Social Science Matrix Podcast: Interview with Rebecca Herman, Assistant Professor of History, UC Berkeley

<p>In this podcast, Michael Watts interviews Rebecca Herman, Assistant Professor of History, UC Berkeley.</p> <p>Professor Herman's research and writing examine modern Latin American history in a global context.</p> <p>Her first book, forthcoming from Oxford University Press, reconstructs the history of U.S. military basing in Latin America during World War II – through high diplomacy and on-the-ground examinations of race, labor, sex and law – to reveal the origins and impact of inter-American “security cooperation” on domestic and international politics in the region. She has also authored past and forthcoming articles and book chapters on the global politics of anti-racism, the Cuban literacy campaign, the Brazilian labor justice system, and U.S.-Latin American relations. </p> <p>She is currently working on a new book project on Antarctica, Latin America, and the World.</p> <p>Prior to entering academia, she spent several years in Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Brazil working as a freelance translator, researcher, and documentarian. Before joining the faculty at Berkeley, she was Assistant Professor of International Studies and Latin American Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle. </p> <p>She received her Ph.D. in History from UC Berkeley and her B.A. in Literature and History from Duke.</p> <p> </p>