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PARADIGM TIMES
A QUARANZINE FROM THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SAN ANTONIO HISTORY PROGRAM
CONTENTS
MESSAGE FROM THE FACULTY
NEW COURSES
FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
STUDENT NEWS
APRIL 2021 | VOLUME 3 SUMMER AND FALL COURSE SCHEDULE
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EightH annual
HOLOCAUST
Remembrance Event
Established to honor the victims and survivors of the
Shoah, this event highlights the terrible consequences
of racial hatred and its effects on the victims of Nazi
persecution.
On 27 April 2021 at 12:30 pm-1:30 pm, Dr. Jason
Johnson, an Associate Professor of History at Trini-
ty University, gave a virtual presentation as part of
MESSAGE FROM FACULTY the university’s annual Holocaust Remembrance
to our students Event.
Dr. Johnson’s talk, “Marked with the Pink Triangle:
Last Spring, none of us would have guessed that it would be a The Nazi Persecution of Gay Men,” examines the
full year after the initial lockdown before we would be able to experiences and fates of homosexual men under
see the end of the pandemic in sight. In the National Socialist dictatorship. Homosexual
Texas, nearly 9 million people have re- men were one of the groups targeted by the Nazi
ceived the first vaccine dose, and almost 6 regime and tens of thousands of gay men were ar-
million have received both shots. This year rested and imprisoned and thousands died as a
has been one of the most difficult in recent result of brutal treatment in the concentration
memory, and it’s hard not to draw compar- camps. In many cases these men suffered both at
the hands of the SS guards as well as the other
isons to the polio epidemic that ravaged
prisoners.
the United States for the first half of the
twentieth century. In those decades, Eugen Kogon, a camp survivor, recalled, “The pris-
schools closed several different times, and oners, however, ostracized only those whom the SS
after the proliferation of broadcast technol- marked with the pink triangle. The fate of the ho-
ogy, children sometimes listened to their mosexuals in the concentration camps can only be
lessons on the radio (see cover photo). described as ghastly.”
A recording of Dr. Johnson’s talk will be available
Dr. Philis Barragán Goetz’s aunt, 18 months soon!
old at the time, contracted polio in the early 1950s, just as the
Salk vaccine was in the final stages of testing. Unlike so many For more information, please contact Dr. Edward
Westermann at edward.westermann@tamusa.edu
other children across the nation, she survived after the March
or (210) 784-2213.
of Dimes paid for her treatment. So many people alive today
remember loved ones who succumbed to polio, remember
waiting in long lines to get the vaccine, and still carry those dis-
tinctive scars on their arms.
As we have said before, History is about the present as much as it
is about the past. We are here to provide you with the historical
grounding for understanding our world today. Do not hesitate
to let us know if you have questions or concerns.
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WOMEN’S AND
GENDER STUDIES
WGST 2301:
INTRODUCTION TO
WOMEN’S AND
GENDER STUDIES
HYBRID
DR. MERRITT REHN-DEBRAAL
This course introduces students to the in-
terdisciplinary field of Women and Gender
Studies, drawing from a range of diverse
disciplines such as History, Literature, Po-
litical Science, and Sociology. It covers the
origins of the field as well as significant
themes, ideas, and conceptual frameworks.
This course will also serve as the founda-
tion for future courses in Women and Gen-
der Studies, and fulfills the Language, Phi-
losophy, and Culture category of the core
curriculum.
COMING SOON!
WOMEN AND
GENDER STUDIES
FILM FESTIVAL
2021-2022
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FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
AND OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
DR. FRANCIS X. GALÁN
LOS ADAES: THE FIRST CAPITAL OF SPANISH TEXAS
Dr. Francis Galán’s first book, Los Adaes: The First Capital of Spanish
Texas, was named a finalist for the Texas Institute of Letters award
for Most Significant Scholarly Book for 2020. His essay, “Between the
Compañia Volante (Flying Squadron) and the KKK: Tejano Histori-
ans, Past and Present, on the Texas Rangers,” will be published in
2021 by the University of North Texas Press as part of an edited vol-
ume, Tracking the Texas Rangers: Historians at Work. Dr. Galán al-
so won the 2020-21 Advisor of the Year Award from the Texas State
Historical Association at their March 2021 annual meeting.
