History Program
Honorary Staff Profiles
Dr Ralph Newmark
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Honorary Research Associate, Institute of Latin American Studies
Room: David Myers Building 133
Tel: (61 3) 9479 1142
Fax: (61 3) 9479 1942
Email: r.newmark@latrobe.edu.au
Qualifications:BSc (Hons) (Melb), BA (Hons), GradDipHum, PhD (La Trobe) |
I am also Co-Editor of the international refereed journal JILAS~Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies; Convenor of the ILAS Summer and Winter Schools; and Victorian Regional Representative of the Association of Iberian and Latin American Studies of Australasia (AILASA).
I also conduct a monthly show on radio station 3CR-855 AM discussing the relationship between history and music in Latin America and the Caribbean.
research interests include Brazilian history especially the Getulio Vargas era; aural history (history through music and popular culture) in Latin America, the Caribbean, Lusophone (Portuguese speaking) Africa and East Timor; and international relations in particular United States foreign policy in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Units currently taught through ILAS Summer and Winter Schools
- Tango, Samba, Salsa and Society: The History of Latin America Through Music and Food
- Reggae, Calypso, Salsa and Society : The History of the Caribbean Through Music and Food
- Liberdade: The History of East Timor and the Portuguese Speaking World Through Music and Food
Research Projects
Monograph
- “Samba, Diplomacy and Development: Carmen Miranda, Getulio Vargas and the Role of the United States in the Containment of Nationalism in Brazil, 1937-1956”
Article:
- "Aural History – Historical Research and Teaching Through Popular Music: The Case of Latin America
Research Publications
- "A Archive of Colombian Aural History", JILAS~Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies, 7:2, December 2001, pp. 195-198.
- "An Archive of Brazilian Aural History'" JILAS~Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies, 5:1, (July 1999), pp. 120-127.
- "Aural History: Four Early Recordings of Caribbean Music, 1907-1940s", JILAS~Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies, vol 3, no 1 (July 1997), pp. 77-80.
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