Monica A. Rankin
mrankin@utdallas.edu
http://www.utdallas.edu/~mrankin
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University
of Texas at Dallas |
Box 830688 |
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Historical
Studies |
Richardson, TX
75083-0688 |
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School
of Arts and Humanities |
(972) 883-2005 - Office |
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JO
4.916 |
(972) 883-2989 - Fax |
EDUCATION
Ph.D., University of Arizona, Tucson, Mexican History, 2004
Dissertation Title: “¡México, la patria! Propaganda and National Unity in
Mexico during World War II.”
M.A., Washington University, St. Louis, Latin American History, 1999
M.A., Washington University, St. Louis, International Affairs, 1998
Thesis: "Mexican Economic History and the Peso Crisis
B.A., Missouri State University, Springfield, International
Studies/Spanish, 1994
PUBLICATIONS
Books
The History of Costa Rica (Greenwood/ABC-CLIO, 2012)
¡México, la patria! Modernity, National Unity, and Propaganda during World War II (University of Nebraska Press, 2009)
Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture: The Search for National Identity, 1820s-1900 (Volume III) (Forthcoming, Facts on File Library of World History)
Journal Articles
“Mexicanas en guerra: World War II
and the Discourse of Mexican Female Identity” in Frontiers: A Journal of
Women’s History. Vol. 32, No. 2 (2011) 83-110
“La Ropa Cósmica: Identity and
Fashion in 1940s Mexico,” in Studies in
Latin American Popular Culture. Volume 28 (2010) pp.
95-111.
Book Chapters
“Latin American
Women and Inclusion in Public and Private Communities” in Andrew Azzopardi and Shaun Grech (Eds.) Inclusive
Communities: A Reader. (The
Netherlands: Sense Publishers, 2012).
“Relative Independence and the Peculiarities of Mexican Diplomacy” with
Dina Berger, in A Companion to Mexican
History and Culture by William Beezley, ed.
(Wiley-Blackwell Publisher, 2011) 538-561.
“Mexico
in World War II,” in Latin
American and World War II. Thomas M. Leonard and John Bratzel, editors. Rowan & Littlefield (2006).
Encyclopedia Articles
Encyclopedia of U.S.-Latin American Relations CQ Press (2009).
List of entries:
Avila Camacho, Manuel
Camarena, Enrique
Defense Sites Agreements
Echeverría Alvarez, Luis
Hispanidad
Inter-American Conference on the Problems of War & Peace
Lend Lease Program
Marshall Plan and Latin America
Rockefeller, Nelson
Tequila Effect, 1994
Third Meeting of Consultation of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American Republics
Truman, Harry
United States and Drug Enforcement Administration
United States & Reciprocal Trade Agreements, 1930s
Welles, Sumner
Wilson, Henry Lane
Zedillo, Ernesto
Encyclopedia of the Modern World, Oxford University Press (2008).
List of entries:
Marriage and Divorce: World Overview
Drugs and Narcotics: World Overview
Drugs and Narcotics: The Drug Trade in Latin America
Marianismo
Maquiladoras
Marriage and Divorce in Latin America”
The U.S.-Mexico Border: An Encyclopedia of Culture and Politics, Greenwood Press (2008).
List of entries:
Drug Trafficking
Jackson, Helen Hunt
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Turner, Frederick Jackson
Zoot Suit Riot
Book Reviews
Review of Satan's Playground: Mobsters and Movie Stars
at America's Greatest Gaming Resort. By Paul J. Vanderwood.
New Mexico Historical Review (2011)
Review of From Man, One: Indians, Peasants, Borders, and Education in Callista Mexico, 1924-1935 by Andrae
M. Marak, The
American Historical Review 115, No. 4 (October 2010) 1197-98
Review of Andean Cocaine: The Making of a Global Drug.
By Paul Gootenberg. Journal
of World History 21,
No. 3 (September 2010) 566-68.
Review
of Mexican Soundings: Essays in Honour of David A. Brading. By Susan Deans-Smith and Eric Van
Young (eds.) Estudios Interdisciplinarios
de América Latina y el Caribe (Forthcoming, 2009)
Review of The Development of Mexico's Tourism Industry: Pyramids by Day, Martinis by Night, Dina Berger. Journal of Social History (Spring 2008).
