New Books in Cuban Studies: From Former Goizueta Fellows of the Cuban Heritage Collection
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New Books in Cuban Studies: From Former Goizueta Fellows of the Cuban Heritage Collection
Featuring Mauricio Castro, Ph.D., author, "Only a Few Blocks to Cuba: Cold War Refugee Policy, the Cuban Diaspora, and the Transformations of Miami" and Catherine Mas, Ph.D., author, "Culture in the Clinic: Miami and the Making of Modern Medicine." With discussant Julio Capó Jr., Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, Florida International University. Moderated by Michael J. Bustamante, Ph.D., Cuban and Cuban-American Studies at the College of Arts and Sciences, Cuban Heritage Collection at the Libraries, University of Miami.
Thursday, April 18, 2024, 2:30 p.m. (EDT)
Thursday, April 18, 2024, 2:30 p.m. (EDT)
In this conversation with former Goizueta fellows of the Cuban Heritage Collection, Mauricio Castro and Catherine Mas, we celebrate the publication of their recent books, which explore various facets of Cuban diaspora and Miami history in the 20th century, including migration, race, ethnicity, urban development, public health, local politics, and more. Each author gives a short presentation followed by commentary from Julio Capó Jr. and a question and answer session with the audience.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Mauricio Castro (Ph.D., Purdue University) is an assistant professor of history and chair of Latin American Studies at Centre College. His new book, "Only A Few Blocks to Cuba: Cold War Refugee Policy, the Cuban Diaspora, and the Transformation of Miami" is currently available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. In the book, he shows how the United States government came to view Cuban migration to Miami as a strategic asset during the Cold War, and how American politics, foreign relations, immigration policy, and urban development all intersected on the streets of Miami during this period. Castro was the recipient of a Goizueta Dissertation Fellowship at the Cuban Heritage Collection in 2012–2013. Learn more »
Catherine Mas (Ph.D., Yale University) is an assistant professor of history at Florida International University. Mas is a historian of science, medicine, and society, whose research and teaching focus on modern American history in transnational context. Her recent book, "Culture in the Clinic: Miami and the Making of Modern Medicine" (The University of North Carolina Press, 2022), examines the history of health and healing in Miami alongside the rise of medical anthropology. Delving into a period of rapid social change following the 1959 Cuban Revolution, she shows how Latinx immigrants transformed American healthcare, as the healthcare system learned to manage a racially and ethnically diverse population. Mas was the recipient of a Goizueta Dissertation Fellowship at the Cuban Heritage Collection in 2017–2018. Learn more »
ABOUT THE DISCUSSANT
Julio Capó Jr. (Ph.D., Florida International University) is an associate professor of history at Florida International University. He is a transnational historian specializing in modern United States history, focusing on the Caribbean and Latin America. His research explores how gender and sexuality intersect with ethnicity, race, class, nation, age, and ability. His acclaimed book, "Welcome to Fairyland: Queer Miami before 1940" (The University of North Carolina Press, 2017), examines Miami's queer past shaped by migration and tourism. Capó has received numerous awards, including the Charles S. Sydnor Award and the Audre Lorde Prize, and serves in leadership roles for organizations like the Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History. Learn more »
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Mauricio Castro (Ph.D., Purdue University) is an assistant professor of history and chair of Latin American Studies at Centre College. His new book, "Only A Few Blocks to Cuba: Cold War Refugee Policy, the Cuban Diaspora, and the Transformation of Miami" is currently available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. In the book, he shows how the United States government came to view Cuban migration to Miami as a strategic asset during the Cold War, and how American politics, foreign relations, immigration policy, and urban development all intersected on the streets of Miami during this period. Castro was the recipient of a Goizueta Dissertation Fellowship at the Cuban Heritage Collection in 2012–2013. Learn more »
Catherine Mas (Ph.D., Yale University) is an assistant professor of history at Florida International University. Mas is a historian of science, medicine, and society, whose research and teaching focus on modern American history in transnational context. Her recent book, "Culture in the Clinic: Miami and the Making of Modern Medicine" (The University of North Carolina Press, 2022), examines the history of health and healing in Miami alongside the rise of medical anthropology. Delving into a period of rapid social change following the 1959 Cuban Revolution, she shows how Latinx immigrants transformed American healthcare, as the healthcare system learned to manage a racially and ethnically diverse population. Mas was the recipient of a Goizueta Dissertation Fellowship at the Cuban Heritage Collection in 2017–2018. Learn more »
ABOUT THE DISCUSSANT
Julio Capó Jr. (Ph.D., Florida International University) is an associate professor of history at Florida International University. He is a transnational historian specializing in modern United States history, focusing on the Caribbean and Latin America. His research explores how gender and sexuality intersect with ethnicity, race, class, nation, age, and ability. His acclaimed book, "Welcome to Fairyland: Queer Miami before 1940" (The University of North Carolina Press, 2017), examines Miami's queer past shaped by migration and tourism. Capó has received numerous awards, including the Charles S. Sydnor Award and the Audre Lorde Prize, and serves in leadership roles for organizations like the Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History. Learn more »
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