The Consolations of History is an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Teofilo Ruiz, Professor Emeritus of History at UCLA. Teo Ruiz is a scholar of the social and popular cultures of late medieval and early modern Spain and the Western Mediterranean.
He received the University’s Distinguished Teaching Award and was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama for his “inspired teaching and writing”. This wide-ranging conversation provides captivating insights into his Cuban origins, how he became a professional historian, the challenges and excitement of teaching, and what the future might hold.
This conversation will be released in a carefully-edited video format. Available now is an enhanced book developed from the conversation, while Teofilo Ruiz is also featured in a short documentary – all details are below.
“I would very much like to recommend the Ideas Roadshow series, which would be ideal for some of our sophomore and senior seminars. These conversations are terrific aids to the study of a whole range of disciplines.” — Teofilo Ruiz
This enhanced book is available in electronic format on all major booksellers, including:
The Consolations of History is also part of the five-part Ideas Roadshow Collection, Conversations About History, Volume 1, which is available in hardcover, paperback and electronic format.
Teofilo Ruiz is featured in a short documentarytogether with several other renowned researchers: Miri Rubin, Quentin Skinner, John Elliott, Josiah Ober and Darrin McMahon.
