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The American Revolution didn't end in 1776—or on the East Coast. A new special issue of "California History" explores its lasting impact from California's unique vantage point.

The editors of the "Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians" invite you to read a virtual issue on the architectural history of Mexico, which has been published in conjunction with #SAH2026 in Mexico City.

"Latin American & Latinx Visual Culture" author Lucy O'Sullivan answers questions about her ALAA-acknowledged article on "Martyrdom in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction."

We talk with Claudia Agostoni about her "Mexican Studies" article examining the training, work, and qualities of hospital nursing staff in Mexico City during the 1940s and 1950s.

Masha Salazkina, author of "Romancing Yesenia" and "World Socialist Cinema" discusses how the 70's Mexican melodrama "Yesenia" became the highest grossing movie in the history of Soviet film exhibition—and what we can learn by studying popular culture on a global scale.

Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos incoming editor is interested in continuing the journal's foundational mission, while finding new ways to increase MSEM’s visibility throughout Mexico and to intensify interdisciplinary dialogue within the pages of MSEM.

In Mexico today, thousands of families are searching for loved ones who have disappeared amid the violence associated with “the war on drugs.” Trade agreements like NAFTA created conditions that allowed criminal organizations to thrive—and ordinary people have paid the price.

American guns have entangled the lives of people on both sides of the US-Mexico border in a vicious circle of violence. After treating wounded migrants and refugees seeking safety in the United States, anthropologist Ieva Jusionyte boldly embarked on a journey in the opposite direction—following the

Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos (MSEM) issue 39.2 features a special thematic section on "The New Left in Mexico." To enhance discussion around the issue, the journal's editor asked renowned Mexican sociologist and anthropologist Roger Bartra to share his thoughts on the issue based on his person

By Víctor Zúñiga, co-author of The 0.5 Generation: Children Moving from the United States to MexicoOur research on children migrating from the United States to Mexico began 25 years ago in the state of Georgia. There, we were observing the integration of Mexican-origin families and their childre