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Murder, Race, and Intimate Partner Violence in 'Cuban' New York
Event
Tue., Nov. 3, 2026, 6:15–8 p.m.
Free with reservation
Rothenberg Hall
Join Nicole M. Guidotti-Hernández, Professor of English, Cultural and Global Studies, and Director of Latinx, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies (LLACS) at Northeastern University, for a closer look at a historical event through the lenses of migration and gender.
On March 7, 1914, just a few years after the second U.S. intervention in Cuba ended, Mrs. Mabel García—a young Cuban widow, cigar factory owner, and mother of five—was murdered by Victor Reynaldo in her home. He committed suicide shortly thereafter. This talk historicizes García's murder and Reynaldo's suicide as stalking, a subset of intimate partner violence. Centering García's migration history and gender, it argues that overly simple racial narratives—Reynaldo as Black, García as white and wealthy—can obscure intimate partner violence as an alternative explanation. Anchored in Latinx historiography, this talk looks at women's lives and deaths on their own terms rather than through the colonial frameworks that have long shaped the way we tell these stories.
This event is part of The Thirsty Scholar, a series that brings together our community of the curious for a glass, a chat, and a lecture. Come learn with us!
This is the Los Angeles Times Distinguished Fellow Lecture.
Know Before You Go
- Join us for a pre-lecture reception in front of the lecture hall at the Rose Hills Foundation Garden Court at 6:15 p.m. with free coffee, tea, and cookies. Wine and beer available for purchase.
- Doors to the lecture hall will open at 6:30 p.m.
Top image: Three pistols from the Otis Rare Revolvers Collection, 3 July 1921, Los Angeles Times records, 1869-2002 | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
