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Dr. Louis Porter

  • Assistant Professor - History

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

Research Interests

  • 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: May 20, 2025 - July 16, 2025). 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 - December 31, 2023). 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). Grant.
  • 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. (2026, January 5). Review Essay on Three Recent Works in Slavic Studies. Slavic Review. Cambridge University Press.
  • Porter, L. H. (2025, June 13). 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.
  • Porter, L. H. (2021, November 3). The Final Act: The Helsinki Accords and the Transformation of the Cold War. Canadian Slavonic Papers/Revue Canadienne des Slavistes. Canada: Taylor and Francis.
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  • 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
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    Search Committee: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of the History of Science and Technology

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