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Maikel Farinas Borrego

Adviser: Louis A. Pérez, Jr.

Graduate Email: maikelfb@outlook.com

Education

B.A. University of Havana, 2003
M.A. University of Havana, 2005
PhD University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2019
PhD dissertation: "Envisioning Capitalist Alternatives: Business Leaders and the Politics of Influence in Cuba, 1920-1940"

Research Interests

My dissertation, “Envisioning Capitalist Alternatives: The Emergence of Urban Entrepreneurs and the Politics of Influence in Cuba, 1920-1940” investigates the organization of urban entrepreneurs in voluntary associations, such as Rotary Clubs, and their transformation into civic power groups.


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102 Emerson Dr., CB #3195
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3195

*Though the History Department uses the name Pauli Murray Hall for our building, on official maps you will find it as Hamilton Hall. Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac Hamilton’s intellectually dishonest historical and archival work promoted white supremacy. In contrast, Pauli Murray marshaled unassailable evidence and analysis in the service of racial and gender equality. In July 2020, all of the departments housed in the building agreed to adopt the name Pauli Murray Hall in place of Hamilton Hall. An official request with the Chancellor is pending. For more information, please see here.
phone: 919.962.2115
fax: 919.962.1403
email: history@unc.edu
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