We have a lot of new podcast listeners so this week is a blast from the past, an Hour of History Rewind. This episode was recorded last year and first published as "A Participatory Past with Lillian Guerra".

I thought it would be great to bring this episode back as Dr. Guerra shares some great information on her approach to teaching, her background, and some of her research -- all still pertinent today, especially if you are about to start teaching a course this Fall!

Dr. Lillian Guerra is currently a history professor at the University of Florida and author of a number of important works including the recent Heroes, Martyrs, and Political Messiahs in Revolutionary Cuba, 1946-1958. She writes frequently and has recently presented a paper on Puerto Rico and Cuba. You can follow her on twitter here.

Read Dr. Guerra's Books: 

Visions of Power in Cuba: Revolution, Redemption, and Resistance, 1959-1971 (Envisioning Cuba)

Heroes, Martyrs, and Political Messiahs in Revolutionary Cuba, 1946-1958

The Myth of José Martí: Conflicting Nationalisms in Early Twentieth-Century Cuba (Envisioning Cuba)

Some Highlights: 

Discussion of Guerra’s work on Cuba

Cuban History

Puerto Rico and the Caribbean

How a war in Afghanistan changed life in Kansas

Growing up Cuban in the United States

Journalists not asking the right questions

Why simple history doesn’t work

Making history successful and appealing in the classroom

Weekly Suggestions:

Lillian –  Re-read the classics of the discipline (Listen to the podcast for more great suggestions)!

Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory

Steven – London School of Economics Public Lectures

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