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Lecture | The Call of Inheritance
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center, Room 243 |
The FIU Exile Studies Program and the Department of English continue their lecture series on "Giving Voice to Exile: The Privileges and Burdens of Inheritance." This lecture will be given by Jonathan Plutzik, the principal owner of The Betsy-South Beach hotel.
Film Screening and Discussion | Mínimo Gorki
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center, Room 150 |
Directed by Lía Villares, this documentary focuses on anti-Castro punk rock musician Gorki Águila, leader of the iconic band Porno para Ricardo, who has spoken out against censorship and tyranny in Cuba. It forms part of the documentary series "Free Art vs. Totalitarian Censorship."
Panel Discussion | The African Legacy in the Hispanic Caribbean
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Green Library (GL), Room 220 |
Millions of enslaved Africans were brought to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries, including Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. Strong African influences persist in the contemporary cultures of these countries, from language and food to music and religion. This panel discussion will examine recent efforts to preserve the collective memories and historical patrimony of the African presence in the Hispanic Caribbean.
In-Person Book Presentation | Circulating Culture: Transnational Cuban Networks of Exchange
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Venue: | Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables, FL |
Tracing the flows of people, material items, and digital content between Havana and Miami, as well as between Cuba and Panama, Guyana, and Mexico, "Circulating Culture" explores how and why these circuits are a part of everyday life for millions of Cubans who negotiate extraordinary circumstances daily. Drawing on extensive ethnographic research, Dr. Jennifer Cearns highlights groups of Cuban society that are often overlooked, considering Cuban culture and identity in a transnational setting.
In-Person Panel Discussion | Revisiting the War of 1898: Long-Term Repercussions for Cuba & the U.S.
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Green Library (GL), Room 220 |
How did the Spanish-American War transform the United States and its newly acquired territories? This panel discussion gathers leading scholars to explore the far-reaching implications of the War of 1898 for Cuba as well as for the United States.
Film Screening and Discussion | Blue Heart
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center, Room 150 |
"Blue Heart" is a science fiction feature film written and directed by Miguel Coyula, which tells the story of individuals genetically altered before birth with the aim of building the "new man" and saving the socialist utopia. Banned in Cuba, the film is about the individual's inability to escape his/her environment and the violent nature of a revolution and its consequences.
In-Person Book Presentation | Cuban Music Counterpoints: Vanguardia Musical in Global Networks
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Venue: | Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables, FL |
In this book, Dr. Marysol Quevedo maps the intellectual and artistic networks Cuban composers forged between 1940 and 1991 by exploring concerts, festivals, and recordings that shed light on how they negotiated aesthetic and political agendas at local and international levels. Beginning with the modernist neoclassicism of the Grupo de Renovación Musical in the 1940s and its Pan Americanist backdrop, the book moves through the more turbulent 1950s and the post-1959 revolutionary period.