Cuban and Caribbean Studies Institute

Tulane University

Guadalupe García

Assistant Professor - History

Contact Info
ggarcia4@tulane.edu

Department Affiliation
History

Degrees
  • B.A., Pitzer College, Political Studies and Literature, 1997
  • M.A., California State University, Latin American Studies, 2001
  • Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, HIstory, 2006
Academic Experience
  • Associate Professor, Tulane University, 2016-
  • Assistant Professor, Tulane University, 2009-2015
  • Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida, 2006-2008
  • Teaching Assistant, UNC Chapel Hill, 2001-2006

Research & Teaching Specializations: 19th and 20th century Latin America, Urban Studies, Race and Ethnicity, Caribbean, Cuba

Related Experience
  • Associate Editor, Hispanic American Historical Review, (HAHR), 2017
  • James R Scobie Memorial Award Committee, Conference on latin American History (CLAH), American Historical Association (AHA), 2015 Manuscript Reviewer, Academic Presses and Journals, 2012-2016
Distinctions
  • John Carter Brown Library Fellowship, Short-Term, Brown University, 2016
  • Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award, Latin American Studies, Tulane University, 2015
  • Warwick Transatlantic Fellowship, University of Warwick, UK, 2013-2014
  • Honorable Mention, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, 2013
  • Finalist, Award to Louisiana Scholars and Artists (ATLAS), Board of Regents, 2013
  • Young Glick Fellow, School of Liberal Arts, Tulane University, 2013
  • Lurcy Research Grant, School of Liberal Arts, Tulane University, 2013
  • Latin American Studies Center Library Research Grant, University of Florida, 2006
  • Mellon Foundation Fellowship, 2005
  • Ford Foundation Diversity Dissertation Fellowship, 2005
  • Mowry Summer Research Grant, UNC Chapel Hill, 2003
  • Waddell Memorial Fellowship, UNC Chapel Hill, 2001
Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
Overseas Experience
  • Cuba
  • Spain
  • Mexico
Selected Publications
  • 2016. Beyond the Walled City: Colonial Exclusion in Havana. Berkeley: University of California Press.
  • 2016. Imprints of Revolution: Visual Representations of Resistance. With Lisa B.Y. Calvente. London: Rowman & Littlefield International.
  • 2015. “‘La ciudad antigua y la ciudad nueva:’ Topographies of Displacement in Nineteenth-Century Havana.” Revista Quiroga, Revisa de patrimonio Iberoamericano, 7: 22-30.
  • 2014. “The City Speaks: Dis/Articulating Revolutionary Havana, Cuba, and Global Belonging.” Cultural Studies 28(3): 438-462.
  • 2011. “Urban Guajiros: Colonial Reconcentración, Rural Displacement, and Criminalization in Western Cuba, 1895-1902.” Journal of Latin American Studies 43, 2, 209-235.
  • 2011. “Nuestra patria La Habana: Reading the 1762 British Occupation of the City.” Nuevo Mundo/Mundos Nuevos, “Debates.” Online Journal, URL
  • 2005. “Aurora Castillo.” In Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary, Completing the Twentieth Century. Susan Ware, ed. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 5: 107-108.
  • 2005. “Carnival.” In Encyclopedia Latina: History, Culture, and Society in the United States. Ilan Stavans and Harold Augenbraum, eds. Danbury, CT: Grolier, Inc.
  • 2005. “Mexican American Unity Council.” In Encyclopedia Latina: History, Culture, and Society in the United States. Ilan Stavans and Harold Augenbraum, eds. Danbury, CT: Grolier, Inc.

Recently-Taught Latin American-Related Courses: HISL1710: Introduction to Latin American History, HISL-2910-01: Cuba, Revolution and Cold War

Number of Dissertations or Theses Supervised in the Past 5 Years: 3

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Latin American Writers Series: Andrea Palet (Editorial Laurel)

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Editorial Director Andrea Palet presents the history, philosophy, and ongoing projects of Editorial Laurel, a publishing house founded in Santiago, Chile in 2014. Her presentation sheds light on the changing landscape of literature in the Americas today. It will be followed by a reception. This event will be held in Spanish.

About the Latin American Writers Series

This series brings together Latin America’s most representative creative voices and the editorial entrepreneurs that publish them. By way of interviews conducted by renowned Ecuadorian writer Gabriela Alemán and presentations of various editorial missions, the guests will shed light on a literary world shaped by the contemporary issues of the continent. Moving forward, their conversations will comprise the centerpiece of a digital archive that introduces their ideas to a global audience.

Este serie reúne a los autores más representativos de la escritura continental y los editores que los publican. A través de entrevistas con la reconocida escritora ecuatoriana Gabriela Alemán y presentaciones de proyectos editoriales, los invitados explorarán los vínculos entre el mundo literario y la realidad continental. Sus conversaciones se convertirán después en el eje de un archivo digital que busca llevar estas ideas a un público global.

About the Speaker

Andrea Palet is the founding editorial director of Editorial Laurel, established in 2014 in Santiago, Chile. Under her leadership, the house has released the works of more than 20 novelists, essayists, and chroniclers. Paleta also oversees the Master of Editing program at the Universidad de Diego Portales. A collection of her columns, Leo y olvido, was released in 2018 by Ediciones Bastante.

