Peru, Chile, and the Pacific: Toward Collaborative and Parallel Histories

Dr. Joshua Savala (History, Rollins College) will discuss his recent book, "Beyond Patriotic Phobias. Connections, Cooperation, and Solidarity in the Peruvian-Chilean Pacific World" (UC Press, 2022), which narrates the stories of the many encounters, exchanges, and solidarities that defined the lives of Chileans and Peruvians working and moving across transnational waters and spaces during the War of the Pacific. Savala’s work invites us to rethink traditional historical periodization and theorize dis/continuity in humanities-based research.