Review of The Latin American Fashion Reader, Regina Root, editor. Journal of Popular Culture. Volume 40, No.1 (February 2007), pp185-86.
Review of The Mexico Reader: History, Culture, Politics, Gilbert M. Joseph and Timothy J. Henderson, editors. Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies, Volume 7, 2004.
Books
Exploitation and Resistance with Mark Burkholder (under contract with Oxford University Press)
Next Door Diplomacy: Nelson Rockefeller and the OCIAA in Latin America during World War II (under contract with University of Nebraska Press)
Articles
“Recollections of Revolution: Mexican Popular Memory during World War II”
(Article manuscript – under revision at History and Memory journal)
“To Educate a Nation: World War II Propaganda in Mexico’s
Secretaría de Educación Pública”
(Conference paper under revision for submission to History of Education journal)
“The
(Conference
paper under revision for submission to Diplomatic
History journal)
TEACHING POSITIONS
University of Texas at Dallas, Assistant Professor (Fall 2007--)
University of Texas at Dallas, University Fellow (Spring 2005 - Summer 2007)
University
of Arizona, Correspondence Courses (Summer 2003 - Present)
Collin County Community College, Associate Professor (Summer 2004 - Summer 2005)
Northlake College, Adjunct Professor (Fall 2004)
University of Arizona, Instructor (Summer 2001- Summer 2004)
Arizona State University, Instructor (Fall 2002)
University
of Arizona, Graduate Teaching Assistant (Fall 1999 - Spring 2004)
Courses Taught
Graduate Seminars
Intro to Latin
American Studies
Latin American in
World War II
Colonial Mexico
Research in
Mexican Cultural History
The Mexican
Revolution
Latin American History
through the Novel
Latin American
Popular Culture
History of Women
in
Undergraduate Courses
Cuban Revolution
Mexican Cultural
History
Mexico since
Independence
History of Modern
History of
Colonial
Latin American
History through Film
Undergraduate Correspondence Courses
History of
Contemporary
History of Women
in
History of
ACADEMIC TALKS AND
PRESENTATIONS
“Cultural Diffusion in the
Americas and the Columbian Exchange,” Plano ISD Professional Development
Workshop, Plano, TX (August 2011)
“Latin America in the Age of
Revolution,” Plano ISD Professional Development Workshop, Plano, TX (February 2011)
“Land, Labor, and
Lecumberri: Long Term Outcomes of the Mexican Revolution,”
Mexican Revolution Centennial Symposium, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington,
TX (February 2010)
“Mexico la
patria: Propaganda and Production during World War II,” University of Oklahoma
invited presentation, Norman, OK
(February 2010)
“La ropa cósmica and la Mexicana en Guerra,”
Oaxaca Summer Institute Graduate Seminar, Oaxaca, Mexico (July 2010)
“Mexico
la patria: Propaganda and Production during World War II,” Oaxaca Summer
Institute Book Presentation, Oaxaca, Mexico (July 2010)
“Each One Teach
One: Mexico’s Literacy Campaigns in World War II” Pacific Coast Branch of the
American Historical Association (August 2009).
“A Twitter
Classroom Experiment,” Freed-Hardeman University Webinar (June 2009)
“Felipe Angeles, Martyr of Democracy: The Exhumation and Reburial of a Mexican Revolutionary Hero” Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies (March 2009)
“Education and Propaganda in Mexico,” Oaxaca Summer Institute Graduate Seminar (July 2008)
“The American Way of Life” in 1940s Mexico” Annual Conference of Scholars of the History of American Foreign Relations (June 2008).
“Feminism vs. Feminine: Gender Roles in Public Spaces in 1940s Mexico” The Conference on Latin American History in affiliation with the Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association (January 2008).
