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.
- 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