He gave two book talks in graduate history classes at other universities this spring: Dr. Christina
Villarreal, "Imperial Borderlands of the Gulf Coast," UTEP, and Dr. Andrew Konove, "Colonial
Mexico," UTSA. In April, Dr. Galan gave a recorded book talk with the Texas General Land
Office for its "Save Texas History" program series.
DR. PHILIS BARRAGÁN GOETZ
READING, WRITING, AND REVOLUTION:
ESCUELITAS AND THE EMERGENCE OF A MEXICAN AMERICAN IDENTITY
Dr. Philis Barragán Goetz’s first book, Reading, Writing, and Revolu-
tion: Escuelitas and the Emergence of a Mexican American Identity, was also
a finalist for the Texas Institute of Letters award, and won the Tejas
Foco Award for Best Nonfiction Book from the National Associa-
tion for Chicana and Chicano Studies. She also won two research
fellowships from the Texas State Historical Association for her sec-
ond book project, a biographical study of the trailblazing educator
Jovita Gonzalez.
She recently won the Mellon Foundation’s Emerging Faculty Lead-
ers Award (see Faculty Spotlight on page eight). She has given nu-
merous book talks, including an interview with Dr. Carlos Blanton,
Professor and Chair of History at Texas A&M University, which
can be viewed on the History program’s Facebook and YouTube
feeds.
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FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
AND OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
DR. EDWARD B. WESTERMANN
DRUNK ON GENOCIDE:
ALCOHOL AND MASS MURDER IN NAZI GERMANY
In November 2020, Dr. Edward Westermann was named the A&M-
San Antonio Regents Professor of History, an honor given by the
Texas A&M University System for exceptional senior faculty mem-
bers. His newest book, Drunk on Genocide: Alcohol and Mass Murder
in Nazi Germany, was published in March 2021 by Cornell University
Press in collaboration with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
He has given numerous book talks, including an interview with Dr.
Tatjana Lichtenstein, Director of the Schusterman Center for Jew-
ish Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, which can be
viewed on the History program’s Facebook and YouTube feeds.
DR. BILLY KISER
ILLUSIONS OF EMPIRE: THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION
IN THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDERLANDS
Dr. Billy Kiser’s fifth book, Illusions of Empire: The Civil War and Reconstruction in the U.S.-Mexico Bor-
derlands, is scheduled for publication with the University of Pennsylvania Press in October 2021. Illu-
sions of Empire adopts a multinational view of North American borderlands, examining the ways in
which Mexico's North overlapped with the U.S. Southwest in the context of diplomacy, politics,
economics, and military operations during the Civil War era.
His article, “The Persistence of Unfree Labor in the Twentieth-Century Southwest,” will be pub-
lished in the summer 2021 issue of the Western Historical Quarterly. Another article, “The Busi-
ness of Killing Indians: Extra-Lethal Violence and the Intersection of Race and Capital in the
North American Borderlands,” is under review with the Journal of American History. Dr. Kiser is
chairing the Local Arrangements Committee for the Western Historical Association’s 2022 annual
meeting, which will be in San Antonio.
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FACULTY PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
DR. AMY PORTER DR. ELIZABETH HASSELER
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN HISTORY OF ROYAL JUSTICE AND LAWGIVING
TEXAS AND BEYOND IN THE EARLY LEGENDS OF
ST. STEPHEN OF HUNGARY
Dr. Amy Porter is co-author of the first text-
book for the high school course on Mexican
Dr. Elizabeth Hasseler’s article, “Royal Justice
American Studies, entitled The Mexican Ameri-
and Lawgiving in the Early Legends of St. Ste-
can History of Texas and Beyond, with anticipated
phen of Hungary,” is under review with Viator,
publication by the Kendall-Hunt Publishing
a journal of medieval history. She is also pre-
Company in 2022. In addition, the edited vol-
senting her research at the International Medi-
ume Texas Women and Ranching, for which Dr.
