-year old tradition of elevating hemisphere over nation in the struggle against imperial rule.
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Arturo Chang @arturochang.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Excited to discuss my forthcoming book with the Latin American Studies Association on Feb. 27th. Also looking forward to learning more about @hypervic.bsky.social's exciting new book. Follow the link on the poster for registration.
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Arturo Chang @arturochang.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Very happy to share that my book, A New World of Revolutoins, now has a cover and page with @princetonupress.bsky.social. Many thanks to the editorial team for coming up with a great design! press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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A New World of Revolutions
The hemispheric politics that shaped popular revolutions against European colonial rule
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Arturo Chang @arturochang.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Join us in Vancouver for a conversation on Anna’s exciting new book. Congrats again @annajurkevics.bsky.social!
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
#OpenAccess from our latest issue - Negotiating racial subjection: analysing Black and Indigenous resistance from within colonial orders - cup.org/3F8FkmN - @obrown.bsky.social & @arturochang.bsky.social
Abstract of an International Theory article discussing the need for reevaluating agency and resistance in the context of empire and colonisation, mentioning specific historical examples such as the Black Loyalists and Indigenous colonists of New Granada.
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Arturo Chang @arturochang.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Excited to see that A New World of Revolutions has a page up now @princetonupress.bsky.social! Thanks to the editors and reviewers for what proved to be a very constructive editorial process. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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A New World of Revolutions
The hemispheric politics that shaped popular revolutions against European colonial rule
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
#OpenAccess from our new issue - Negotiating racial subjection: analysing Black and Indigenous resistance from within colonial orders - cup.org/3F8FkmN - @obrown.bsky.social & @arturochang.bsky.social
Abstract of an International Theory article discussing the need for reevaluating agency and resistance in the context of empire and colonisation, mentioning specific historical examples such as the Black Loyalists and Indigenous colonists of New Granada.
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Justin Zimmerman @jztidecat.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
For decades marginalized communities warned about the militarization of law enforcement too. Is the literal military being deployed on protestors bad? Yes. But the police have tanks, y’all.
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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
cops doing crime on camera. as @chadloder.bsky.social has been pointing out all day, this is totally illegal. cops doing crime. on camera. adjust your stupid headlines accordingly.
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David Lay Williams @laywilliams.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
1) Very pleased with this new piece co-authored with @arturochang.bsky.social in @polityalsberuf.bsky.social. In one respect, it's an exercise in the academic esoteric: an essay on a single footnote in Rousseau's Social Contract. But in another respect . . . www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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Rousseau and Tlaxcala: Indigenous Transfigurations, Republican Liberty, and the Transimperial Politics of the New World | Polity
Rousseau’s reference to Tlaxcala, an Indigenous nation located in current-day central Mexico, appears in a footnote to Book 2, chapter 10 of The Social Contract as proof that virtuous republics could ...
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Arturo Chang @arturochang.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Very happy to see this article with @laywilliams.bsky.social out online at @polityalsberuf.bsky.social. Link. below. Rousseau and Tlaxcala: Indigenous Transfigurations, Republican Liberty, and the Transimperial Politics of the New World | Polity www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
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Rousseau and Tlaxcala: Indigenous Transfigurations, Republican Liberty, and the Transimperial Politics of the New World | Polity
Rousseau’s reference to Tlaxcala, an Indigenous nation located in current-day central Mexico, appears in a footnote to Book 2, chapter 10 of The Social Contract as proof that virtuous republics could ...
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Women in the History of Political Thought @whpt.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Very excited to share the program of the upcoming WHPT conference! It promises to be a wonderful couple of days, and we cannot wait! @maryjomacdonald.bsky.social @sophiecardin.bsky.social @abbsleblanc.bsky.social @rosscarroll.bsky.social @tmbejan.bsky.social
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Rana B. Khoury @rbkhoury.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Welp.
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Arturo Chang @arturochang.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Excited for this conversation at @royalholloway.bsky.social later today. Thanks @rhulpir.bsky.social for the invitation!
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Arturo Chang @arturochang.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
I will be in London next week to participate in a panel on imperial legacies and emancipatory politics. Thanks to the London Political Theory Network for the invitation. I'm excited for the conversation. Event/RSVP info below: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/empire-and...
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Empire and Emancipation Panel + Spring Social
The London Political Theory Network will host scholars to explore themes of colonialism, imperial legacy, and anticolonial resistance.
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
The subjugation of universities to official power is a hallmark of autocracy. No one should be under any illusions about what’s going on here. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/n...
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Trump Demands Major Changes in Columbia Discipline and Admissions Rules
A letter outlining “immediate next steps” arrived less than a week after the administration said it was canceling $400 million in grants and contracts.
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Arturo Chang @arturochang.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Excited to see this article with @isabelguiza.bsky.social and Laura García Montoya now out with @scidjournal.bsky.social. Many thanks to the editors and reviewers for their constructive feedback during the revision process. Access the paper here: rdcu.be/ecZL3 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Factionalized Mobilization: Development Paradigm Shifts and Marginalization in Colombia - Studies in Comparative International Development
Under which conditions do social movement coalitions factionalize under parallel, and possibly contending, frames? We argue that social movements split along opposing collective action frames when dev...
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Arturo Chang @arturochang.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Very happy to see this article out at @internatltheory.bsky.social. @obrown.bsky.social and I draw on archival research to examine how Black and Indigenous royalists negotiated their standing from within colonial orders. Many thanks to the editorial team for a very constructive process!
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Arturo Chang @arturochang.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
I’ve been thinking of this poem by Wisława Szymborska often these days.
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Arturo Chang @arturochang.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I will presenting my chapter on Indigenous Peru at the BU’s political theory workshop next Monday. If you are in the area please feel free to join. Thanks to Paul Gutierrez and BU Polisci for the invitation!
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Joel Herman @joelherman.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I've created a starter pack for those researching and writing histories of the Atlantic world. If you are working in any field that falls within, or is related to, Atlantic history you are welcome. Just reply below and I'll add you. go.bsky.app/E8itZWt
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Arturo Chang @arturochang.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Good to be on BlueSky now. Happy to share this review I wrote of @davidtemin.bsky.social's Remapping Sovereignty as well as Sheryl Lightfoot and Elsa Stamatopoulou's Indigenous Peoples and Borders. Thanks to Perspectives on Politics for the invitation to review. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Remapping Sovereignty: Decolonization and Self-Determination in North American Indigenous Political Thought. By David Myer Temin. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2023. 288p. $99.00 cloth, $3...
Remapping Sovereignty: Decolonization and Self-Determination in North American Indigenous Political Thought. By David Myer Temin. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2023. 288p. 30.95 paper.
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