Renata Keller
@renatakeller.bsky.social
https://www.renata-keller.com/
Assoc Prof of Latin American History, UNR. Author of *The Fate of the Americas: The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Hemispheric Cold War* and *Mexico’s Cold War*. Co-editor of InterConnections book series at UNC.
Assoc Prof of Latin American History, UNR. Author of *The Fate of the Americas: The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Hemispheric Cold War* and *Mexico’s Cold War*. Co-editor of InterConnections book series at UNC.
The first review of my book is out!! 🎉 Many thanks to @latamrob.bsky.social for all the kind words! #History 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social
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Rocket men
Cuba’s nuclear brinkmanship contains lessons about imperialism and internationalism. Review: The Fate of the Americas, Renata Keller, by Gavin O'Toole
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November 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The first review of my book is out!! 🎉 Many thanks to @latamrob.bsky.social for all the kind words! #History 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social
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The True Cost of Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy
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Opinion | I’m in Venezuela. This Is the True Cost of Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The True Cost of Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy
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An important reminder for professors and students ⬇️
Thinking a lot lately about the simple fact that college allows people to spend about 15 weeks immersed in a disciplinary conversation with an expert in that field. And what a special thing that is.
November 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
An important reminder for professors and students ⬇️
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With the Trump administration reportedly considering the assassination of Venezuelan president Maduro, we published documents on Presdient Ford's effort to quash publication of the 1975 Senate report on CIA assassination plots (the Church Committee report). nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
CIA Assassination Plots: The Church Committee Report 50 Years Later
Washington D.C., November 20, 2025 - Fifty years ago today, a special Senate Committee led by Idaho Senator Frank Church lifted the veil of secrecy on the clandestine efforts of the Central Intelligen...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
With the Trump administration reportedly considering the assassination of Venezuelan president Maduro, we published documents on Presdient Ford's effort to quash publication of the 1975 Senate report on CIA assassination plots (the Church Committee report). nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
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I think this is a good job. I also think journalists aren’t paid enough.
WIRED is hiring for a senior politics reporter who will write our weekly newsletter; detailed job description below. This role will be based in New York or DC and report to me; the salary range is $95,000 - $132,000. condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I think this is a good job. I also think journalists aren’t paid enough.
Episode 3 of our SECOLAS audiodocumentary on the Cuban Missile Crisis is live! In this episode, we look at the global repercussions of the Cuban Revolution, analyzing Cuba’s relations with the United States, Latin America, the Soviet Union, and the Global South. (1/2) soundcloud.com/historiaspod...
Episode III - Cuba in the Global Cold War
In this episode, Renata Keller and Dustin Walcher look at the global repercussions of the Cuban Revolution, analyzing Cuba’s relations with the United States, Latin America, the Soviet Union, and the
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November 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Episode 3 of our SECOLAS audiodocumentary on the Cuban Missile Crisis is live! In this episode, we look at the global repercussions of the Cuban Revolution, analyzing Cuba’s relations with the United States, Latin America, the Soviet Union, and the Global South. (1/2) soundcloud.com/historiaspod...
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@shgape.bsky.social is looking for a blog content editor, accepting applicants now, grad students & early career scholars, public historians, give it a look and do consider this great organization and opportunity🗃️
November 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
@shgape.bsky.social is looking for a blog content editor, accepting applicants now, grad students & early career scholars, public historians, give it a look and do consider this great organization and opportunity🗃️
Apparently I was so excited about @nathankfinney.com’s new book that I ordered it twice 🤪. I know what my dad is getting for Christmas! #History 🗃️
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Apparently I was so excited about @nathankfinney.com’s new book that I ordered it twice 🤪. I know what my dad is getting for Christmas! #History 🗃️
I shared some thoughts on Venezuela and US drug war strategy with @csmonitor.bsky.social for this critical article #History 🗃️ www.csmonitor.com/World/Americ...
Boat strikes off Venezuela mark shift in 54-year US war on drugs
The U.S. war on drugs has always entailed a degree of pressure. The Trump administration's strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats charts a new course of noncooperation.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I shared some thoughts on Venezuela and US drug war strategy with @csmonitor.bsky.social for this critical article #History 🗃️ www.csmonitor.com/World/Americ...
Really enjoyed this episode! The excerpt also made me wonder… is @jlepler.bsky.social a Lemony Snicket fan? 🤔
November 19, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Really enjoyed this episode! The excerpt also made me wonder… is @jlepler.bsky.social a Lemony Snicket fan? 🤔
Wow, 250!! Thanks for all the hard work you do to compile these threads, @americanstudier.bsky.social!
Here it is, a very special--& especially supersized—250th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Please add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
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#ScholarSunday Thread 250! (11/16/25) – Black and White and Read All Over
Here it is, a very special--& especially supersized—250th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Please add more ...
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November 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Wow, 250!! Thanks for all the hard work you do to compile these threads, @americanstudier.bsky.social!
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"As a historian of drugs, I can tell you that this argument is wrong in almost every way. There is no wholesome, traditional drug-free America that we can return to." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/o...
Opinion | I Am a Drug Historian. Trump Is Wrong About Fentanyl in Almost Every Way.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
"As a historian of drugs, I can tell you that this argument is wrong in almost every way. There is no wholesome, traditional drug-free America that we can return to." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/o...
