Los Angeles Times Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 42 (2021) Winner
Ada Ferrer
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Ada Ferrer
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Havana, Cuba
- Nationality
- United States, Cuba
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Residence History
- Havana, Cuba → West New York, New Jersey, United States → New York City, New York, United States → Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Professor
- Active Years
- 1995-
- Affiliations
- Princeton University, New York University
- Nominations
- Cundill Prize (shortlist, 2022)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vassar College | — | English (AB) | AB | 在学期間不明 | United States |
| University of Texas at Austin | — | History (MA) | MA | 在学期間不明 | United States |
| University of Michigan | — | History (PhD) | PhD | 在学期間不明 | United States |
Vassar College
English (AB)
Degree:
AB
Period:
在学期間不明
Year of Graduation:
1984
Country:
United States
AB in English
University of Texas at Austin
History (MA)
Degree:
MA
Period:
在学期間不明
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
United States
MA in History
University of Michigan
History (PhD)
Degree:
PhD
Period:
在学期間不明
Year of Graduation:
1995
Country:
United States
PhD in History
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Frederick Douglass Prize | Freedom's Mirror: Cuba and Haiti in the Age of Revolution | — | Gilder Lehrman Institute (and prize committee) | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Pulitzer Prize (History) | Cuba: An American History | — | Pulitzer Prize Board | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | Wesley Logan Prize | Freedom's Mirror: Cuba and Haiti in the Age of Revolution | — | American Historical Association (AHA) | 受賞 |
| — | James A. Rawley Prize | Freedom's Mirror: Cuba and Haiti in the Age of Revolution | — | American Historical Association (AHA) | 受賞 |
| — | Friedrich Katz Prize | Freedom's Mirror: Cuba and Haiti in the Age of Revolution | — | American Historical Association (AHA) | 受賞 |
| — | Haiti Illumination Prize | Freedom's Mirror: Cuba and Haiti in the Age of Revolution | — | Haitian Studies Association | 受賞 |
| — | Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Book Prize | Insurgent Cuba: Race, Nation, and Revolution, 1868–1898 | — | Berkshire Conference of Women Historians | 受賞 |
Frederick Douglass Prize
2015
Work:
Freedom's Mirror: Cuba and Haiti in the Age of Revolution
Organization:
Gilder Lehrman Institute (and prize committee)
Result:
受賞
Pulitzer Prize (History)
2022
Work:
Cuba: An American History
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize Board
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2018
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Wesley Logan Prize
Work:
Freedom's Mirror: Cuba and Haiti in the Age of Revolution
Organization:
American Historical Association (AHA)
Result:
受賞
James A. Rawley Prize
Work:
Freedom's Mirror: Cuba and Haiti in the Age of Revolution
Organization:
American Historical Association (AHA)
Result:
受賞
Friedrich Katz Prize
Work:
Freedom's Mirror: Cuba and Haiti in the Age of Revolution
Organization:
American Historical Association (AHA)
Result:
受賞
Haiti Illumination Prize
Work:
Freedom's Mirror: Cuba and Haiti in the Age of Revolution
Organization:
Haitian Studies Association
Result:
受賞
Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Book Prize
Work:
Insurgent Cuba: Race, Nation, and Revolution, 1868–1898
Organization:
Berkshire Conference of Women Historians
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 106 (2022) Winner
Pulitzer Prize for History
1 appearances
Works
Major Works
Insurgent Cuba: Race, Nation, and Revolution, 1868–1898
1998 History (Latin American history) 273 pagesA social-historical study of race, nation-formation, and revolution in Cuba from 1868 to 1898.
racenation formationindependence movementssocial history
Freedom's Mirror: Cuba and Haiti in the Age of Revolution
2014 Comparative history / Revolutionary historyA comparative study of the revolutionary experiences of Cuba and Haiti, examining freedom, slavery, and changes in citizenship across the Caribbean.
slaveryrevolutioncitizenshipcomparative history
Cuba: An American History
2021 Comprehensive historyA comprehensive history that reconsiders Cuba within the broader American continental context, covering from the colonial era to the modern period and emphasizing relations with the United States.
general historyhemispheric relationsempire and colonialism
Bibliography
- Insurgent Cuba: Race, Nation, and Revolution, 1868–1898
- Freedom's Mirror: Cuba and Haiti in the Age of Revolution
- Cuba: An American History
- Essays and reporting (e.g., The New Yorker)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, detailed use of primary sourcesComparative and transnational analytical perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- slavery and concepts of freedomrace and nation formationrevolution and social change
Legacy
Has made significant contributions to Cuban and Caribbean revolutionary history; recognized for comparative approaches and meticulous use of primary sources. Became widely known after winning the Pulitzer Prize.
Academic Societies
- American Historical Association (AHA)
- Various Hispanic/Latin American studies associations
Trivia
- Migrated from Cuba to the United States in 1963.
- Won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in History for 'Cuba: An American History'.
- Has written essays for The New Yorker.