Episode 29: Dr. Luis Martínez-Fernández and “When the World Turned Upside Down: Politics, Culture, and the Unimaginable Events of 2019-2022”
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Producer

Sebastian Garcia

Description

The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Dr. Luis Martínez-Fernández, a Pegasus Professor (highest faculty title/award that can be received at this institution) of History at the University of Central Florida, about his upcoming book, When the World Turned Upside Down: Politics, Culture, and the Unimaginable Events of 2019-2022. An award-winning historian and nationally syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate, Dr. Luis Martínez-Fernández beautifully uses the strengths of both disciplines to provide in real-time, astounding and shrewd historical analysis, insight, and commentary, of the unimaginable events of the past four years with the 66 opinion columns presented in the book. As Sebastian mentioned in the intro of the episode, this podcast serves as a preview of what readers can expect when reading the book, as Sebastian walks through all the topical sections of the book with Dr. Luis Martínez-Fernández.

You can pre-order the book now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other retail bookstores. The book officially releases on February 15th, 2023. Use the links down below to either pre-order the book now or purchase the book when it comes out—it will be one of the best purchases you’ll make this year.

Want more after listening to this podcast and reading the book? Check out Dr. Luis Martínez-Fernández’s website at https://culturaltrans.com/opinion-columns to continue to follow and read his weekly opinion columns.

Narrator

Sebastian Garcia

Interviewer

Sebastian Garcia

Interviewee

Dr. Luis Martínez-Fernández

Date Created

1-30-2023

Keywords

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Subjects

History, Dr. Luis Martínez-Fernández, UCF, University of Central Florida, historian, columnist, Latinos, Hispanic, Latin America, Cuba, Puerto Rico, history podcast, UCF history podcast, Knights Historycast, podcasting, Creators Syndicate, nationally syndicated columnist, university history professor, Pegasus Professor, historian’s intuition, unimaginable, events, politics, culture, society, geopolitics, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, book, opinion columns, journalism, journalist, ideas, words, University of Puerto Rico, Cuban Studies, world affairs, perspective, methods, contemporary, developments, future, developments, United States, COVID-19 Pandemic, research, reading, writing, dramatic, political changes, Donald Trump, Antebellum, Civil War, U.S. Society, historical parallels, process, weekly, deadlines, topical sections, Peter Lang, publishers, enjoyable, U.S. Politics, comparisons, education, Ukraine, Russia, war, the role, of history, understanding, the past, present, anticipating, the future, researcher, foreign affairs, scholars, experts, China, Western brand, interconnectedness, all history, is contemporary history, writer, authors, fun, San Juan, islands, insular, expand, horizons, topics, Spanish-speaking Caribbean, global book, expanded, newspaper, Benedetto Croce, Pierre Vilar, Frantz Fanon, Regina Brett, important, illuminating, phenomenon, silence, dishonesty, Putin, Xi, dictatorial, regimes, authoritarianism, Venezuela, duality, connections, disconnections, discipline, powerful, Tallahassee, opinion, sense of humor, Cuban, style, art, Cuban voice, Caribbean voice, ChatGPT, humanity, American history, Obama presidency, 19th century, Reconstruction, transformations, polarization, vitriol, violence, urban, rural, loss, political credibility, institutions, Taney Court, the South, Democratic Party, Republican Party, dialogue, questions, preoccupations, biases, Poland, Germany, World War I, World War II, democracy, race, intuition, January 6th, insurrection, Capitol, warfare, past experiences, play-by-play, reporting, instincts, CNN, MSNBC, FOX News, cultural, inherit, Cuban sandwich, Ajiaco, cultural syncretism, cultural translations, Peru, Atlas, Miami, Cuban Revolution, university system, seven deadly sins, Modern American University system, STEM, metrics, student diversity, epidemic, mental health, college students, ADHD, brightest, professor, Latinos in the U.S., Latinx, historical evolutions, world’s, oldest, colony, Puerto Ricans, historical problems, political corruption, assorted realities, Fidel Castro, Cuban resistance, globalization, Francis Fukuyama, capitalism, communism, Hungary, Joe Biden, prognostications, Cold War, legacy, crony capitalism, Olympic Games, 2014 Sochi Games, Kyiv, Zelensky, civilized world, democratic world, good side of history, The Oracle of History, waves, trends, counter-currents, cross-currents, Caribbean writer, poly-rhythm, superficiality, read, think

Length of Episode

1:28:00

Episode 29: Dr. Luis Martínez-Fernández and “When the World Turned Upside Down: Politics, Culture, and the Unimaginable Events of 2019-2022”


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