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Jeffrey Pilcher

Department of History 1118 HellerH

Department Affiliations


Specialties

  • history and culture of Mexico
  • Latin America and the Carribbean
  • history and culture of food

Educational Background

  • Ph.D.: Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, 1993.

Publications

  • Food in World History. Pilcher, Jeffrey Michael, New York: Routledge, Author, 2006.
  • The Sausage Rebellion: Public Health, Private Enterprise, and Meat in Mexico City, 1890-1917. Pilcher, Jeffrey Michael, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, Author, 2006.
  • ¡Que vivan los tamales! Food and the Making of Mexican Identity. Pilcher, Jeffrey Michael, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, Author, 1998.

Courses Taught

  • Food in History
  • Drink in History
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Featured Faculty

  • Gary Cohen Awarded Austrian Medal of Honor

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    Gary Cohen has been awarded the Austrian Medal of Honor (Verdienstkreuz) for Science and Arts, First Class. The ceremony was held at the Austrian Embassy in Washington. He was presented the award by Dr. Christian Prosl, the Austrian Ambassador to the United States.

    Congratulations to Gary! This is a much-deserved recognition of Gary's scholarship on the Habsburg Empire and his leadership of the Center for Austrian Studies.

    November 17th, 2009
  • Regina Kunzel, Lambda Literary Award Recipient

    Regina Kunzel has been awarded the Lambda Literary Award in the category of LGBT Studies for her book Criminal Intimacy: Prison and the Uneven History of Modern American Sexuality. Congratulations Regina.

    June 5th, 2009
  • Donna Gabaccia, Fesler-Lampert Chair

    Tthe Graduate School has appointed Donna Gabaccia to the Fesler-Lampert Chair in Public Humanities for 2009-2010.

    June 5th, 2009

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