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Santiago Muñoz Arbeláez

@smunozar.bsky.social
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Assoc Prof of History, UT Austin. I write about Indigenous history, the Spanish empire, and the history of maps. I also do Digital History projects. www.dukeupress.edu/the-new-kingdom-… | colonial-landscapes.com | neogranadina.org

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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Congratulations to Santiago Muñoz-Arbeláez, whose book "The New Kingdom of Granada" has been named the winner of the 2026 Alejandro Ángel Escobar Award in Social Sciences and Humanities, given by the Alejandro Ángel Escobar Foundation. buff.ly/veXFM2t
Cover of The New Kingdom of Granada: The Making and Unmaking of Spain's Atlantic Empire by Santiago Muñoz-Arbeláez. The cover features patterns from ancient Muisican (pre-Colombian) art, now displayed in the British Museum. The background is a dark red and black pattern featuring geometric shapes, circular motifs, and stylized figures. The title is displayed in large, bold, yellow capital letters, and the author's name appears in smaller white text at the bottom.
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John O'Keefe @johnokeefe.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
The New Kingdom of Granada: The Making and Unmaking of Spain's Atlantic Empire by @smunozar.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.com/mu%C3%B1oz-a...
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Santiago Muñoz-Arbeláez, "The New Kingdom of Granada: The Making and Unmaking of Spain's Atlantic Empire" (Duke UP, 2025) - New Books Network
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Frederico Freitas @fredericofreitas.org · 21/04/2026
A little late on this, but this is an excellent review of Nationalizing History by @smunozar.bsky.social, who put me in conversation with María de los Ángeles Picone (@mapicone.bsky.social), Heather Roller, John Soluri, Juliet Wiersema, and Jeffrey Erbig. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Spatial Histories of the South American Borderlands | The Americas | Cambridge Core
Spatial Histories of the South American Borderlands - Volume 82 Issue 4
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Congratulations to Santiago Muñoz-Arbeláez, whose book "The New Kingdom of Granada" has been named a co-winner of the Phyllis Goodhart Gordan Book Prize, given by the Renaissance Society of America @rsaorg.bsky.social. buff.ly/YKVMmGP buff.ly/HaLls9u
Cover of The New Kingdom of Granada: The Making and Unmaking of Spain's Atlantic Empire by Santiago Muñoz-Arbeláez. The cover features patterns from ancient Muisican (pre-Colombian) art, now displayed in the British Museum. The background is a dark red and black pattern featuring geometric shapes, circular motifs, and stylized figures. The title is displayed in large, bold, yellow capital letters, and the author's name appears in smaller white text at the bottom.
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Santiago Muñoz Arbeláez @smunozar.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Delighted to be discussing my book with Prof. Yanna Yannakakis in Austin this Thursday Feb 5 at 2pm. Join us in person or virtually! Info/Register: bit.ly/MunozlHS Este es en inglés pero pronto vendrán otros en español.
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Santiago Muñoz Arbeláez @smunozar.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
One more reason to buy my book--support academic publishers! www.dukeupress.edu/the-new-king...
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Ken Wissoker @kwissoker.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Here's a long thread on an issue dear to my heart. This Tuesday evening I’m doing an Intellectual Publics with Macarena Gomez-Barris on publishing. Like last year’s conversation with Denise Cruz, or the prior year’s with Racquel Gates, we will talk about how to find a publisher, turn a thesis... 1/
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Among our exciting new titles out this May is "The New Kingdom of Granada" by Santiago Muñoz-Arbeláez. #History #LatinAmericanStudies buff.ly/BWX6cDK
Cover of The New Kingdom of Granada: The Making and Unmaking of Spain's Atlantic Empire by Santiago Muñoz-Arbeláez. The cover features patterns from ancient Muisican (pre-Colombian) art, now displayed in the British Museum. The background is a dark red and black pattern featuring geometric shapes, circular motifs, and stylized figures. The title is displayed in large, bold, yellow capital letters, and the author's name appears in smaller white text at the bottom.
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Santiago Muñoz Arbeláez @smunozar.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
The CFP for the 2025 Southwest Seminar on Colonial Latin America is open! It is a wonderful opportunity to share your work, get feedback, and meet colleagues. I highly recommend! thesouthwestseminar.org/2025-meeting/
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Among the great new titles we have coming out this April are "The New Kingdom of Granada" by Santiago Muñoz-Arbeláez and "The Personality of Power" by Brian Massumi. buff.ly/qNex2AA
Cover of The New Kingdom of Granada: The Making and Unmaking of Spain's Atlantic Empire by Santiago Muñoz-Arbeláez. The cover features patterns from ancient Muisican (pre-Colombian) art, now displayed in the British Museum. The background is a dark red and black pattern featuring geometric shapes, circular motifs, and stylized figures. The title is displayed in large, bold, yellow capital letters, and the author's name appears in smaller white text at the bottom.Cover of The Personality of Power: A Theory of Fascism for Anti-Fascist Life by Brian Massumi. The background is black and has images of dozens of tiny individual people in different poses. The author's name is in white text at the top, the title in red in the middle-right, and the subtitle in white below.
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Santiago Muñoz Arbeláez @smunozar.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Hi everyone, my book is here!! And there‘s a 50% off flash discount at Duke today and tomorrow using FLASH50!!
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Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies @utllilas.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Save the date! The 2025 Lozano Long Conference "Urban Entanglements: Centering Marginalized Lives and Ecologies in Latin America" March 26: School of Architecture March 27–28: Eastwoods Room (UNB 2.102), Texas Union Building Free and open to the public. sites.utexas.edu/lozanolongco...
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ACH @ach.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
ACH has confirmed reports that DOGE is at the NEH. Chair Shelly C. Lowe has been replaced by Acting Chair Michael McDonald. ACH remains committed to a diverse, inclusive, and supportive DH. To engage in advocacy efforts: secretary@ach.org. Read our statement of support for NEH: buff.ly/bQeRaGw
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Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies @utllilas.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Check out what an exciting month we have ahead of us! So many news stories you need to read and events you don’t want to miss. Read our E-Newsletter for March 1-15, 2025 us5.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=c7d2...
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Institute for Historical Studies @ UT Austin @utaustinihs.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Welcome to the BlueSky account for the Institute for Historical Studies at UT Austin! 🎉 We’re excited to bring you the latest IHS news & events. This spring, we have a great lineup—with events both in-person & via Zoom. Take a sneak peek at our calendar: bit.ly/3ZcsdXH, with even more to come!
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Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies @utllilas.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Foro Urgente about the #PanamaCanal at UT Austin 500 Years in the Making: Everything You Wanted to Know about the Panama Canal Marixa Lasso, Tinker Visiting Professor Jonathan Brown Moderator: Zach Elkins Learn more here: shorturl.at/f8per See map bit.ly/3jOxdRz @uthistory.bsky.social
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Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies @utllilas.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Yes, you read that right!!! LLILAS and the Mexico Center are hosting #GaelGarciaBernal Cine y poder: diálogos del territorio March 12 |5pm | UT Austin In Spanish with simultaneous interpretation. Free and open to the public. REGISTER: tinyurl.com/wt4fbeyc Learn more: tinyurl.com/4as7vy6w
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Santiago Muñoz Arbeláez @smunozar.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
This excellent new book is an innovative, in-depth study of the evangelization project in the New Kingdom of Granada centering Indigenous peoples and exploring its impacts on governance, law making, and linguistics. It a truly remarkable piece of scholarship. Check it out!
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