Scholarship

New Research: 

Place, Memory, and Urban Politics: State Violence and Resistance in São Paulo During Dictatorship


My present research focuses on the roles that place, memory, and urban resistance to the Brazilian military dictatorship had during the period 1964-1985. Specifically, I am researching how these spaces in São Paulo framed alternative pathways to democratic transition and whether or not they serve as a reminder of autocracy in present-day Brazilian urban politics.  Fieldwork will commence in the spring of 2025 through spring of 2026. Anticipated submission for publication is later in 2026.

Research in Progress:

Forthcoming Book: 

Updated Release (December 2024)

Cartographic America: Selections from The J. Kyle Spencer Map Collection 

This book is co-authored with David Owings (Columbus State University Archives) to offer the public a glimpse at the extensive collection of early North American maps from the Age of the European Explorers to the late 19th century. The Spencer Map Collection documents the emergence and evolution of the American colonies, specifically Georgia, and the formation of the United States as a whole, ranging from the late 1500s to the late 1800s. Mr. Kyle Spencer generously donated his private map collection to Columbus State University. This book has a two-fold purpose: to extend public history to a larger audience and to use the proceeds to support student programming at the Spencer House in Oxford, England.