Name: Hamilton Stapell
Academic Rank: Associate Professor
Department: History
Expertise Keywords: Darwin, European history, evolution, intellectual history, Madrid, nationalism, regionalism, Spain, Spanish
Available For: interviews, essays, speaking
Currrent Research: Professor Stapell is a historian of twentieth century Europe. His research and writing focus on the political and cultural history of Spain since its transition to democracy in 1975. He has published articles on national and regional identity in the ‘New Europe’ and on Spanish culture. He is also the author of the book entitled "Remaking Madrid: Culture, Politics, and Identity after Franco" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010).
Contact Information
Office Phone: 845-257-2597
E-mail Address: stapellh@newpaltz.edu
Other Information
Positions held at New Paltz prior to current position:
Assistant Professor (2008-2013)
Positions held prior to joining SUNY New Paltz:
Dr. Stapell previously taught at the United States Military Academy, West Point, and for the Revelle Humanities Writing Program at the University of California, San Diego.
Education
| Colleges/ Universities Attended |
Dates Attended |
Degree Conferred |
Year Conferred |
Major Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, San Diego | 1999-2004 | PhD | 2004 | European History |
| University of Colordao, Boulder | 1990-1994 | BA | 1994 | History and Economics |
Awards/Grants/Honors
Liberal Arts & Sciences Teacher of the Year Award, SUNY New Paltz, 2012-2013
Patriotic Civilian Service Award, United States Military Academy (West Point), 2008
Writing Fellow, Department of History, University of California, San Diego, 2003-2004
Journalism Fellowship, University of Maryland, College Park, 1996-1997
Phi Beta Kappa, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1994
Publications
Book: Remaking Madrid: Culture, Politics, and Identity after Franco][1]*. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Peer-reviewed Journal Article: “’Do You Feel More Madrileo or Espaol?’: Making the Case for Regionalism in the Capital, 1979-1990.” Bulletin for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies 35, no. 1 (2011): article 1.
Peer-reviewed Journal Article: “Walking the Walk to Teach the Talk: Implementing Ancestral Lifestyle Strategies as the Newest
Tool in Evolutionary Studies.” Co-authored with: Steven Platek, Glenn Geher, Leslie Heywood, J. Ryan Porter & Tia Walters. Evolution: Education and Outreach 4, no. 1 (2011): 41-51.
Peer-reviewed Journal Article: “Just a Teardrop in the Rain? The *movida madrilea* and Democratic Identity Formation in the
Capital, 1979-1986.” *Bulletin of Spanish Studies* 86, no. 3 (2009): 345-369.
Peer-reviewed Journal Article: “Reconsidering Spanish Nationalism, Regionalism, and the Center-Periphery Model in the Post-Francoist Period, 1975-1992.” *International Journal of Iberian Studies* 20, no. 3 (2007):171-185.
Peer-reviewed Journal Article: “A New Disneylandia?: Bringing the Magic Kingdom to Spain.” in progress.
Peer-reviewed Journal Article: “Beyond ‘Cultural Insecurity’: Rethinking Americanization, Anti-Americanism, and National
Identity in Post-Franco Spain,” in progress.
Book Chapter: “The Same in Name, But Different: the *movida madrilea* and the other ‘movidas’ of Spain.” In *Back to the Future: Towards a Cultural Archive of the Movida*, edited by William J. Nichols and H. Rosi Song. Volume in process.
