RobertBuffington

  • Professor
  • WOMEN & GENDER STUDIES

Robert Buffington is a Professor of Women and Gender Studies at the ²ÊÃñ±¦µä. His research focuses on the histories of crime, gender, and sexuality in Mexico and Latin America. His most recent book,ÌýA Sentimental Education for the Working Man: The Mexico City Penny Press, 1900-1910Ìý(Duke University Press, 2015) analyzes the impact of modernity on working-class notions of manhood in early twentieth-century Mexico City. Other books includeÌýCriminal and Citizen in Modern MexicoÌý(University of Nebraska Press, 2000),ÌýA Global History of SexualityÌý(co-edited with Eithne Luibhéid and Donna Guy),ÌýTrue Stories of Crime in Modern MexicoÌý(co-edited with Pablo Piccato),Reconstructing Criminality in Modern Latin AmericaÌý(co-edited with Carlos Aguirre),ÌýMexico: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Culture and History(co-written with Don Coerver and Suzanne Pasztor),ÌýKeen’s Latin American Civilization, Volume One: The Colonial Era, 10th edition (co-edited with Lila Caimari), andÌýKeen’s Latin American Civilization, Volume 2: The Modern Era, 10th edition (co-edited with Lila Caimari).