Spanish historian Jonathan Jacob Bar Shuali has received the Short-Term Research Fellowship to work in the Society of Cincinnati’s American Revolution Institute collections.

The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati offers several short-term research fellowships each year. The fellowships are open to graduate students and advanced scholars who are conducting research that may benefit from access to the Institute’s collections.

This year the Spanish historian Jonathan Jacob Bar Shuali has been awarded with one of the short-term research fellowships for his proposal about the pro-Jewish and anti-Jewish discourses in the armed forces during the 18th century and the latter half of the 19th century. It will explore how antisemites later attempted to erase the historical Jewish presence in the military, such as the Jews in the Continental Forces.

The library collections where he will be conducting his research include contemporary books, manuscripts, maps and works of art on paper which support the in-depth study of 18th-century naval and military history and the art of war in the age of the American Revolution. The library also houses books and archives related to the formation and history of the Society of the Cincinnati, as well as materials related to the life of Larz and Isabel Anderson, whose 1905 mansion now serves as the headquarters of the Institute. The museum collections, which include paintings, sculpture, armaments and other military equipment, medals, ceramics, textiles, daguerreotypes and other historical artifacts, are also available to researchers.

Jonathan Jacob Bar Shuali holds a Master’s degree specializing in Early Modern History (15th-18th centuries) from the Complutense University of Madrid. He is currently a predoctoral researcher at the same university, focusing on his thesis project exploring Jewish identity and collective hatred discourses within the armed forces of Louis XVI and Napoleon III. His research interests encompass social and military history of the late Old Regime, topics he has presented at international conferences including La Sapienza University in Rome, University of Santiago de Chile, and the Transdisciplinary Research Centre ‘Culture, Space and Memory’.

He has contributed to publications by the Military History and Culture Institute (Madrid), the Spanish Association of Military History, the Documenta Journal of Military History by the Permanent Commission of the History of the Army of Peru, and the University Journal of Military History. He has also published specific works on the Haitian Revolution and ethnic emancipatory processes in Dykinson, Brocar. Historical Research Notebooks, and Nowtilus. Additionally, he serves as the editor-in-chief of the scientific publication ‘L’Aigle: Journal of Napoleonic History’.

Previously, he held research positions at the Catholic University of Valencia and worked as a documentalist on military archaeology projects. Currently, he collaborates with the International Institute for Studies in Global Security, the International Network for Jewish Thought, and the Research Group in Critical Theory-UV. His doctoral project examines how American essayists of the late 19th century formulated the identity of Jewish combatants in the U.S. military throughout its history.

The Queen Sofía Spanish Institute and the Academia de Artes y Ciencias Militares are proud to share this fellowship opportunity with Spanish scholars.

The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati encourages advanced study and publication on the importance and legacy of the American Revolution through its fellowship programs. To learn about upcoming opportunities visit this site.