tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Check out this new article from Katarzyna Szoblik and Katarzyna Granicka. Analyzing the song “Female Song for the Resurrection of Our Lord,” a Christian hymn that is deeply rooted in pre-Hispanic Nahua thoughts. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 000
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Hope you have all been keeping warm with all the snow! In case you all missed it, Charlotte Eaton dives deep into The Americas' past articles. She highlights the importance The Americas' of promoting scholarship on the variety of connections between Latin America and Europe. Check it out!cambridge.orgLatin America and Europe in the Twentieth Century: Looking to The Americas Archives | The Americas | Cambridge CoreLatin America and Europe in the Twentieth Century: Looking to The Americas Archives 000
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 08/12/2025New: an interview with Daniel James, a leading historian of the Argentine working class and Peronism. He reflects on the experiences and influences that shaped his scholarship, as well as his approach to oral history and mentorship. Read here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgClass, Relationships, and the Art of Historical Imagination: An Oral History Interview with Daniel James | The Americas | Cambridge CoreClass, Relationships, and the Art of Historical Imagination: An Oral History Interview with Daniel James 000
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Our latest issue (82:2) is now online! Highlights include an interdisciplinary examination of a rare 16th-century manuscript lectionary containing Nahuatl translations of Biblical texts by Barbara E. Mundy, Ben Leeming & Mary Elizabeth Haude. Explore more at: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 032
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 14/11/2025We’re highlighting new scholarship from The Americas editorial board member Barbara A. Sommer. Her new article in @ethnohistjournal.bsky.social explores Indigenous women’s central role in 18th-century interethnic alliances in northwestern Amazonia. bit.ly/3XvXIf6bit.ly“To Be at Peace”: Indigenous Women, Interethnic Marriages, and Cunhamenas in Northwestern Amazonia, 1730–1755 | Ethnohistory | Duke University PressAbstract. Exogamous marriage among Northwest Amazonian peoples structured exchange networks, interethnic relations, and settlement patterns during 100
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 15/10/2025New Open Access Article: Between Communal, Emphyteutic, and Private Property by Pol Colàs 🌾 In nineteenth-century Bolivia, liberal reformers tried to transform Indigenous communal lands into private property. 100
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 08/10/2025We’re delighted to announce the 2025 Tibesar Prize for the best article published in The Americas! 🏆 Awarded in cooperation with The Conference on Latin American History, the prize recognizes exceptional scholarship ⬇️ 110
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 30/09/2025New: @jfschwaller.bsky.social remembers Fr. Francisco Morales Valerio (1937–2024), a towering figure in the study of colonial Mexico & the Franciscan order. His path took him to Washington, DC & Rome before returning to Puebla, where he founded the Biblioteca Franciscana in Cholula. 100
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 18/09/2025The Americas thanks John “Fritz” Schwaller @jfschwaller.bsky.social for his years of service as Senior Editor 👏 Over the past 5 years, he guided the journal through key transitions in publishing & helped maintain its reputation as a premier venue for Latin American history. 120
Reposted by @tamquarterly.bsky.socialJosé Juan Pérez Meléndez @jjperdez.bsky.social · 16/09/2025My thanks also to Kirsten Schultz (Seton Hall) for a keen and generous review of Peopling for Profit that appeared earlier in @tamquarterly.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1017/tam..... For open access to the book: doi.org/10.1017/9781... 011
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 27/08/2025🌎 “How can the lessons of past struggle inform movements for political change today?” This question sits at the heart of three recent books on the Mexican Revolution, reviewed by @llchristyll.bsky.social in The Americas. 100
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 30/07/2025🚢 Who built the ships & charted the routes that powered Spain’s Pacific empire? In a new episode of @hagleycenter.bsky.social History Hangout, historian Leo Garofalo—former Associate Editor of The Americas—discusses Afro-Andean sailors and shipbuilders in Spanish Peru. 111
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 21/07/2025The Americas honors the memory of Eric Van Young (1946–2024), a distinguished historian of Mexico and a mentor whose generosity and scholarship left an enduring mark on the field. Read the full tribute by Cynthia Radding: bit.ly/4m317w6bit.lyIn Memoriam: Eric Van Young 1946–2024 | The Americas | Cambridge CoreIn Memoriam: Eric Van Young 1946–2024 020
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 15/07/2025📚 Not sure what to read this summer? Explore the Book Reviews section of The Americas to see what scholars are reading and reviewing across Latin American history. Our reviewers offer sharp insight and fresh perspectives on new and important titles. 100
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 03/07/2025🎬 What does Mickey Mouse have to do with U.S. foreign policy? During WWII, the U.S. government partnered with Disney and Latin American officials to spread pro-American sentiment across the region. Behind the charm of films like Saludos Amigos was a carefully coordinated propaganda campaign. 100
