Rate My Professor Miguel Ángel Cabrera

Miguel Ángel Cabrera Acosta is a Catedrático de Universidad in Contemporary History at the Universidad de La Laguna, affiliated with the Department of Geography and History. He obtained his doctorate from the Universidad de La Laguna in 1988, with the thesis titled Poder político y cambios sociales en las Canarias occidentales durante la II República, directed by Dr. Alberto Sánchez de Enciso y Valero. His academic career at the Universidad de La Laguna encompasses extensive research on contemporary Spanish history, with a particular emphasis on the Canary Islands. Key areas include the political and social dynamics during the Second Republic, the Civil War, and the Francoist period. He participates in research groups such as GISEDU (Grupo Interdisciplinar de Investigación sobre el pasado Educativo) and HC (Historia de la ciudadanía).

Cabrera Acosta's scholarly interests span the origins of social reform and the welfare state in Spain from 1870 to 1900, Francoist repression in El Hierro (1936-1944), elections to the Cortes during the Second Republic in the western Canary Islands, labor movements, and theoretical historiography, including the crisis of social history, postmodern debates, postcolonial history, and the linguistic turn. He has published several monographs, including La represión franquista en El Hierro (1936-1944) (2015), El reformismo social en España (1870-1900): en torno a los orígenes del estado del bienestar (2014), Las elecciones a Cortes durante la Segunda República en las Canarias Occidentales (2004), Historia, lenguaje y teoría de la sociedad (2001), and La II República en las Canarias Occidentales (1991). Collaborative works include La guerra civil en Canarias (2000). His articles appear in journals like Historia social and Pasado y memoria, covering topics such as the liberal redefinition of gypsy identity and Hayden White's influence on historical knowledge. Cabrera Acosta has supervised eight doctoral theses on subjects ranging from the institutionalization of Francoism to poverty and gender in contemporary Spain. His oeuvre, with an h-index of 9 and 251 citations, contributes significantly to regional and theoretical historical studies.