Education
MA University of Arizona, 1966
PhD University of New Mexico, 1970
Research Interests
Principal research interests center on nineteenth- and twentieth-century Caribbean, with emphasis on Spanish-speaking Caribbean. Current research explores the character of society and gender in nineteenth-century Cuba.
Some Notable Publications
- The Structure of Cuban History: Meanings and Purpose of the Past (University of North Carolina Press, 2013)
- Cuba: Between Reform and Revolution, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2014)
- Cuba in the American Imagination: Metaphor and the Imperial Ethos (University of North Carolina Press, 2008)
- To Die in Cuba: Suicide and Society (University of North Carolina Press, 2005)
- On Becoming Cuban: Identity, Nationality and Culture (University of North Carolina Press, 1999)
Graduate Students
- Maikal Fariñas Borrego
- Samuel Finesurrey
- Anthony Rossodovito
- Nathan Gill (co-advised with Miguel La Serna)
Courses Offered
- HIST 143—Latin America Since Independence
- HIST 531—History of the Caribbean
- HIST 532—History of Cuba