June 27 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Revolutions have shaped the modern world—reshaping governments, economies, and cultures far beyond the moments in which they occurred. This panel discussion explores the enduring legacy of revolutionary movements, beginning with the American Revolution and extending to revolutions in the Caribbean, Latin America, and beyond, and how their ideas, conflicts, and migrations continue to influence South Florida today.
Through historical context and contemporary perspectives, panelists will examine how revolutionary ideals such as liberty, citizenship, resistance, and self-determination have shaped Miami’s evolving political, social, and cultural landscape. The conversation will highlight themes of exile, identity, and civic engagement, inviting audiences to consider how global and American revolutionary movements have left lasting marks on our local community.
Presented in conjunction with the National Archives’ Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation, a traveling exhibition marking the 250th anniversary of the United States, on view at HistoryMiami Museum June 20th through July 5th. Enjoy complimentary admission to the Museum and view the exhibition.
Members: $25, Non-Members: $35, Students & Educators: $15 (with valid ID)
RegisterFeatured Speakers:
Robin F. Bachin, Ph.D.
Robin F. Bachin is the Charlton W. Tebeau Associate Professor of History, Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, and Founding Director of the Office of Civic and Community Engagement at the University of Miami. Her research focus is on American urban and environmental history, and she has published more than 50 articles and book chapters on topics including universities and civic engagement, community development and urban planning, and affordable housing and urban resilience. Her books include Building the South Side: Urban Space and Civic Culture in Chicago (University of Chicago Press, 2004), Big Bosses: A Working Girl’s Memoir of Jazz Age America (University of Chicago Press, 2016), and Engaging Place, Engaging Practices: Urban History and Campus-Community Partnerships (Temple University Press, 2023). Bachin is Project Director for the Miami Housing Solutions Lab (MHSL), a suite of free, interactive online tools that uses big data and innovative mapping technology to visualize the landscape of affordable housing and climate change impacts like sea level rise and extreme heat in Miami. She is Past President of the Society for American City and Regional Planning History (SACRPH) and a member of the Aspen Institute Working Group on Inclusive Innovation in America’s Cities. She has served on the Boards of Directors of Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH), Imagining America, the Urban History Association, the Good Government Initiative, the Workforce Housing Committee of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, and the Urban Environment League of Greater Miami. Bachin has been interviewed by and published articles in various media outlets, including the New York Times, Politico, The Guardian, the Miami Herald, PBS, BBC America, The Today Show, National Public Radio, and NBC television.
Michael J. Bustamante, Ph.D.
Michael J. Bustamante (PhD, Yale University) is Associate Professor of History and the Emilio Bacardí Moreau Chair in Cuban and Cuban-American Studies at the University of Miami. He is the author of Cuban Memory Wars: Retrospective Politics in Revolution and Exile (University of North Carolina Press, 2021). With Jennifer Lambe (Brown University), he is co-editor of The Revolution from Within: Cuba, 1959-1980 (Duke University Press, 2019). As of 2024, he is co-editor of the journal Cuban Studies.
At UM, Dr. Bustamante serves as Director of Academic Programs at the Cuban Heritage Collection, the largest archival repository dedicated to Cuban materials outside of the island and the largest collection of materials on the Cuban diaspora in the world. He simultaneously directs the undergraduate program in Cuban Studies in the College of Arts & Sciences and its affiliated academic minor.
Dr. Bustamante’s scholarly writing has appeared in Cold War History, Journal of American Ethnic History, Latino Studies, Cuban Studies, Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies, Anthurium, and the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of American History. His commentary on contemporary Cuban affairs has been featured in Foreign Affairs, Washington Post, Public Books, and Journal of Democracy, among other publications.
Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Miami, he served as Assistant Professor of Latin American History at Florida International University and Research Associate for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, D.C.
Moderator:
Ashli White, Ph.D.
Ashli White is Professor of History at the University of Miami, where she specializes in early North America’s interactions with the wider world. She is the author of Revolutionary Things: Material Culture and Politics in the Late Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World (Yale UP, 2023) and Encountering Revolution: Haiti and the Making of the Early Republic (Johns Hopkins UP, 2010).
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