Cuban Studies at UF is as much a product of the excellent collections and staff of UF Libraries as it is the product of the many exchanges that Dean of Libraries Judith Russell facilitated with Cuba’s National Library and Fundación Antonio Nuñez Jiménez. At Ex-Libris, you can find descriptions of our library’s latest projects, news on the acquisition of new Cuba collections and stories on upcoming events and exhibits.
- Interview with Dr. Margarita Vargas-Betancourt
Read moreIn this edition of Ex-Libris, author, novelist, and 2024 Florida Book Award Gold Medal Winner Aracelis González Asendorf reads her short story, “Hector’s Woman”, published in Aster(ix) Digital Journal in 2022.
- Interview with Dr. Margarita Vargas-Betancourt
Read moreFor this addition of Ex-Libris, Dr. Guerra interviews Dr. Margarita Vargas-Betancourt, the Librarian of Latin American & Caribbean Special Collections at the University of Florida, and discusses her experience as an archivist, librarian, and historian in her decade and a ...
- Dr. Renata Keller reads the introduction of her new book, The Fate of the Americas
Read moreDr. Renata Keller, associate professor of history at the University of Nevada, Reno, reads the introduction of her new book, The Fate of the Americas: The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Hemispheric Cold War.
- Dr. Lillian Guerra Patriots and Traitors in Revolutionary Cuba
Read moreDr. Lillian Guerra, Professor of Cuban and Caribbean History at the University of Florida, reads from her 2023 book Patriots and Traitors in Revolutionary Cuba, 1961-1981.
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- Dr. Raquel Otheguy Reads from Black Freedom and Education in Nineteenth-Century Cuba
Read moreDr. Raquel Otheguy, Associate Professor of History at Bronx Community College, CUNY, reads from her newest book, Black Freedom and Education in Nineteenth-Century Cuba, part of the Caribbean Crossroads: Race, Identity, and Freedom Struggle Series of the University Press of ...
- Dr. Lillian Guerra reads from Cuba’s Cosmopolitan Enclaves: Imperialism and Internationalism in Eastern Sugar Towns, by Dr. Frances Peace Sullivan
Read moreDr. Lillian Guerra reads from Dr. Frances Peace Sullivan, associate Professor of History at Berklee College of Music, latest book- Cuba’s Cosmopolitan Enclaves: Imperialism and Internationalism in Eastern Sugar Towns.
- Two Day Especial Event with Emilio Cueto
Read morePlease enjoy this special edition of Ex-Libris of the two-day event presented by independent scholar and prolific collector Emilio Cueto, commemorating the legacy and impact of the famed José Martí and discussing his new book, Cuba On the Labels: A ...
- Dr. Lillian Guerra reads from Frank País: Architect of Cuba’s Betrayed Revolution by José Álvarez
Read moreJosé (Pepin) Álvarez was born in Antilla, Cuba, and left his native Cuba in 1969. He obtained a Ph.D. in food and resource economics from the University of Florida and immediately went to work at the University of Florida/IFAS Everglades ...
- Dr. Anasa Hicks reads from her newest book Hierarchies at Home
Read moreDr. Anasa Hicks, Timothy Gannon Associate Professor of Caribbean History at Florida State University, reads “Conjuring Ghosts: Domestic Service’s Remains After 1959,” the sixth chapter of her latest book, Hierarchies at Home: Domestic Service in Cuba from Abolition to Revolution, ...
- Dr. Jennifer Lambe reads from her newest book The Subject of Revolution
Read moreDr. Jennifer Lambe, Associate Professor of History at Brown University, reads excerpts from the third chapter in her latest book, The Subject of Revolution: Between Political and Popular Culture in Cuba.
- Dr. Daniel Jesús Fernández Guevara: Voces Olvidadas
Read moreDr. Daniel Jesús Fernández Guevara reads from a dossier of documents edited by Lillian Guerra and himself, which they recently published in Volume 53 of the journal Cuban Studies. The dossier focuses on unknown writings and “unheard” voices of Cuban patriots, particularly those of ...
- Elizabeth Mirabal reads from La belleza de la inutilidad
Read moreOn this edition of Ex-Libirs, Elizabeth Mirabal reads exerpts from her 2020 novel La belleza de la inutilidad.
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- CONVERSATIONS: The Guayo Collection
Read moreOn March 21, Dr. Lillian Guerra and Martha Kapelewski presented the Smathers Libraries newest collection. The Eduardo “Guayo” Hernández collection contains documents, letters, newspaper articles, photographs, slides, correspondence, films, documentaries, and ephemera. Guayo was one of the premiere cameramen and ...
- Lisandro Pérez Reads from The House on G Street: A Cuban Story
Read moreLisandro Pérez, professor in the Department of Latin American and Latinx Studies at John Jay College CUNY, reads selected passages from his book The House on G Street: A Cuban Family Saga.
- Conversations: The Andrew St. George Collection Inauguration- Witness to Revolution: Cuba & the Photography of Andrew St. George
Read moreGifted by Andrew Szentgyorgyi and his family, the Andrew St. George Collection contains over 8,000 photographs, negatives, slides, contact sheets as well as manuscripts and documents. The culmination of decades of family stewardship and years of archival and digitization work, ...
- Roberto González Echevarría reads from “Memorias del archivo” and “Cuban Fiestas”
Read moreLuminary scholar and Sterling Professor Emeritus of Hispanic and Comparative Literature at Yale University Roberto González Echevarría reads excerpts from two of his works, Memorias del archivo: una vida (in Spanish) and Cuban Fiestas (in English), diving into deeply personal ...
- Michael Bustamante Reads Chapter Six his Book, “Cuban Memory Wars”
Professor Michael Bustamante, Bacardí Chair of Cuban Studies at the University of Miami, reads from his pathbreaking book on the politics, violence, and culture wars that marked the emergence of Cuba’s exile and island identities, “Cuban Memory Wars.”
- David E. Hoffman Reads the Prologue from his Book, Give me Liberty
Read moreLegendary editor of the Washington Post and Pulitzer Prize-winning author David E. Hoffman reads from his latest book, Give Me Liberty: The True Story of Oswaldo Payá and his Daring Quest for a Free Cuba, published in 2022. View the ...
- First Book Reading of Patriots & Traitors in Revolutionary Cuba, 1961-1981
Read moreHistorian Lillian Guerra reads from her newest book, “Patriots and Traitors in Revolutionary Cuba, 1961-1981”, published in 2023 by the University of Pittsburgh Press.
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- The Interview with Judith C. Russell, Dean of University Libraries
Read moreJudith C. Russell, Dean of University Libraries at UF, discusses the vast digital collection, “Celebrating Cuba”.
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- The Latin American and Caribbean Collection
Read moreThe Latin American and Caribbean Collection at the University of Florida is internationally recognized as a premier research site for scholars and students of the region.
- David E. Hoffman Reads the Prologue from his Book, Give me Liberty