Latin American Writers Series: Power Paola

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Ecuadorian author and Tulane Visiting scholar Gabriela Alemán interviews Colombian writer and visual artist Power Paola about her life, interests, and influences. Their discussion will be followed by an open Q&A and an informal reception. This event will be held in Spanish.

About the Latin American Writers Series

This series brings together Latin America’s most representative creative voices and the editorial entrepreneurs that publish them. By way of interviews conducted by renowned Ecuadorian writer Gabriela Alemán and presentations of various editorial missions, the guests will shed light on a literary world shaped by the contemporary issues of the continent. Moving forward, their conversations will comprise the centerpiece of a digital archive that introduces their ideas to a global audience.

Este serie reúne a los autores más representativos de la escritura continental y los editores que los publican. A través de entrevistas con la reconocida escritora ecuatoriana Gabriela Alemán y presentaciones de proyectos editoriales, los invitados explorarán los vínculos entre el mundo literario y la realidad continental. Sus conversaciones se convertirán después en el eje de un archivo digital que busca llevar estas ideas a un público global.

About the Author

Powerpaola was born Paola Andrea Gaviria Silguero in Cali, Colombia. Writer, visual artist, and filmmaker, she has published the graphic novels Virus Tropical (2011), Por Dentro_ (2012), _Diario_ (2013), _qp_ (2014), _Todo va a estar bien (2015), and Nos vamos (2016). She also collaborated on the film adaptation of Virus Tropical, which won the 2019 Quirino award for Best Ibero-American Animation Feature Film. Her artwork has been exhibited in museums and galleries in Europe, Austrialia, and the Americas.

Latin American Writers Series: Martín Fernández (Casa Editorial HUM/Estuario Editora)

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Martín Fernández, editorial director of Casa Editorial HUM and Estuario Editora in Montevideo, Uruguay, presents the houses’ histories, missions, and ongoing projects. His presentation sheds light on the changing landscape of literature in the Americas today. It will be followed by an informal reception. Note: This event will be held in Spanish.

About the Latin American Writers Series

This series brings together Latin America’s most representative creative voices and the editorial entrepreneurs that publish them. By way of interviews conducted by renowned Ecuadorian writer Gabriela Alemán and presentations of various editorial missions, the guests will shed light on a literary world shaped by the contemporary issues of the continent. Moving forward, their conversations will comprise the centerpiece of a digital archive that introduces their ideas to a global audience.

Este serie reúne a los autores más representativos de la escritura continental y los editores que los publican. A través de entrevistas con la reconocida escritora ecuatoriana Gabriela Alemán y presentaciones de proyectos editoriales, los invitados explorarán los vínculos entre el mundo literario y la realidad continental. Sus conversaciones se convertirán después en el eje de un archivo digital que busca llevar estas ideas a un público global.

About the Speaker

Martin Fernández is the Editorial director of the publishing houses Casa Editorial HUM and Estuario Editora in Montevideo, Uruguay. He founded HUM in 2007 after leaving his previous project, the underground publishing house ArteFato, which he co-directed between 2004 and 2007. HUM and Estuario publish contemporary Uruguayan literature in high-quality, aesthetically distinct editions. They have collectively released more than 400 titles.

Latin American Writers Series: Alberto Barrera Tyszka

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Ecuadorian writer and Tulane Visiting Scholar Gabriela Alemán interviews Venezuelan writer Alberto Barrera Tyszka about his life, interests, and influences. Their discussion will be followed by an open Q&A and an informal reception. This event will be held in Spanish.

About the Latin American Writers Series

This series brings together Latin America’s most representative creative voices and the editorial entrepreneurs that publish them. By way of interviews conducted by renowned Ecuadorian writer Gabriela Alemán and presentations of various editorial missions, the guests will shed light on a literary world shaped by the contemporary issues of the continent. Moving forward, their conversations will comprise the centerpiece of a digital archive that introduces their ideas to a global audience.

Este serie reúne a los autores más representativos de la escritura continental y los editores que los publican. A través de entrevistas con la reconocida escritora ecuatoriana Gabriela Alemán y presentaciones de proyectos editoriales, los invitados explorarán los vínculos entre el mundo literario y la realidad continental. Sus conversaciones se convertirán después en el eje de un archivo digital que busca llevar estas ideas a un público global.

About the Author

Born in Caracas, Alberto Barrera Tyszka has published over a dozen works of poetry, short story, chronicle, novel, and biography. His most recent publications include the novels Patria o Muerte (2015) and Rating (2011), the poetic anthology La inquietud (2013), the collection of chronicles Un país a la semana (2013), and the short story collection Crímenes (2009). In 2005, he collaborated with Cristina Marcano to write the definitive biography of Hugo Chávez, Hugo Chávez sin uniforme: una historia personal (2005). Patria o muerte won the 2015 Premio Tusquets de Novela, and his novel La enfermedad, translated into English as The Sickness (2010), received the 2006 Herralde Award. Barrera also writes for television and has scripted soap operas for Venezuelan, Mexican, Colombian, and Argentinian networks.