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Ada Ferrer is a historian specializing in Latin America and the Caribbean. She has held a position at New York University since 1995, where she is jointly appointed in the Department of History and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Her thematic interests encompass the histories of slavery, antislavery, emancipation, and the comparative transnational study of revolutions. Her book, 'Insurgent Cuba: Race, Nation, Revolution, 1868–1898,' published by UNC Press in 1999, investigates the history of the Cuban independence movement and Spain's central role in slavery and race dynamics. This work won the 2000 Berkshire Book Prize, awarded to a woman in the field of history. Ferrer's subsequent book, 'Freedom’s Mirror: Cuba and Haiti in the Age of Revolution' (Cambridge, 2014), explores the pivotal role of the Haitian Revolution in Cuba, illustrating how this significant event propelled the intensification of slavery on the island and provided enslaved people with potent examples for revolt. Her recent publication, 'Cuba: An American History' (Scribner, 2021), surveys over five centuries of Cuban history, emphasizing the island's complex relationship with the United States. Ferrer is currently working on projects that combine historical research with family memoirs, focusing on the experiences and meanings of revolution and migration at an intimate scale, particularly on José Antonio Aponte, an antislavery artist and conspirator in early nineteenth-century Havana.
Princeton University • Princeton, NJ
Professor in the Department of History, conducting research and teaching courses related to Latin America and Caribbean history.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.