Huge thanks to all the folks @notredame.bsky.social who came out on a sunny Friday afternoon to hear me talk about The Fate of the Americas! I had a blast!! #History 🗃️
November 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Huge thanks to all the folks @notredame.bsky.social who came out on a sunny Friday afternoon to hear me talk about The Fate of the Americas! I had a blast!! #History 🗃️
Yay!! This makes me so happy!!
@renatakeller.bsky.social “The Fate of the Americas” has arrived at the Boston Athenaeum. (Special thanx to the late John H. Wiggin!) Can’t wait to dig in.
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Yay!! This makes me so happy!!
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Here are those that work forces locking up those that work crosses
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Here are those that work forces locking up those that work crosses
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Nobody should be deported. None of us is disposable.
Border Patrol has been targeting the elderly heavily. Today in Santa Ana, that’s almost all they took, including this man and his cane.
November 15, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Nobody should be deported. None of us is disposable.
The Fate of the Americas is officially one month old today! 🎂
To celebrate, I'm giving away two free downloads of the audiobook version, narrated by the fabulous Reina Mystique. Just repost this message to enter!
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#History 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social
To celebrate, I'm giving away two free downloads of the audiobook version, narrated by the fabulous Reina Mystique. Just repost this message to enter!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbEu...
#History 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social
Audiobook Sample: The Fate of the Americas
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November 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The Fate of the Americas is officially one month old today! 🎂
To celebrate, I'm giving away two free downloads of the audiobook version, narrated by the fabulous Reina Mystique. Just repost this message to enter!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbEu...
#History 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social
To celebrate, I'm giving away two free downloads of the audiobook version, narrated by the fabulous Reina Mystique. Just repost this message to enter!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbEu...
#History 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social
TFW when a podcaster posts about how to pitch their show less than 48 hours after you email them a pitch 🤣 (must remember tip #1)
Narrative history writers: Updated advice on pitching to one of the best podcasts around! From @katecarp.bsky.social at @draftingthepast.bsky.social: 📚💙 🗃️ #writingcommunity draftingthepast.com/blog/how-to-...?
How to Pitch Drafting the Past – Drafting the Past
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November 14, 2025 at 3:21 AM
TFW when a podcaster posts about how to pitch their show less than 48 hours after you email them a pitch 🤣 (must remember tip #1)
I had a great time chatting with Jeremi and Zachary about The Fate of the Americas and the current crisis with Venezuela! #History podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
This is Democracy – Episode 311: US-Latin American Relations
Podcast Episode · This is Democracy · 11/13/2025 · 28m
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November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I had a great time chatting with Jeremi and Zachary about The Fate of the Americas and the current crisis with Venezuela! #History podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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It has 31 million people, 5 million more than Iraq did when we invaded in 2003.
And that worked out great.
And that worked out great.
No, Venezuela Is Not a ‘Small Latin American Country’
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No, Venezuela Is Not a ‘Small Latin American Country’
And talk of a quick invasion and easy ‘regime change’ is dangerously misleading.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
It has 31 million people, 5 million more than Iraq did when we invaded in 2003.
And that worked out great.
And that worked out great.
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Maybe it’s just the Humanities professor in me, but let it be noted that events of today (ahem) have demonstrated the value of being able to assess a large volume of qualitative data and do careful textual analysis with deep attention to context.
November 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Maybe it’s just the Humanities professor in me, but let it be noted that events of today (ahem) have demonstrated the value of being able to assess a large volume of qualitative data and do careful textual analysis with deep attention to context.
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"We are grieved when we meet parents who fear being detained when taking their children to school and when we try to console family members who have already been separated from their loved ones."
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Catholic Bishops Rebuke U.S. ‘Mass Deportation’ of Immigrants
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November 13, 2025 at 3:03 AM
"We are grieved when we meet parents who fear being detained when taking their children to school and when we try to console family members who have already been separated from their loved ones."
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Meanwhile, pretty much all of the United State’s NATO allies are leaking or publicly saying that Trump is committing war crimes, and that they refuse to be accomplices.
Notable from France's Foreign Minister:
"We have observed with concern the military operations in the Caribbean region, because they violate international law."
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"We have observed with concern the military operations in the Caribbean region, because they violate international law."
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November 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Meanwhile, pretty much all of the United State’s NATO allies are leaking or publicly saying that Trump is committing war crimes, and that they refuse to be accomplices.
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Among many parts of university activities we need to be supporting in these difficult times, university presses should be toward the top. They are critical to the broader universe of knowledge production
In the midst of closure news, "Faculty and academic press advocates are pushing back against Bucknell University’s unilateral decision to close" @bucknellupress.bsky.social. @aupresses.bsky.social truly is a #TeamUP effort, and each press supports scholars and scholarship in important ways.
Under Pressure to Prove ROI, a University Closes Its Press
Bucknell University says it’s closing its storied academic press to focus more resources on undergraduate students. But faculty and other scholars say the press has long been a part of the value propo...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Among many parts of university activities we need to be supporting in these difficult times, university presses should be toward the top. They are critical to the broader universe of knowledge production
So excited to chat with students and faculty at Notre Dame this Friday at 3pm!!
November 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
So excited to chat with students and faculty at Notre Dame this Friday at 3pm!!