U.S.-Cuba diplomatic relations have been in a deep freeze since the early 1960s. In December 2014, however, both countries simultaneously announced their intention to move toward the normalization of relations. How this secret process took place, and how it has evolved since 2014 and the 2016 U.S. presidential election, will be discussed in a free lecture offered by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
"Rebuilding U.S.-Cuba Relations" will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, presented by Anju Reejhsinghani, associate professor of history, and Jennifer Collins, associate professor of political science. Held in the Pinery Room of the Portage Country Public Library, 1001 Main St., Stevens Point, this is the final talk in the eight-part College of Letters and Science 2016-2017 Community Lecture Series. The public may attend free of charge.
After decades of Cold War, the U.S. and Cuba resumed diplomatic relations in 2014, Reejhsinghani said. "Soon after, Professor Collins and I led a student program to Cuba. We will explain how normalization is impacting Cuba and what it means for everyday Americans."
Reejhsinghani received her undergraduate degree from Princeton University before earning post-graduate degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. Her specialties include 20th century Latin American and Caribbean history, specifically Cuba and Mexico, the African and Asian Diasporas in the Americas and transnational sports history.
Collins received her undergraduate degree from Oberlin College and her doctorate from the University of California-San Diego. She teaches courses in comparative politics, political development, Latin American politics and radical and utopian politics.
For more information on the Community Lecture Series, visit www.uwsp.edu/cols/lectureseries or email stappa@uwsp.edu.
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