Lillian Guerra

Lillian Guerra is a Professor of Cuban and Caribbean history and the Director of the Cuba Program at the University of Florida. A widely published author and researcher, she is considered one of the leading Cuban history experts in the world.

Early life

Guerra is the daughter of Cuban exile parents, who fled the Communist dictatorship^[1] and immigrated to the United States from Cuba in 1965.^[2] She was born in New York City,^[2] and as a young child was raised in Marion, Kansas.^[3] Her family subsequently moved to Miami, Florida when Guerra was fourteen years old.^[4] She has described herself in a New York Times article as "a Cuban born in New York and raised in Kansas and Miami."^[5]

Education

Guerra attended Ransom Everglades School in Coconut Grove, Florida^[6] and subsequently received her B.A. from Dartmouth College (1992),^[7] and her Ph. D in History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (Latin American Studies 2000).^[8][7] Guerra never graduated from High School, as she left it in her junior year to start attending Darmouth.^[9][6]

Work

Guerra is a widely published history researcher and author, whose work has a focus on Cuban history.^{[10][11][12][13][14][15]} Guerra has taught Cuban, Caribbean, and Latin American history at Bates College (2000-2004), Yale University (2004-2010) and currently since 2010 at the University of Florida.^[11][16] As a public lecturer, she has given many public lectures and keynote speeches, most notably at Harvard University, Stanford University, Duke University, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University Law School, Georgetown University, the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Universidad Diego Portales in Santiago de Chile, the Biblioteca Nacional de Chile, the Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation in Hull, England, and many others.^{[10][17][18][19][20]}

Awards

• Best Dissertation Prize, New England Council of Latin American Studies (NECLAS) (2000-2001)^[21]
• Bryce Wood Book Award (2014)^[10]
• William R. Jones Outstanding Mentor Award (2014)^[22]
• John Simmon Guggenheim Fellowship (2014-2015)^[9][11]
• American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship (2014-2015)^[9]
• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship (2020)^[23]

Books

• Popular Expression and National Identity in Puerto Rico (1998)^[9]
• The Myth of José Martí: Conflicting Nationalisms in Early Twentieth-Century Cuba (2005)^[9]
• Visions of Power in Cuba: Revolution, Redemption and Resistance, 1959–1971 (2012)^[9]
• Heroes, Martyrs and Political Messiahs in Revolutionary Cuba, 1946–1958 (2018)^[24][25]
• Patriots and Traitors in Cuba: Political Pedagogy, Rehabilitation and Vanguard Youth, 1961–1981^[4]

Media

Guerra has served as advisor and lead scholar for films and documentaries such as American Comandante: Cuba’s Most Unlikely Revolutionary (PBS), Cuba: The Forgotten Revolution (American Public Television), and others.^[4][26][27] Cuba: The Forgotten Revolution was awarded an Emmy in 2016 for best documentary.^[28][29] She also often appears in television and magazine or newspaper stories requiring expert opinions on Cuban and Cuban-American issues.^{[30][31][32][33][34][5][35]}

References

1. Sarbak, Marissa (2016-11-29). "Cuban History Expert on Castro's Death". WGFL. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
2. "Hispanic Heritage Month Faculty Spotlight Dr. Lillian Guerra". www.latam.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
3. "Why I Am a Historian | Perspectives on History | AHA". www.historians.org. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
4. "Keynote Speaker Announced for 2019 ASCE Conference". ASCE. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
5. Guerra, Lillian (2020-02-17). "Opinion | Fear and Loathing in Havana and Miami". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
6. "Alumni Bios – From Dartmouth Alum to Faculty of Color: How the Liberal Arts Help Diversify the Profession". sites.dartmouth.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
7. Julio, Movimiento Revolucionario 26 de; O'Farrill, Juan Francisco; Estrada Palma, Tomás; Martí, José; Guerra, Lillian. "A Guide to the Lillian Guerra Collection MSS 0392". www.uflib.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
8. "Top Young Historians: Lillian Guerra | History News Network". historynewsnetwork.org. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
9. "UF Experts - Lilliam Guerra". University of Florida. Retrieved 2021-03-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
10. "Keynote Speaker Announced for 2019 ASCE Conference". ASCE. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
11. "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Lillian Guerra". Retrieved 2021-03-31.
12. "The Idea of Cuba | Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University". documentarystudies.duke.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
13. "American Latino Theme Study: New Latinos (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
14. Week, NPR Source of the (2017-01-02). "Lillian Guerra, Ph.D." Source of the Week. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
15. "Universidad de la Florida inicia programa de estudios en Cuba". Radio y Televisión Martí | RadioTelevisionMarti.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-31.
16. "Economista explica por qué el continuismo no es la receta para Cuba". Radio y Televisión Martí | RadioTelevisionMarti.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-31.
17. Guardian Staff (2006-07-14). "Slavery and the struggle in Burma". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
18. "Interview with Lillian Guerra, author of "Poder Negro in Revolutionary Cuba: Black Consciousness, Communism, and the Challenge of Solidarity"". HAHR-Online. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
19. "Cuba After Fidel: Reflections on his Legacy Past, Present, and Future | Program in International Relations". Stanford University. Retrieved 2021-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
20. "CLAS Lecture: "Feeling like Fidel": Legacies, Memory & Official Amnesia in Today's Cuba | Global Studies". Stanford University. Retrieved 2021-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
21. "Top Young Historians: Lillian Guerra | History News Network". historynewsnetwork.org. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
22. jackedavis (2014-10-14). "Dr. Lillian Guerra to Receive Mentoring Award". History@UF. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
23. Doerfler, Andrew (2020-01-17). "CLAS Faculty Receive National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships". University of Florida. Retrieved 2021-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
24. "Heroes, Martyrs, and Political Messiahs in Revolutionary Cuba, 1946-1958 | Yale University Press". yalebooks.yale.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
25. "5 Questions About: Heroes, Martyrs, and Political Messiahs in Revolutionary Cuba, 1946-1958". Oral History Review. 2020-01-17. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
26. "Film Screening and Discussion: Cuba: The Forgotten Revolution". cri.fiu.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
27. "A good program for "fans" of Castro to watch was on PBS recently ... - Democratic Underground". www.democraticunderground.com. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
28. Intern, Garrison Asma, Life+Arts. "Professor wins regional Emmy for documentary". Los Angeles Loyolan. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
29. "Cuba: The Forgotten Revolution Archives". SFTV News. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
30. "This is why Sanders' comments on Cuba's education, health care have caused outrage in Florida". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
31. "Rare Photos Chronicle an Early Castro Rally in Cuba". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
32. "With significant constitutional changes, Cuba's leaders aim for their system's survival". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
33. "The return to the origin of exile: understanding the Cuban-American vote". No Country Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
34. "Is Cuban Cuisine Disappearing in Cuba?". KCRW. 2013-11-20. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
35. Bustamante, Michael (2018-04-18). "Cuba after the Castros". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-04-01.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

• Cuba: The Forgotten Revolution on YouTube
• American Comandante: Cuba's Most Unlikely Revolutionary on PBS