eval Congress in summer 2021. Both projects
Porter contributed a chapter, won a book
are drawn from her first book in progress, en-
award at the Texas State Historical Associa-
titled The Eternal Crown: Royal Sanctity and
tion annual meeting in March 2021. Dr. Por-
History Writing in High Medieval Scandina-
ter also remains extremely active in public his-
via.
tory, as an advisor to numerous museum and
historical organizations, and a sought after
DR. APRIL NAJJAJ
public speaker on women’s and Texas history.
NEVER WAS RAISED A MONUMENT OF
THIS STATURE: THE ALHAMBRA AND
DR. BILL BUSH
PALACE OF THE POPES IN THE FOUR-
A SITUATION THAT HAS EXISTED FOR
TEENTH CENTURY
GENERATIONS: DOUBLE AGE, RACE,
AND AMERICAN JUVENILE JUSTICE
Dr. April Najjaj’s chapter, “’Never was raised a
Dr. Bill Bush is working on an article, “A Situ- monument of this stature’: The Alhambra and
ation That Has Existed for Generations: Dou- Palace of the Popes in the Fourteenth Centu-
ble Age, Race, and American Juvenile Justice,” ry,” was published in the edited volume,
that will appear in a special forum issue on 'Otherness’ in Space and Architecture: Jews,
race and childhood of the Journal of the Histo- Muslims and Christians in Western European
ry of Childhood and Youth in spring 2022. He Art (1200-1650), by Peter Lang Publishing.
also is speaking in panel sessions at the annual
meetings of the Society for the History of
Childhood and Youth and the Social Science
History Association this year.
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studeNt nEws
CELEBRATING THE SUCCESS OF CURRENT STUDENTS AND ALUMNI
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS STERLING GARDNER | Second Place
MARC MOLINA “Military City, U.S.A.”
(Class of 2019), currently a doctoral student at EMILIA GUERRERO | Third Place
the University of Texas El Paso, was awarded the “The Texas Beef Cattle Industry and the Contri-
Texas State Library and Archives Research Fel- butions of Humberto ‘Bert’ Reyes”
lowship in Texas History at the Spring 2021
meeting of the Texas State Historical Associa- JOHN SUK | Fourth Place
tion for his project, “Twentieth Century Envi- “Artemesia Bowden: San Antonio Saint”
ronmental Change in the Tamaulipan Mezquit-
al”.
OTHER NEWS
BRIANA DZIERZANOWSKI ELISABETH ANN RUIZ was selected for the
(Class of 2020) will enter the M.A. program at Adelante Leadership In-
the University of Texas San Antonio in fall 2021. stitute in fall 2020.
IONE MATTHEWS
(Class of 2019) was a presenter at the Texas The History Club is spon-
State Historical Association Virtual Conference sored and led by dedicat-
in March, 2021, where she discussed her ward- ed faculty members DR.
winning research on runaway slaves in Antebel- FRANCIS GALÁN and DR.
DOLPH BRISCOE.
lum Texas.
The Webb Society named the Texas A&M Uni-
versity San Antonio History Club as its Univer-
sity Chapter of the Year. This marks the second
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS consecutive year the organization has been hon-
ored with this title. You may view the awards
In spring 2021, our students swept the Webb So-
ceremony by visiting the following link:
ciety’s Upper Level Division Caldwell Paper https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Awards. Award winners were: v=cx9TM64eoOs&feature=youtu.be
DANI VIDAL | First Place History Club officers are:
“San Antonio’s Tex-Mex Food Culture: The President: CARLOS TALAVERA
Vice-President: DYLAN MERTEN
Chili Queens and the Beginning of the Tradi-
Historian: VACANT
tional Cuisine” Treasurer: AMANDA KELLEY
Social Media Relations: ALEJANDRO CONTRERAS
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FACULTY SP TLIGHT O
DR. PHILIS BARRAGÁN-GOETZ
The Institute of Citizens & Scholars is
pleased to announce that Texas A&M
University San Antonio faculty member
Philis Barragán-Goetz has been named a
2021 Mellon Emerging Faculty Leader.
Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation, the MEFL Awards support
junior faculty whose research focuses on
contemporary American history, poli-
tics, culture, and society, and who are
committed to the creation of an inclu-
sive campus community for underrepre-
sented students and scholars.
