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| Clarence H. Haring Lecture | |
|---|---|
| Name | Clarence H. Haring Lecture |
| Established | 19XX |
| Sponsor | Harvard University |
| Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Discipline | Latin American history |
Clarence H. Haring Lecture The Clarence H. Haring Lecture is an annual series hosted by academic institutions that commemorates the legacy of Clarence H. Haring and foregrounds scholarship on Latin America, Caribbean, Iberian Peninsula studies and related global contexts. The lecture series frequently attracts scholars and public intellectuals affiliated with institutions such as Harvard University, University of Cambridge, Oxford University, Yale University, and Columbia University, and engages themes resonant with events like the Spanish American Wars of Independence, the Mexican Revolution, and the Haitian Revolution.
The series was founded to honor Clarence H. Haring, who taught at Harvard University and influenced fields linked to Philip II of Spain, Simon Bolívar, José Martí, Benito Juárez, and comparative studies involving figures such as Napoleon Bonaparte and Porfirio Díaz. Early programs featured dialogues that connected archival research in repositories like the Archivo General de Indias, the Britsh Library (sic: British Library), and the National Archives and Records Administration with interpretive frameworks advanced by scholars from Columbia University, Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Chicago. Over decades the lecture series intersected with scholarly debates exemplified by works of John Locke-era constitutional histories, transatlantic analyses referencing the Treaty of Tordesillas, and comparative empire studies invoking the Ottoman Empire and the British Empire.
The lecture series aims to promote rigorous inquiry into topics connected to Haring’s interests, bringing together historians, diplomats, and policy analysts from institutions such as Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, Oxford University, Yale University Press, and the American Historical Association. It highlights research that addresses figures like Toussaint Louverture, Antonio López de Santa Anna, Bernardo O'Higgins, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, and themes tied to treaties such as the Adams–Onís Treaty and events including the Spanish Civil War. By convening speakers associated with the Inter-American Development Bank, the United Nations, and national archives like the Archivo General de la Nación (Mexico), the series connects scholarly production with institutional stewardship exemplified by the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution.
Typically hosted at venues affiliated with Harvard University or other host universities such as Brown University and Duke University, the series follows a format where invitations are extended to historians and public intellectuals linked to centers like the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, the Center for Latin American Studies (Cambridge), and the Council on Foreign Relations. Selection committees have included faculty from Yale University, Columbia University, Princeton University, University of Oxford, and representatives from scholarly societies such as the American Historical Association and the Latin American Studies Association. Lectures are often paired with seminars involving graduate students from Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, postdoctoral fellows from the Institute for Advanced Study, and visiting scholars from the École des hautes études en sciences sociales.
Notable lecturers have included scholars and public figures associated with institutions and works linked to Eric Hobsbawm, Curtis J. Evans, John Thornton (historian), Ada Ferrer, Laura N. Basu and others who have engaged with topics concerning Pedro de Valdivia, Hernán Cortés, Juan Perón, Getúlio Vargas, Lázaro Cárdenas, and intellectuals such as José Carlos Mariátegui. Lectures have tackled archival discoveries from the Archivo General de la Nación (Peru), methodological innovations influenced by Fernand Braudel, and comparative approaches influenced by the historiography of E. P. Thompson, Benedict Anderson, and Eric R. Wolf. Presentations by scholars affiliated with Princeton University Press, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and the University of California Press have later become influential essays and monographs.
The series has shaped debates in historiography that engage with revisionist interpretations akin to scholarship by Charles C. Mann, Sven Beckert, Ilan Stavans, Marshall Sahlins, and Natalie Zemon Davis. Reviews and responses have appeared in journals and platforms tied to The Hispanic American Historical Review, The Journal of Latin American Studies, The American Historical Review, and media outlets such as The New York Times, The Guardian, and The Economist when lectures addressed contemporary policy intersections involving agencies like the Organization of American States and the Pan American Health Organization. The cumulative influence is visible in graduate training at departments including History of Art and Architecture, Harvard (example institutional link), Department of History, Columbia University, and programs at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Texts and recordings from the lecture series have been preserved in institutional repositories such as the Widener Library, the Houghton Library, and the digital collections of Harvard University Press and have been published in venues including The Hispanic American Historical Review, edited volumes from Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press, and working paper series at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Center for International Studies, Princeton University. Archival materials often reference primary sources from the Archivo General de Indias, the Archivo General de la Nación (Colombia), and the Biblioteca Nacional de España, ensuring continued access for scholars at institutions like Brown University, Yale University, and Stanford University.
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