William Suarez-Potts joined the history department in 2006 with interests centering on modern Mexican history but also historical processes spanning national boundaries. He teaches a variety of courses related to Latin America as well as U.S.-Latin American relations. Suarez-Potts comes to Kenyon from Harvard University where he was a lecturer in an interdisciplinary program of history and literature.

Areas of Expertise

Latin American history, Mexican history, business, economic, legal and labor history, international relations

Education

Ph.D. Harvard University
J.D. University of Pennsylvania Law School
B.A. University of California at Berkeley

Selected Publications

The Making of Law: The Supreme Court and Labor Legislation in Mexico, 1875-1931 (Stanford University Press 2012)

"The 1927 Railroad Strike: Labor and Law after the Mexican Revolution," Labor History, vol. 52, no. 4 (November 2011): 399-416

"The Mexican Supreme Court and the Juntas de Conciliación y Arbitraje, 1917-1924: the Judicialisation of Labour Relations after the Revolution," Journal of Latin American Studies, vol. 41, no. 4 (November 2009): 723-755

Courses Taught

HIST 120 Early Latin America
HIST 121 Modern Latin America
HIST 218 History of Mexico
HIST 292 U.S.-Latin American Relations, 1820 to Present
HIST 321 The Mexican Revolution
HIST 322 Human Rights in Latin America
HIST 388 Practice & Theory
HIST 397 Jr. Honors Practice & Theory
HIST 490 Sr. Seminar