“Femicide in Ciudad
Juárez and Chihuahua, Mexico” Photo Exhibit and Panel
Discussion at Collin College (November 2007)
"A
View of the Lagoon from Mexico: World War II, Murder, and Race in U.S.-Mexican
Relations" Annual Conference of Scholars of the History of American
Foreign Relations (June 2007)
“Soldiers and Citizens: Latin American Women in War and Revolution” Hemispheres: The International Area Studies Outreach Consortium of the University of Texas at Austin: 21st Century Challenges in the Developing World (June 2007)
“Episodes in Reform” Region X: TaRGET American History Summer Institute (July 2006; July 2007; July 2008)
“Episodes in Innovation” Region X: TaRGET American History Summer Institute (July 2006; July 2007; July 2008)
"Episodes in Migration" Region X: TaRGET American History Summer Institute (May 2007; May 2008)
“Episodes in Conflict” Region X: TaRGET American History Summer Institute (May 2006; May 2007; May 2008)
“Epidodes in Democracy” Region X: TaRGET American History Summer Institute (May 2006; May 2007; May 2008)
“La ropa cósmica: Identity and Fashion in 1940s Mexico.” Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies, January 2007
“Between Feminism and Suffrage: Mexican Women and Popular Culture in the 1940s” XII Conference of Mexican, United States, and Canadian Historians, (October 2006)
“Mexican Democracy in Historical Context” UT Dallas Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies Lecture Series (September 2006)
“Sombreros are Becoming: Fashion in Mexico during World War II” Dallas Area Social History Group (September 2006)
"Jacksonian Era Workshop" Dallas Independent School District Summer Seminar (July 2006)
“Planes, Tanks, and Soup Cans: The Office of Inter-American Affairs and World War II Propaganda in Latin America” Annual Conference of Scholars of the History of American Foreign Relations (June 2006)
“Private Lives in Public Spaces: Women in Latin American History” Hemispheres: The International Area Studies Outreach Consortium of the University of Texas at Austin: 21st Century Challenges in the Developing World (June 2006)
“Maya in Historical Context” Dallas Museum of Art/UTD Graduate Summer Maya Seminar (May 2006)
“Graduate Research in Mexico” Texas Christian University Brown Bag Presentation (April 2006)
“The Mexican Artemis: Women and National Identity during World War II” Latin American Studies Association Conference (March 2006)
“To Educate a Nation: World War II Propaganda in Mexico’s Secretaría de Educación Pública” Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies (February 2006)
“Maya in Historical Context” Dallas Museum of Art/UTD McDermott Fellows’ Maya Seminar (January 2006)
"Mexicanas Go to War: Women and World War II in Mexico," Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies, April 2005
“Selling the Peace: Revolution and Industrialization in Mexico’s World War II Propaganda,” Latin American Studies Association Conference, October 2004
“The Gadsden Purchase and Trends in U.S.-Mexican Relations,” University of Arizona Gadsden Purchase Conference, November 2003
“Remembering the Revolution: Mexican Popular Memory during World War II,” Tulane Conference on Popular Memory, March 2003
“United We Stand: Mexico, the United States, and Hemispheric Unity during World War II,” Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies Conference, February 2003
"Mexico, la patria! Visual Propaganda in Mexico in WWII,” Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies Conference, March 2001
FELLOWSHIPS
AND HONORS
Distinguished
Teacher in Diversity & Multicultural Education Award, UT-Dallas, 2011-2012
Honorable
mention for the Twenty-Fifth Annual Carlos and Guillermo Vigil Award for “La Ropa Cósmica: Identity and
Fashion in 1940s Mexico” published in Studies
in Latin American Popular Culture
Victor Worsfold Award for Outstanding Teaching, UT-Dallas School of Arts & Humanities, 2007-2008
Who’s Who in America, 2007
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2006
Ramenofsky Fellowship for Doctoral Research, Summer 2003
Americas Editorial Internship, Summer 2003
Fulbright-García Robles Fellowship Recipient, 2001-2002
Oaxaca Summer Institute Hewlitt Foundation Fellowship, Summer 2000
