Amílcar Challú, Ph.D.

I joined the faculty of the Department of History at Bowling Green State University in 2006. Since 2017 I serve as the chair of the department. I am proud of leading a community of scholars engaged in training new professionals in solving real-world problems and lead a successful life in the modern professional landscape. I am a historian of Mexico and Latin America with a broader interest in the Atlantic and world history. In my research I focus on economic and environmental issues, applying methodologies that define those fields, but intersecting them with insights from cultural studies and social history. I take great pride in my collaborations with scholars in Europe, Latin America and the United States that resulted in articles and projects transcending my original expertise in early Mexican history. I use historical ways of analysis and interpretation in areas that go beyond traditional historical narrative, what some call "applied history". This work has translated into the work with local organizations of cultural heritage and conservation, leading curricular initiatives funded with federal grants, and being engaged with community events and media.

Affiliations

• American Historical Association
• Asociación Mexicana de Historia Económica
• Latin American Studies Association

Fields of Study

• Latin American history (Mexico, colonial, modern)
• Inequality and human wellbeing, including health and nutrition
• Environmental history and environmental humanities