![]() ![]() ![]() Arguing that history could not exist within the framework of the nation-state, he placed France in a world historical context. Stovall was one of the first historians to engage in a critical analysis of race in France, challenging the self-congratulatory French myth that racism was an Anglo-Saxon problem. Despite his administrative duties, Stovall remained a prolific historian and a passionate teacher. In 2020, he became dean of graduate studies at Fordham University. Stovall returned to Santa Cruz as dean of humanities from 2015 to 2020. From 2001 to 2015, he served on the Berkeley faculty, entering administration in 2006. He held a Berkeley postdoc from 1984 to 1986 and then was a professor at Santa Cruz from 1988 to 2001. He spent most of his career in the University of California system. On December 10, 2021, Tyler Stovall suddenly and unexpectedly passed away in New York City. Photo courtesy Carolyn Lagattuta, University of California, Santa Cruz ![]()
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