Latin American social and cultural history; modern Caribbean

Associate Professor
Ph.D. UCLA 2000

Office: 304 LeConte
Office Hours: R - 3:30-5:00pm & by appt
Phone: (706) 542-2501

rroman@uga.edu

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Reinaldo L. Román is the author of Governing Spirits: Miracles and Spectacles in Twentieth-Century Cuba and Puerto Rico (UNC Press, 2007). He has published articles in the Journal of Religions in Africa, Centro, and Caribbean Studies, whose special issue on the Garvey movement he also co-edited. His web site is at http://rroman.myweb.uga.edu/.

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Selected Publications

Honors and Awards

Courses Taught

HIST2222: Latin American Civilization Since 1800 [Syllabus]

HIST3240: The Caribbean Area [Syllabus]

HIST4200: Studies in Latin American History [Syllabus]

HIST4211: Cuba From Emancipation to Revolution [Syllabus]

HIST4211H: Cuba From Emancipation to Revolution (Honors) [Syllabus]

HIST4214: Intro to the Religions of the Carribbean [Syllabus]

HIST4990: Senior Seminar [Syllabus]

HIST6214: Religions in the Caribbean and Brazil [Syllabus]

HIST8220: Colloquium in Latin American and Caribbean History [Syllabus]

MA Theses Supervised

Fernandez, Javier Angel, ""The Girl Is Born To Be A Mother. The Boy is Born To Be A Gentleman": Gender and National Identity In a Cuban Exile Cultural Organization, 1962-1974" (2004)