David Barrios, Modern History of Latin America

Dr. David Barrios Giraldo

PhD, MA, BA.
Pronouns: He/Him

Positions

Sessional Instructor

Faculty of Arts, Department of History

Contact information

Email

david.barriosgiraldo@ucalgary.ca

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Background

Educational Background

Ph.D. Doctorate in Philosophy, University of Calgary,

M. A. Political Economy, Institute of Political Economy, Carleton University,

B.A. History, University of Antioquia,

Biography

Dr. David Barrios Giraldo has taught various Latin American Studies Program courses at the University of Calgary. He taught Latin American Popular Culture, Critical Contemporary Issues in Latin America, and Latin America Before Independence. 

Research

Areas of Research

Modern Latin America, Historical Memory, Commemorations, Colombia and Mexico

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Human dynamics in a changing world

Projects

Political Funerals and Popular Practices of Memory in Colombia. 1914-1948.
The Funeral of Jorge Isaacs as a Symbol of Reconciliation, 1905.
Tracing Latin American Memory-Diplomacy: Impact and Reflections in Late Twentieth-Century Canada.
Unveiling Valor: Latinos in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces during the First World War.

Awards

  • Spratt Graduate Student Fellowship, Calgary Institute for the Humanities. 2020
  • Scholarship to Outstanding Research, Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University. 2014
  • Departmental Scholarship, Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University. 2014
  • Departmental Scholarship, Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University. 2013
  • Departmental Scholarship, Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University. 2012
  • Outstanding Student Scholarship, University of Antioquia. 2003
  • Outstanding Student Scholarship, University of Antioquia. 2002
  • Outstanding Student Scholarship, University of Antioquia. 2001
  • Outstanding Student Scholarship, University of Antioquia. 2000
  • Outstanding Student Scholarship, University of Antioquia. 1999
  • Outstanding Student Scholarship, University of Antioquia. 1998
  • Outstanding Student Scholarship, University of Antioquia. 1997

Publications

  • “Entre fusiles y poemas. Nacionalismo y prácticas conmemorativas en Colombia [Between Rifles and Poems: Nationalism and Commemorative Practices in Colombia]”. David Barrios Giraldo. Anuario de Historia Social y de la Cultura. (2025)
  • “Memoria, movimientos sociales y globalización[Memory, Social Movements and Globalization],” in Narrativas de la Memoria: Aproximaciones desde los archivos y los lugares de la memoria. David Barrios Giraldo and Luis Carlos Toro. Peter Lang. 75-92. (2017)
  • “Guardias Nacionales en Colombia. 1853-1876. El caso de Antioquia [National Guards in Colombia: 1853-1876]”. Anuario Colombiano de Historia Social y de la Cultura. 135-155. (2010)
  • Hacedores de Historia: 35 años de propuestas de transformación social y política del Instituto Popular de Capacitación [Makers of History: 35 Years of Proposals for Social and Political Transformation from the Institute of Popular Education]. David Barrios Giraldo and Carlos Andrés Zapata. Instituto Popular de Capacitación. (2017)
  • “Colombia on the Verge of Peace”. Latin American Research Center. (2016)

More Information

Professional Affiliations: 
American Historical Association
Conference on Latin American History
Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies
The Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Asociación Colombiana de Historiadores
Asociación de Colombianistas