Dr. Luis Martínez-Fernández is a historian, university
professor, author, consultant and public speaker, whose fields of expertise include
Latin America, the Caribbean, education, and Latino / Hispanic politics,
culture, and society. He is Pegasus Professor at the University of Central Florida.
Born in Havana, Cuba and raised in Lima, Peru and San Juan, Puerto Rico,
he holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in History from the University of Puerto
Rico and a Ph.D. in History from Duke University.
He is recognized as one of the most prolific and influential scholars in
the field of Caribbean Studies. His publications include articles in
Cuban Studies, Slavery and Abolition, Latin American Research Review,
The Americas, Caribbean Studies, History Today, and in numerous anthologies and edited
volumes.
His books include: Fighting Slavery in the Caribbean, Revolutionary
Cuba: A History, widely acclaimed as the most comprehensive and
systematic study on the subject ever written, and Key to the New World: A
History of Early Colonial Cuba, winner of the 2018 Florida Book Awards'
Bronze Medal for Nonfiction and the 2019 International Latino Book Awards Gold Medal for History.
Martínez-Fernández served as trustee of the College Board (2009-2015) and in numerous
professional, editorial, and community boards, among them the Cuban
Studies journal, the South Atlantic Humanities Center, the Community Advisory Board of WMFE (Central Florida's
NPR station), and the Executive Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Historical Society of Central Florida. In 2005 he
founded the annual Latin American Cultural Festival of Orlando.
In March 2019, he joined the Board of Directors of the
National Council for History Education and assumed the role of Board
Secretary. He also serves on the International Board of Advisors of United Planet, the Board of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, and the Board of Alianza Center.
He writes a weekly nationally syndicated column for Creators Syndicate.
Latin America, the Caribbean, Cuba and Puerto Rico, Latinos in the United States
Working on a collection of essays with the working title "All History Is Contemporary History: Essays on Culture, Politics, and the Unimaginable Events of 2019-2021."
Rafael L. Trujillo: Dictatorship and U.S.-Dominican Relations. Bedford Document Collections (Bedford: 2022).
Pegasus Professorship, UCF, April 2021.
Second Place, General (Online) Column, Columnist Contest of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, June 2021.
Admitted to the Academy of Cuban History in Exile, November 2020.
International Latino Book Awards, Gold Medal, September 2019.
Featured Writer, Orlando Book Festival, May 2019.
Featured Writer, Word of South Festival of Literature and Music, Tallahassee, April 2019.
Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, CAH, 2019.
Florida Book Awards, Bronze Medal, General Nonfiction, for Key to the New World, 2018.
UCF Competitive Sabbatical Award, 2017-2018.
UCF Research Incentive Award, 2017.
UCF Scroll and Quill Honor Society, member, 2016- .
Honorable Mention, International Latino Book Awards for Revolutionary Cuba, Best History Books in English category, June 2015.
Featured author, Miami Book Fair International, November 2014.
El Josco Education Award, Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida, October 2013.
Finalist, Quijote Award for Excellence, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Orlando, 2005.
Best of Reference award by the New York Public Library, Encyclopedia of Cuba, 2004.
Best Reference Source awarded to Encyclopedia of Cuba by Library Journal, 2003.
Booklist Editors’ Choice, Encyclopedia of Cuba among best reference books, 2003.
Course Number | Course | Title | Mode | Date and Time | Syllabus |
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10969 | HIS4150 | History and Historians | Mixed-Mode/Reduce Seat-Time(M) | Th 01:30 PM - 02:45 PM | Unavailable |
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10851 | LAH3470 | History of the Caribbean | Mixed-Mode/Reduce Seat-Time(M) | Th 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM | Unavailable |
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10891 | LAH4461 | History of Puerto Rico | Mixed-Mode/Reduce Seat-Time(M) | Tu 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM | Unavailable |
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81086 | LAH3470 | History of the Caribbean | Mixed-Mode/Reduce Seat-Time(M) | Tu 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM | Unavailable |
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81323 | LAH4480 | History of Cuba | Mixed-Mode/Reduce Seat-Time(M) | Tu 03:00 PM - 04:15 PM | Unavailable |
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Course Number | Course | Title | Mode | Session | Date and Time | Syllabus |
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61297 | LAH3470 | History of the Caribbean | Web-Based (W) | B | Unavailable | |
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Course Number | Course | Title | Mode | Date and Time | Syllabus |
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11030 | HIS4150 | History and Historians | Mixed-Mode/Reduce Seat-Time(M) | Th 01:30 PM - 02:45 PM | Unavailable |
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10894 | LAH3470 | History of the Caribbean | Mixed-Mode/Reduce Seat-Time(M) | Th 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM | Unavailable |
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10943 | LAH4461 | History of Puerto Rico | Mixed-Mode/Reduce Seat-Time(M) | Tu 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM | Unavailable |
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Course Number | Course | Title | Mode | Date and Time | Syllabus |
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81162 | LAH3470 | History of the Caribbean | Mixed-Mode/Reduce Seat-Time(M) | Tu 01:30 PM - 02:45 PM | Unavailable |
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81447 | LAH4480 | History of Cuba | Mixed-Mode/Reduce Seat-Time(M) | Tu 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM | Unavailable |
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No courses found for Summer 2021.
Updated: Apr 25, 2022