H-NewMexico

H-Net network on the culture and history of New Mexico.

H-NewMexico provides a forum for discussion of the culture and history of New Mexico. It is a network for anyone who has an interest in New Mexico and the Southwest--a place to propose ideas, announce events, and engage in thought-provoking debate.

EVENT: Moving Beyond the Monograph- New and Creative Models of Academic Publication Every Scholar of Humanities Should Know About

Avi Staiman •03/09/2021 Discussion

Dear H-NewMexico Readers,

I want to invite you to join me for my exclusive interview with Chris Harrison, Publishing Development Director of Humanities and Social Sciences at Cambridge University Press as part of our ongoing 'Publication Success Interview Series'.

Chris will discuss how Cambridge is moving beyond the monograph to introduce new and creative publication models to fill the gap between academic articles and books. Register to learn more about how you can take advantage of this new forum to publish your research and advance your career.

March 17 at 6:30PM IST/ 4:30PM GMT/ 12:30 PM EST

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H-NewMexico Call for Editors

Benjamin Davis •02/19/2021 Discussion

Dear H-NewMexico Subscribers,

H-NewMexico is seeking to expand its editorial team. As one of over 100 topically defined networks that constitute H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online, H-NewMexico provides a scholarly forum for the discussion of the culture and history of New Mexico. It is a network for anyone who has an interest in New Mexico and the Southwest, offering a place to propose ideas, announce events, and engage in thought-provoking discussion.

The network would like to recruit at least one volunteer editor to assist in moderating posts and developing content that will appeal

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Transitions at H-NewMexico

Carter Jones Meyer •02/12/2021 Discussion

Dear H-NewMexico Network Members,

I am very pleased to announce that our network has a new editor, Benjamin Davis. Ben has deep roots in New Mexico and an abiding interest in its history and culture. This brief biography that he shared with me explains his ties and interests in more detail:

"Benjamin Davis is a fifth-generation New Mexican who lives and ranches in the Sangre de Cristo mountains in the northeast of the state. He completed a master’s degree in history in 2020 at the University of New Mexico. Benjamin is fascinated by the borderlands, both as a region and as a process. Borderlands

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Online Lecture: Colin G. Calloway on The Small Pox Epidemic of 1779-1784, New Mexico History Museum, Santa Fe, Feb. 3, 12-1

Carter Jones Meyer •01/29/2021 Discussion
An Invitation from the Friends of History
New Mexico History Museum and Palace of the Governors
 
Online First Wednesday Lecture 

The Smallpox Epidemic of 1779-1784
                              
Colin G. Calloway
John Kimball Jr. 1943 Professor of History and
Professor of Native American Studies
Dartmouth College

Wednesday, February 3, 2021
12:00-1:00 PM

 New Mexico History Museum 
 

 

New Webpage
 

The new Friends of History Webpage has gone live! We have a fresh look, with more information and easier access to FoH activities.  Why not check it out:

The talk will trace the spread of

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