Faculty Profile for Dr. Louis Porter

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 EuropeHistory of Russia and Eurasia (all time periods)
Global History
Research Interests
Modern Russian and Soviet HistoryInternational 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. (n.d.). Review of Ambassadors of Social Progress A History of International Blind Activism in the Cold War. H-Diplo.
- 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.
Selected Awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Marshall D. Shulman Book Prize, Harriman Institute (Columbia University) and the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES). September 4, 2024
- 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. Global Gromyko: The Life and Times of the Soviet Union's Top Diplomat, Research Enhancement Program (REP), Texas State University, $8000. (Submitted: October 9, 2024, Funded: February 1, 2025 - May 31, 2026). Grant.
- 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
Member
Graduate College Liberal Arts Scholarship Committee
January 13, 2025-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Bloomsbury Press
December 16, 2024-Present
Member
Student Awards and Scholarships Committee
August 26, 2024-Present
Graduate Awards Coordinator
Graduate Studies Committee
August 20, 2023-Present
Faculty Co-Advisor
Phi Alpha Theta
August 20, 2023-Present