Historian William Beezley to Speak for
100th Anniversary of Mexican Revolution

The Mexican Revolution of 1910 is one of the most important historical events in the last century, having significant social, economic and political consequences for the remainder of the twentieth century.
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 1910 Mexican Revolution, the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum and the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies will present William Beezley on Sept. 28. Beezley will speak on "Mexican Revolutionary Culture: Indians, Anthropologists, Intellectuals, and Calendar Girls."
William Beezley is a preeminent historian of late nineteenth and early twentieth century Mexico, and a professor of history at the University of Arizona. Professor Beezley has authored numerous books and scholarly essays on Mexican history and culture, including Mexican National Identity: Memory, Innuendo, and Popular Culture, and is editor of the prestigious Oxford History of Mexico.
In addition to his teaching and scholarship, Beezley serves as co-director of the Oaxaca Summer Institute in Modern Mexican History and is involved in the Rocky Mountain States Conference of Latin American Studies, the country's leading regional organization with the largest representation of historians on Mexico.
Roderic Camp, Philip M. McKenna Professor of the Pacific Rim, and colleague of Beezley calls him "a true renaissance scholar in his interests and knowledge."
This event is cosponsored by the Athenaeum and the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies. Visit the Athenaeum home page for more information.