Background

Eric S. Zolov was born on June 29, 1965 in Bronxville, New York, United States; the son of David Zolov, an allergist, and Susan (Levinson) Zolov, a Spanish teacher.

Education

Eric S. Zolov received a Bachelor of Arts from Colby College in 1987. He also holds a Master of Arts in Latin American studies and international relations, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Chicago.

Career

Eric Zolov began his career in 1993 at the Universidad de las Américas as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations. In 1995 he was appointed as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Bentley College. For six months Zolov worked at the University of California at Davis and the University of Puget Sound. He was a Visiting Assistant Professor in Latin American History at Georgetown University. From 1998 Eric worked as an Assistant Professor of Latin American History at Franklin & Marshall College, becoming an Associate Professor of Latin American History. He also served at New York University and Pontificia Universidad Católica. Currently, Eric is an Associate Professor of Latin American History at Stony Brook University.

Zolov's research and teaching interests focus on the interplay between culture, politics, and international relations in twentieth-century Latin America, with a particular emphasis on the Cold War period.

Eric’s publications include Refried Elvis: The Rise of the Mexican Counterculture, Rockin Las Americas: The Global Politics Of Rock In Latin/o America and Fragments of a Golden Age: The Politics of Culture in Mexico Since 1940. His latest work is Iconic Mexico: An Encyclopedia from Acapulco to Zócalo, which was published in 2015.

Achievements

• Eric S. Zolov has been listed as a noteworthy historian, educator by Marquis Who's Who. He is also a recipient of numerous grants and fellowships, such as Faculty Research Fellowship in Arts, Fulbright-García Robles Fellowship and U.S.I.A.-Fulbright Fellowship.

Works

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  • Refried Elvis: The Rise of the Mexican Counterculture

    (This powerful study shows how America's biggest export, r...)

    1999
  • Fragments of a Golden Age: The Politics of Culture in Mexico Since 1940

    (Fragments of a Golden Age provides a comprehensive cultur...)

    2001
  • Latin America and the United States: A Documentary History 2000
  • Iconic Mexico: An Encyclopedia from Acapulco to Zócalo 2015
  • Rockin Las Americas: The Global Politics Of Rock In Latin/o America 2004
  • The Last Good Neighbor: Mexico in the Global Sixties 2020

Membership

Eric S. Zolov is a member of the Latin American Studies Association, American Historical Association, International Association for the Study of Popular Music, Amnesty International, Torture and Survivors Support Coalition International.

Interests

• music, photography, painting, travel

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Connections

Eric S. Zolov married Emmy Avilés Bretón on July 24, 1994.

Father:

David Zolov

Mother:

Susan (Levinson) Zolov

Spouse:

Emmy Avilés Bretón