Bean, Ryan A., Ph.D.
History
Assistant Professor of History
Education:
Ph.D. in Latin American History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, December 2017
M.A. in History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 2010
B.A. in History, Hendrix College, May 2007
- With Honors, Summa Cum Laude, and Phi Beta Kappa
Research and Teaching Interests:
Colonial and Modern Latin America
History of Native Peoples
Empire, Law, and Politics
Urban History
History of Frontiers
Women and Gender
Religion
Early Modern Spain and Portugal
Atlantic World
About Me:
Ryan Bean's research specializes in the history of native peoples, empire, and cities in colonial Peru, but at DePauw, he teaches a wide array of courses on the Iberian world and the colonial and modern histories of Latin America. In addition to teaching in the History Department, Ryan also teaches classes in Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS). His research and teaching focus on histories from below, particularly the ways in which everyday people--native peoples, women, Africans, and castas--shaped the local and global structures that constituted their worlds. Ryan is currently working on a book manuscript titled Frontier's Conquest: Native Andeans, Ritual Specialists, and the Making of Urban Peru, 1535-1700.
Recent Courses:
HIST 115A: Colonial Latin America
HIST 116A: Modern Latin America
HIST 197: Myth and Conquest: Spain and the Americas
HIST 200A: Holiday in Latin America: A History of Tourism and Travel
HIST 290A: Saints, Sinners, and Revolutionaries in Latin America
HIST 300A: Indigenous Worlds in Latin America
HIST 300B: From Imperial Towns to Megacities: Urban History in Latin America
HIST 300B: Law and (Dis)Order in Latin America
LACS 100A: Introduction to Latin American Studies
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