James Spencer Tompkins

Email:  [email protected]

Research Interests:
History of Capitalism and Diplomacy across the United States and Latin American during the 20th century

  • The New School, MA in History, Minor in Capitalism Studies, 2020

    Southern Methodist University, BFA in Visual Art, 2011

    • “Financing Empire: Liberalizing Credit for Brazilian Consumption of U.S. Aircraft, 1964-1975,” Society for History of American Foreign Relations Annual Meeting. June 2025.
    • “Business Diplomacy: Expanding Commercial Officers in the Foreign Service, 1960s-1980s,” Business History Conference. March 2025. [poster presentation] poster link
    • “National Export Expansion: Promoting U.S. Industrial Power in Brazil, 1961-1971,” “New (and Old) Directions in Historical Political Economy,” Columbia University. April 2024.
    • “Arthur D. Little in South Carolina & Saudi Arabia: The Role Management Consultants in International Development,” Graduate Student Conference, CUNY. April 2022.
    • Fordham O’Connell Initiative in the Global History of Capitalism Travel Grant, 2021, 2022, 2024
    • Fordham GSAS Summer Research Fellowship, 2022, 2024 
    • Cornell University’s History of Capitalism Summer Camp Tuition Grant, 2022
    • New School for Social Research Travel Grant 2019