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New Interview with LARC Visiting Speaker Dr. Vitor Izecksohn


On February 6 Dr. Vitor Izecksohn, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, gave a talk in the Department of History titled "Political Competition and Military Recruitment in Wartime: Elections in Paraguayan-War Era Brazil." His research has focused on comparative history, historical sociology, and political theory. His first English-language book, Slavery and War in the Americas: Race, Citizenship, and State Building in the United States and Brazil, 1861-1870 (University of Virginia Press, 2014) analyzed how wartime recruitment refracted political dynamics at local, regional and national levels, and undermined the institution of slavery in the United States and Brazil. His current research examines the impact of state-building in the Argentine and Confederate national projects. In an interview following his talk, Dr. Izecksohn spoke with Dr. Hendrik Kraay, Professor in the Department of History, about his research and thoughts on the field of historical studies. 

LARC Visiting Speaker Dr. Vitor Izecksohn from Latin American Research Centre on Vimeo.