Writing the Environment in Cuba

The scholars, Dr. Reinaldo Funes and Dr. Angel Graña, will discuss their work in environmental history and geology. Dr. Funes, a celebrated pioneer in the field of environmental history, has written on the sugar industry in Cuba and is currently working on a history of Cuban livestock farming 1790-1868. Dr. Funes is an adjunct professor at the Universidad de la Habana and Director of the Geo-history Research Program at the Fundacion Antonio Nunez Jimenez de la Naturaleza y el Hombre. Dr. Graña is a geographer for the Cuban Academia de Ciencias and is the director of the La Fundación Antonio Nuñez Jiménez, an affiliate of the Ministry of Culture in Havana.During a seminar, the scholars will discuss their academic work in light of current historical debates in Cuba. Lunch will be provided.Sponsored by The Forum on Scholars and Publics and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Duke.