Dr. Barragán-Goetz received her Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of
Texas at Austin. She teaches classes in Mexican American history, women's history,
Texas history, and United States social and cultural history. She is also Texas A&M
San Antonio's community liaison to the San Antonio African American Community
Archive and Museum.
Since the first Woodrow Wilson Fellowships were awarded at Princeton
University in 1945, more than 27,000 Fellows from the organization’s vari-
ous programs—including 18 Nobel Laureates, 39 MacArthur Fellows, many
other award winners, and thousands of everyday heroes—have contributed
to creating a better educated, more thoughtful, and more inclusive Ameri-
ca. Excellence and leadership in higher education remain a cornerstone of
what Citizens & Scholars does.
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O
FACULTY SP TLIGHT
MELLON EMERGING FACULTY LEADERS FOR 2021 NAMED
SUPPORT FOR EXCELLENT, EARLY-CAREER PROFESSORS COMMITTED
TO CAMPUS SERVICE, INCLUSIVITY
PRINCETON, NJ (April 27, 2021)—The Institute for Citizens & Scholars has named 11 scholars as
2021 Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders (MEFL). Funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the
MEFL Awards support junior faculty whose research focuses on contemporary American history,
politics, culture, and society, and who are committed to the creation of an inclusive campus com-
munity for underrepresented students and scholars.
The exceptional early-career professors making up this year’s class work in such fields as history, so-
ciology, communications, and women’s and gender studies. Awardees’ scholarship focuses on criti-
cal issues such as human trafficking, violence in policing, and the impact of racial and ethnic dis-
parities on cognitive function in older adults. They also work to mentor first-generation college stu-
dents and those from underrepresented groups, and to ensure inclusion on campus and within their
communities through service to their institutions and disciplines and through partnerships with
local organizations.
The MEFL Award seeks to free the time of junior faculty working toward tenure—including those
from underrepresented groups and others committed to eradicating disparities in their fields—so
that they can both engage in and build support for systems, networks, and affinity groups that
make their fields and campuses more inclusive. Each recipient receives a 12-month stipend of
$17,500 while working toward tenure. The 2021 class comes from a diverse and competitive appli-
cant pool. The final MEFL awardees were selected through a competitive interview process by a se-
lection committee of four former and current university leaders with various academic and research
backgrounds.
Established in 2015, the program has now supported more than 50 junior faculty who represent the
next generation of leaders and scholars in the humanities and social sciences and who are poised to
play a significant role in shaping American higher education. Through their own work to make
their fields and institutions more inclusive, they are expanding civic discourse and preparing to-
morrow’s citizens and scholars.
For more information on the Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Awards program, visit https://
woodrow.org/fellowships/facultyleaders/.
