
Joshua Frens-String
@jf_string
Historian @UT_HistDept | Author, Hungry for Revolution: The Politics of Food and the Making of Modern Chile, via @ucpress | Book review editor @ILWCHJournal
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Según Salvador Allende, el socialismo chileno tendría «sabor a vino y empanadas». Aquí, la historia de cómo se cocinó esa famosa expresión durante el largo siglo socialista en Chile.Joshua Frens-String jacobinlat.com/2022/07/24/cua…


NEW 🇨🇱 Today, the Progressive International publishes the first full translation of the new Chilean constitution — powered by small donations from scores of people all over the world. Download it now and join the celebration ahead of the plebiscite on 4 September. act.progressive.international/newchile/




Excited to see our NACLA Report issue out, on #Chile after #Apruebo’s defeat, ft. wisdom of Elisa Loncon Antileo Alondra Carrillo Vidal Camila Vergara Kelly Bauer, PhD @vergara_angela Aldo Madariaga Hillary Carroll Hiner patricio millalen @carlosfischer Pablo Abufom 🇵🇸✊🏽 Marian Schlotterbeck Romina Akemi 🎃🦇🧹 y more! tandfonline.com/toc/rnac20/54/4

🌟New issue🌟 "Apruebo por Chile: Charting a Future in the Aftermath of Defeat," guest edited by Joshua Frens-String & Romina Akemi 🎃🦇🧹, takes stock of Chile's "process of change" after the defeat of the proposed draft constitution and where left movements go from here. nacla.org/54-4


"How did a moment of hope end in such disappointment? What lessons can be learned from the 2022 victory of 'Rechazo' (reject) over 'Apruebo' (approve)?" Read Romina Akemi 🎃🦇🧹 and Joshua Frens-String's editors' introduction to the Winter 2022 issue on Chile. nacla.org/chile-apruebo-…



As the 50th anniversary of the 1973 #Chile coup approaches, Evgeny Morozov (evgenymorozov.bsky.social) reconstructs a fascinating and little known history in “The Santiago Boys.” It was a pleasure to offer a few comments throughout on Allende’s vision for change.

If you missed our event about the anniversary of the coup #CHILE watch the video here: youtu.be/PpFqd1V6-zI LLILAS BENSON LASA CONO SUR Texas Global GlobalAustin


Congratulations to Dr. Matthew Butler (bit.ly/3mPHBpj) & Dr. Joshua Frens-String Joshua Frens-String (bit.ly/42SXyjM)! Dr. Butler, who joined #uthistory in '08, has promoted to Full Professor, while Dr. Frens-String who joined in '17, promoted to Associate!


It's the final UT Latin American History Workshop event of the year! Please join us for “Blacks & the Brazilian Left and Right in the 1930s” by Dr. Jessica Graham UC San Diego ! A *virtual zoom* presentation/workshop this Fri. April 12, Noon CDT. RSVP required; see flyer for details.



Please read and share widely: A letter from @ut_histdept Chair Dr. Martha G. Newman on "Historical Insights for Resolving Campus Tensions" - up now at: bit.ly/4dtdsXe. @notevenpast @liberalartsut @utaustin HistoryInstitute@UTAustin
