Federico Finchelstein is an
Argentine historian and chair of the history department at the
New School for Social Research and is director of the Janey Program in Latin American Studies.
After receiving his undergraduate education at the
University of Buenos Aires
The University of Buenos Aires ( es, Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Established in 1821, it is the premier institution of higher learning in the country and one of the most prestigi ...
, he received his Ph.D. from
Cornell University
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in 2006. He has previously taught at
Brown University.
He is an expert on transatlantic Fascism and the modern history of Argentina.
He has authored books on populism, Dirty Wars, the Holocaust and Jewish history in Latin America and Europe. He has been a commentator on politics in ''
The Guardian
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'' and ''
The New York Times
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'', as well as other publications in Argentina and elsewhere.
Recent books
*''A Brief History of Fascist Lies'' (2020)
*''From Fascism to Populism in History'' (2017)
*''The Ideological Origins of the Dirty War: Fascism, Populism, and Dictatorship in Twentieth-Century Argentina'' (2014)
*''Transatlantic Fascism: Ideology, Violence and the Sacred in Argentina and Italy, 1919-1945'' (2010)
References
External links
Faculty page at the New SchoolCurriculum Vitae
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