Faculty Profile for Dr. Louis Porter

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Dr. Louis Porter
Assistant Professor — History
TMH 224
phone: (512) 245-2142
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 I received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Oberlin College in 2010 with a double major in History and Russian Language. I then received my Master of Arts (MA) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2013 and 2018 respectively. I am currently working on a book that is the first to analyze the Soviet reaction to the idea of international organization in the twentieth century.

Teaching Interests

 History of Modern Europe
History of Russia and Eurasia (all time periods)
Global History

Research Interests

 Modern Russian and Soviet History
International History
Cold War Studies

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Porter, L. H. (2023). Reds in Blue: UNESCO, World Governance, and the Soviet Internationalist Imagination. New York, USA: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from https://global.oup.com/academic/product/reds-in-blue-9780197656303?cc=us&lang=en&
  • Porter, L. H. (2022). The Contingent Problem: A Counter-Narrative on Race and Class in the Field of Slavic Studies. New York, New York: New York University Jordan Center Blog. Retrieved from https://jordanrussiacenter.org/news/the-contingent-problem-a-counter-narrative-on-race-and-class-in-the-field-of-slavic-studies-abridged/#.Y7dPYezMJ6o
  • Porter, L. H. (2021, November 3). Canadian Slavonic Papers/Revue Canadienne des Slavistes. Canada: Taylor and Francis.
  • Porter, L. H. (2021). “Our International Journal”: UN Publications and Soviet Internationalism after Stalin. The Russian Review.
  • Porter, L. H. (2021, July). The Contingent Problem: A Counter-Narrative on Race and Class in the Field of Slavic Studies. Slavic Review. Cambridge University Press.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: The Robert C. Tucker/Stephen F. Cohen Prize for an Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and History, Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES). May 1, 2019 - November 23, 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best Graduate Student Essay Prize, Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES). November 25, 2017
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best Graduate Student Essay Prize, The Southern Conference on Slavic Studies (SCSS). March 13, 2017
  • Award / Honor Recipient: The John L. Snell Prize in European History, Southern Historical Association. September 1, 2013

Selected Grants

  • Porter, Louis Howard. Title VIII Associateship, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Institutional (Higher Ed), $1600. (Funded: June 10, 2023 - June 24, 2023). Grant.
  • Porter, Louis Howard (Supporting). Consultant, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federal, $150000. (Submitted: May 9, 2022, Funded: January 1, 2023 - Present). Grant.
  • Porter, Louis Howard. Research Enhancement Program (REP), Texas State University, Texas State University, $7951. (Submitted: October 13, 2020, Funded: May 1, 2022 - August 1, 2022). Grant.
  • Porter, Louis Howard. First Book Subvention Award, Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $2500. (Funded: March 15, 2022 - Present). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Chair
ASEEES Committee for the Advocacy of Diversity and Inclusion
January 1, 2024-Present
Graduate Awards Coordinator
Graduate Studies Committee
August 20, 2023-Present
Mentor
Black Male Mentoring Program
August 20, 2023-Present
Faculty Co-Advisor
Phi Alpha Theta
August 20, 2023-Present
Member
Graduate Studies Committee
August 22, 2022-Present