Tinker Summer Research Grant, Summer 2000
SERVICE AND
MEMBERSHIPS
Oaxaca Summer Institute, Board of Directors 2009-Present
UT Dallas Committee on Effective Teaching 2008-09
UT Dallas Campus Fulbright Fellowship Committee 2008
UT Dallas Campus Marshall Scholarship Committee 2008
Teaching American History Grant Committee, Region X 2008-2009
UT Dallas, School of Arts and Humanities, Executive Committee 2007-2008
UT Dallas Taskforce, Managing the Classroom Experience 2008
UT Dallas Tuition Planning Committee 2007-08
Dallas Area Regional History Day Steering Committee – Member 2007-present
UT Dallas SACS Accreditation Project 2006
UT Dallas Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) Committee 2006 - Primary Documents in the History Classroom Project
UT Dallas Center for U.S.-Mexico Studies, 2005-Present - Faculty Associate
UT Dallas Phi Alpha Theta Chapter, Retrospect online journal 2006 - Special Project Faculty Advisor
Scholars of the History of American Foreign Relations, 2005-Present - Member
CCCCD Honors Institute Program Review Committee, 2004-05
CCCCD SACS Reaffirmation Interview, Fall 2004 - Associate Faculty Representative, History Department
Conference Marking 150 Years of the Gadsden Purchase, Fall 2003 - Local Arrangements/Conference Coordinator
Undergraduate Writing Workshop, Fall 2002
Graduate Student Mentor Program, 2000-2004 - Advising for New Graduate Students in the Department of History
Latin American Studies Association – Member, 2002-2005
Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies – Member, 2000-Present, Executive Committee, 2008-Present
Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society – Member, 1999-2004
History Graduate Association – Member, 1999-2004
History Department Grant Writing Workshop Organizer and Sponsor, Spring 2001
Rocky Mountain Council for Latin America Studies, Spring 2001 - Local Arrangements/ Conference Coordinator
Undergraduate Student Mentor Program, Spring 2001 - Advising for Undergraduate History Majors
Tenth Reunion of Mexican History Conference, Fall 1999 - Local Arrangements Committee
RELATED PROFESSION EXPERIENCE (SELECTED)
Television/Radio News Consulting/Interviews – Media Mentions
“Events to Celebrate Mexican Revolution’s
Centennial,” Dallas Morning News (online and print edition, February 27,
2010)
“Twitter Goes to College”U.S.
News & World Report online (June 2009) print edition (September 2009)
http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/2009/06/02/twitter-goes-to-college.html
“How One Teacher Uses Twitter in the
Classroom” ReadWriteWeb (June 2009)
“Twitter in the Classroom” Hack College
(June 2009)
http://www.hackcollege.com/blog/2009/6/2/twitter-in-the-classroom.html
“Interview with Monica Rankin, A Professor
Successfully Using Twitter in the Classroom” Hack College (June 2009)
“Backchannel Via Twitter” Teaching with
Classroom Response Systems (June 2009)
http://derekbruff.com/teachingwithcrs/?p=250
“Mexico’s War on Drugs” Worldfocus
International News Weekly Webcast Radio Program (March 11, 2009)
“Obama
Visits Mexico” T39 Noticiero Telemundo, Dallas, TX (January 9, 2009)
“Analysis of the Republic National
Convention” T39 Noticiero Telemundo,
Dallas, TX (September 4, 2008)
“President Felipe Calderón
Visits the United States” T39 Noticiero Telemundo, Dallas, TX (February 12, 2008)
“The Importance of Super Tuesday in the U.S.
Presidential Election” T39 Noticiero Telemundo, Dallas, TX (January 29, 2008)
“Legacy of Vicente Fox and Mexico’s Political Future,” - T39 Noticiero Telemundo, Dallas, TX (September 1, 2006)
“History
of Cinco de Mayo,” - T39 Noticiero Telemundo, Dallas, TX (May 5, 2006)
“150 Years after the Gadsden Purchase,” KVOA News 4, Tucson, AZ (November 14, 2003)
Manuscript Reviewer
Oxford University Press
University of Nebraska Press
University of New Mexico Press
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
SENSE Press
Harlan Davidson, Inc.
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Bedford/St. Martins Press
The
Historian Journal
Pearson Longman Press
Bull Moose Tube Company St. Louis, Missouri
International Marketing Representative, Latin American Region, 1995-1998