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William Booth is a historian of twentieth century Latin America with a particular focus on Mexico and U.S.-Latin American relations. His research largely focuses on socialism and communism in the Americas, on radical transnational networks, and on the historiography of the Cold War. He has taught at Warwick, Oxford, LSE and Johns Hopkins SAIS as well as previously having taught at 果冻影院 History and most recently at the Institute of the Americas.
Major publications
- Forthcoming Book: A Prehistory of Revolution: Latin American Lefts in the Early Cold War (Verso)
- (2020)
- (2018)
- Article: 鈥淢id-Century Communisms: A Schematic Approach?鈥� in The International Newsletter of Communist Studies, XVIII (2012), pp 403-10 (2012)
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Media appearances/public engagement
Bill appears regularly on radio and television (LBC, BBC News, France24, TRT World) discussing Latin American history and politics. He has contributed to numerous blogs and podcasts as well as hosting the Radical Americas Podcast. At Oxford and 果冻影院 he has worked to expand access to higher education to students from historically excluded backgrounds, and to help those students adjust to university life and fulfil their potential.
- on TRT World, June 2024
- Op-ed on听for TRT World, June 2024
- France24 interview on 鈥樷��, June 2024
- BBC World Service: The History Hour [], June 2024
- TRT World: The Newsmakers [], May 2024
- AlAraby TV [], May 2024
- France24 interview on the听, May 2024
- 听for TRT World, April 2024
Teaching
Culture and Revolutions in Latin America (Advanced Seminar)
History, Democracy, Memory (Second Year Thematic)
Crime and Punishment in Latin America (Second Year Research Seminar)
Latin America's Cold War (third-year special subject)听
Latin America in Global Intellectual History (MA Module)
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