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Manuel A. Grajales <Manuel.Grajales@unt.edu> University of North Texas |
| Primary Phone: | 214-663-1776 |
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Bio: I am a historian of 20th-century Latinx History interested in the processes of social and political coalition building over questions over citizenship and military service. My research investigates how Puerto Ricans developed anti-war strategies that rejected the notion of military service as a method to attain social and economic equality during the second half of the 20th century. In an era of hyper-patriotism that demanded military participation as a mark of civic duty, my research investigates how a multiracial and multiethnic coalition of religious and political dissenters shaped their resistance as an interrogation of U.S. society's contradictory messages of freedom and liberty. I received my Ph.D. in History from Texas A&M University in August 2022. Additionally, I received my Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in History from Texas A&M University-Commerce. I have experience as an instructor of record, teaching survey-level U.S. History courses at Texas A&M University-Commerce, Texas A&M University, and Lone Star College-CyFair. Aside from U.S. History surveys, my teaching interests include 20th-century Puerto Rican History, Mexican American History, Latina/o/x History, Modern Latin American History, Comparative Social Movements, anti-war and peace struggles, and the politics and culture of Sports. |
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