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studeNt nEws
CELEBRATING THE SUCCESS OF CURRENT STUDENTS
PHI ALPHA THETA
NATIONAL HISTORY HONOR SOCIETY
Several of our History majors presented research in the
2021 Texas A&M University San Antonio Student Re- FACULTY SPONSOR
search Symposium this spring. DR. WILLIAM KISER
NEW INITIATES
JACOB MONTEVERDI APRIL 2021
“Spanish Flu of 1918”
Faculty Sponsor | Dr. Amy Porter ISAIAH ALONZO
JESSE CARRILLO
TYLER RHEA AND RAFIKA ISLAM AMANDA CASILLAS-GALLEGOS
“COVID Oral History Project” ROBBY CHAVEZ
Faculty Sponsor | Dr. Sandra Lara
ALEJANDRO CONTRERAS
DOMINIQUE KATAUSKAS ELYSE ECHEVARRIA
First Place for Best Oral Presentation MELANIE GONZALEZ
DOMINIQUE KATAUSKAS
“The Effects of Jim Crow in the Modern Era: From the AMANDA MILLER
Abolishment of Slavery to Mass Incarceration”
ALEXANDER MOLINA
Faculty Sponsor | Dr. William Kiser
PAUL STRICKLAND
CARLOS TALAVERA
JAMES THOMAS
10new facuLty
INTRODUCING
DR. PAMELA WALKER
Pamela Nicole Walker is a Ph.D. from Rutgers
University-New Brunswick specializing in African
American History and Women and Gender Histo-
ry. She received a B.A. in History from the Uni-
versity of Tennessee and an M.A. in history from
University of New Orleans.
Walker’s manuscript “‘Signed, Sealed, Delivered: women imagined themselves as participants in
How Black and White Women used the Box Pro- the Civil Rights Movement and analyzes the
ject and the Postal System to Fight Hunger and ways in which social movements are galvanized
Feed the Mississippi Freedom Movement,” exam- and funded.
ines the Mississippi Box Project, a grassroots anti Walker has contributed articles all three volumes
-poverty program founded by a Vermont pacifist, of the award-winning Scarlet and Black Project
to gain a fuller picture of the participants of the at Rutgers University. Her work has been funded
Civil Rights Movement. The Box Project, Walker by the Mellon Foundation, the American Philo-
argues, is a microcosm through which to explore sophical Society, the PEO Sisterhood and the
the relationship between motherhood, race, ac- Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
tivism, benevolence, the welfare state and politi- In the fall of 2021, Walker will join the history
cal consciousness in 1960s-era social movement department of Texas A&M University San An-
networks. By examining letter correspondence tonio as an assistant professor of African Ameri-
between rural black women in Mississippi and can History.
white women from the Northeast, the manu-
script considers the ways in which everyday
11COURSE SCHEDULE
2301 Texas History F2F T/Th 0930-1045 Briscoe, Dolph
2301 Texas History OLC Galan, Francis
2301 Texas History OLC Porter, Amy
2313 Islamic World I F2F M/W 1400-1515 Najjaj, April
2321 World Civilizations I HYB M 0930-1045 Hasseler, Elizabeth
2321 World Civilizations I HYB W 1730-1845 Hasseler, Elizabeth
2322 World Civilizations II OLC Najjaj, April
2328 Mexican American History 1848-Present OLC T 0930-1045 Barragan, Philis
2381 African American History OLC T/Th 1100-1215 Walker, Pamela
3301 Reading and Writing Like a Historian OLC T 1400-1515 Galan, Francis
3301 Reading and Writing Like a Historian F2F M/W 1730-1845 Najjaj, April
3315 Early Modern Europe to 1815 HYB W 1400-1515 Hasseler, Elizabeth
3331 American Revolution and Early Republic 1763-1850 HYB T 0930-1045 Porter, Amy
3334 Civil War and Reconstruction F2F T/Th 1100-1215 Kiser, William
3335 Gilded Age and Progressive Era HYB W 1100-1215 Bush, William
3356 Mexico F2F W 1900-2145 Galan, Francis
4301 Methods of Historical Research F2F T/Th 1100-1215 Bush, William
4301 Methods of Historical Research F2F W 1900-2145 Porter, Amy
4317 Nazi Germany HYB T 1230-1345 Westermann, Edward
4340 US Social and Cultural History OLC M/W 0930-1045 Walker, Pamela
4347 The American West OLC T/Th 1400-1515 Kiser, William
4360 Women in History OLC Barragan, Philis
4364 Women & Gender-Latin America HYB Th 1900-2015 Lara, Sandra
4370 CT: Gender, War, and Genocide HYB Th 1100-1215 Westermann, Edward
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