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Biography
Nicolás’ research focuses on Cold War Latin America, seeking to understand how new meanings of democracy were forged at the intersection of revolution and repression. His first monograph, Cuba in the Caribbean Cold War, re-examined the Cuban Revolution (1952-1958) as part of a wider regional struggle between democracy and dictatorship. His DPhil at the University of Oxford continued this work, analysing the emergence of a regional cold war in the Caribbean between a bloc of dictatorial regimes and democratizing governments, between the 1940s and 1960s. Some of his research projects have been funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, and the University of Oxford’s Latin American Centre. At the University of Oxford, he has taught in modules on Modern Mexican history and historical research methods.
At the Institute of the Americas, Nicolás will be teaching modules on 20th century Latin American and Caribbean history. A very warm welcome to him!
Teaching Summary
Undergraduate:
AMER0067: Caribbean in the Shadow of the North
AMER0074: History and Politics of Latin America c.1930 to the Present
AMER0078: History and Politics of Latin America c.1930 To The Present Affiliate version
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The publications section could mention that I'm the author of the monograph Cuba in the Caribbean Cold War: Exiles, Revolutionaries and Tyrants, 1953-1959, published in 2020.
With regards to teaching, I will be teaching the undergraduate modules "History and Politics of Latin America and the Caribbean (c.1930 to the Present)" and "The Caribbean in the Shadow of the North: Caribbean-US Relations in the Twentieth Century".