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 26/06/2025✨ Why publish with The Americas? Because we work closely with authors to ensure strong ideas reach their full potential—whether it's a first publication or an established scholar exploring new ground. 100
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 16/06/2025We’re thrilled to share that Travis Knoll’s article “‘In the Name of the God of All Names’” has received the Antonio Candido Prize for Best Humanities Article from @lasabluesky.bsky.social Brazil section! 🏆 bit.ly/4cxPLg0bit.ly“In the Name of the God of All Names: Yahweh, Obatalá, Olorum”: The 1981 Quilombos Mass as an Ecumenical Pilgrimage in Brazil | The Americas | Cambridge Core“In the Name of the God of All Names: Yahweh, Obatalá, Olorum”: The 1981 Quilombos Mass as an Ecumenical Pilgrimage in Brazil - Volume 81 Issue 1 110
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Antón Zape, an enslaved African from Sierra Leone, secured his freedom in 1584 after years of military service to the Spanish Crown in Panama. His case reveals the many strategies of Afro-descendants "to live their own lives and achieve their own goals under imperialism." 🧵⬇️ 100
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Gilbert M. Joseph reflects on 5 decades of scholarship & mentorship in Latin American history. His CLAH Distinguished Service Award lecture at the 2025 AHA meeting made the case for a more collaborative approach to research & teaching—one that spans disciplines, generations & borders. bit.ly/3YZWslObit.lyCLAH Lecture: A Road Less Travelled: Making Room for Broad Intellectual Collaboration in Our Scholarship and Mentoring in Latin American History | The Americas | Cambridge CoreCLAH Lecture: A Road Less Travelled: Making Room for Broad Intellectual Collaboration in Our Scholarship and Mentoring in Latin American History 001
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 19/05/2025⏰ Deadline coming up (June 1)! Don’t miss your chance to apply! 000
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 09/05/2025To mark 80 years of The Americas and 500 years since the Franciscans first arrived in Mexico, this Research Note by @jfschwaller.bsky.social surveys 124 articles & 57 Research Notes on Franciscan topics published in the journal since 1944. 🔓 Read it open access: bit.ly/3GK3sgcbit.lyArticles with Franciscan Content in The Americas, 1944–2023 | The Americas | Cambridge CoreArticles with Franciscan Content in The Americas, 1944–2023 - Volume 82 Issue 1 000
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 02/05/2025📜 What if colonial land inspections weren’t just top-down mandates—but sites of negotiation and Indigenous agency? José Carlos de la Puente Luna reexamines Peru’s First General Land Inspection (1594–1602), often seen as a one-way process of Crown control and settler expansion. 100
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 18/04/2025📣 Call for Applications! The Americas is now accepting applications for the 2025–26 Vault Associate! The Vault Associate will curate a guide to a historiographical issue based on articles from The Americas archives, culminating in an original essay published on the journal website. 122
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 14/04/2025What happens when we center cities as sites of history—not just where events unfold, but where power, protest, and everyday life take shape? Douglas McRae traces how The Americas has engaged with urban history—from colonial capitals to 20th-century megacities. 🏙️ Read more: bit.ly/3GanOPrbit.lyShibboleth Authentication Request 100
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Thought Brazil’s “founding fathers” were liberals & abolitionists "ahead of their time"? Think again! 🔍 In "A Tropical Vienna," jjperdez.bsky.social uncovers how German cameral sciences—not enlightened ideals—shaped Brazilian independence. Read more in our latest issue! 🔗 bit.ly/4je4ZJgbit.lyA Tropical Vienna: The Influence of German Political Economy on Brazilian Independence | The Americas | Cambridge CoreA Tropical Vienna: The Influence of German Political Economy on Brazilian Independence - Volume 82 Issue 1 121
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Beware the poets. In the years when civil war was bubbling up in El Salvador, left-wing poets & artists gathered at a journal called La Pájara Pinta, turning it into a hotbed of defiance. Roger Atwood’s latest article, "Poetry is Subversion" uncovers this revolutionary story: bit.ly/4j45o1b 🧵bit.ly“Poetry is Subversion”: Writers and Revolution at La Pájara Pinta, El Salvador, 1966–1975 | The Americas | Cambridge Core“Poetry is Subversion”: Writers and Revolution at La Pájara Pinta, El Salvador, 1966–1975 - Volume 81 Issue 2 120
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 11/03/2025📚 For #WomensHistoryMonth, we're highlighting our latest Vault Series essay: "Histories of Women and Gender in Latin America: A Special Teaching and Research Collection for The Americas" by Margarita Martínez-Osorio. 110
tamquarterly.bsky.social @tamquarterly.bsky.social · 07/01/2025We are mourning two luminaries in our field: Mary Kay Vaugh and Eric van Young. To commemorate the impact they had on us, The Americas is making their CLAH Distinguished Service lectures freely available for three months. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgForging a Gender Path in Modern Mexican History | The Americas | Cambridge CoreForging a Gender Path in Modern Mexican History - Volume 74 Issue 3 111
