Media
Presentations & Interviews
“Uncorked History: Wine and Identity in Mussolini's Italy”
Uncorked History Podcast with Dr. Jamie L.H. Goodall and Kelly Therese PollockA podcast interview on my ongoing research on winemaking and identity construction in interwar Italy.
“Wine Over Time: Fascist Italy”
Wine Over Time Podcast with Dr. Steven Marks and Julia MarksA podcast interview on my ongoing research on winemaking and identity construction in interwar Italy.
"Wine, Beer, and the Politics of Identity in Fascist Italy"
UCLA Center for European and Russian StudiesA virtual talk on wine and beer marketing battles in Fascist Italy.
Opinions & Perspectives
"Failure to Respond to Putin’s Aggression Could Prove Catastrophic: How the League of Nations’ Weak Response to Italy’s Invasion of Ethiopia Helped Precipitate World War II"
The Washington PostAn OpEd on the comparisons between Benito Mussolini's conquest of Ethiopia (1935-1936) and Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine (2022-).
"The March on Washington"
UCLA Luskin Center for History and PolicyAn OpEd on the parallels between Trumpism and interwar European fascisms.
"How to Keep the Lights On in Democracies: An Open Letter of Concern by Scholars of Authoritarianism"
New Fascism SyllabusA co-authored, open letter of concern by scholars of authoritarianism on the dangers of neo-authoritarianism to democracies in North America and beyond.
Community & Engagement
"Interwar Crisis Book Talks"
University of California, Los AngelesA series of book talks held in conjunction with my course "Interwar Crisis: Europe, 1918-1939" at University of California, Los Angeles during the Spring 2021 and Spring 2022 quarters.
"How the Politics of Prosecco Explain What Took the Fizz Out of the Democrats"
The GuardianAn OpEd by Mark Blyth on the politics of prosecco in Italy, which mentions my research on winemaking under Benito Mussolini's dictatorship.