Unintended Lessons of Revolution: Student Teachers and Political Radicalism in Twentieth-Century Mexico

In "Unintended Lessons of Revolution," Padilla traces the history of the rural normales, boarding schools that trained teachers in a new nation-building project, showing how they became sites of radical politics. Crafting a story of struggle and state repression, Padilla illuminates education's radical possibilities and the nature of political consciousness for youths whose changing identity speaks to Mexico's 20th-century transformations.

From Summer 2022 recommended reading from MIT (MIT News).