Wolfe Delivers Lectures at Global History Seminar in Peru

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Joel Wolfe
Joel Wolfe

Joel Wolfe, professor of history, delivered two lectures at the recent International Seminar on Global History at the National University of San Marcos in Lima, Peru.

On April 2, he presented “Globalization Isn't Planetary: Global History in the Americas” to the Social Sciences faculty. On April 3, he delivered “The Global Twenties: Trade, Work, and Society in a Globalized Hemisphere” to the broader university community.

Wolfe studies the impact of modernity, industrialism, and trade on Latin American societies and their politics. His primary focus is modern Brazil.

San Marcos was founded in 1551, making it the oldest institution of higher education in the Western Hemisphere.