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Conference | Literature and the Senses: Art, Food, and Theater
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center Ballrooms |
Organized by the FIU Department of Modern Languages and cosponsored by the Green School, CRI, and other units, this two-day meeting willl gather internationally known academics and dramatists to discuss literary, visual, sound, and food practices in Latin America and Spain, primarily during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Lecture | The Punto Cubano: A Study of Its Discography during the Period 1906–1958
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Green Library (GL), Room 220 |
Dr. Amaya Carricaburu will examine the stylistic and geographic diversity of this popular musical expression, as well as its evolution during the early 20th century through the analysis of various vinyl records and LPs available at FIU's Díaz-Ayala Collection.
Lecture | Cuban Soundscapes and Oral Tradition: Toward a Creole Pastoral
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Green Library (GL), Room 220 |
This lecture will trace the pastoral tradition, centered on the symbolic figure of the shepherd, from ancient Greece and the Bible to the Spanish Golden Age, and then to the Spanish American colonies, reaching Cuba's most important ecclesiastical composer, Esteban Salas. It will also analyze the development of the pastoral Spanish village carol from late medieval Spain to the colonies. Finally, it will illustrate how this tradition contributes to the formation of a national type, the "guajiro."
Film Screening and Discussion | Veritas
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center, Room 150 |
Written and directed by Eliecer Jiménez Almeida, this film documentary focuses on the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, through the voices of its protagonists, the members of the 2506 Brigade. The film explores the military training, the battle in Cuban beaches, the humilitations of imprisonment, and the liberation of most of the combatants.
Book Presentation | Immigrant America: A Portrait
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Venue: | Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables, FL |
This revised and updated fifth edition of "Immigrant America: A Portrait," by Drs. Alejandro Portes and Rubén G. Rumbaut, provides a comprehensive and current overview of immigration to the United States, including its history, the principal theories seeking to account for its diverse origins, the main types of immigrants, and the various forms of their incorporation within US society.
Book Presentation | Democracy and Time in Cuban Thought: The Elusive Present
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Venue: | Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables, FL |
In this fascinating analysis of political discourse in Cuban culture, Dr. María de los Ángeles Torres focuses on how the concept of time has been employed by different political projects. While the past and future are often evoked in rhetoric associated with authoritarianism, Torres argues, an emphasis on human actions in the present is important for a more democratic political culture, and she searches over a century of Cuban thought for this perspective.
Art Exhibition | Juan Carlos Alom: Entre los elementos / Between the Elements
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Venue: | Frost Art Museum, 10975 SW 17th St, Miami, FL 33199 |
This is the first solo museum exhibition of Cuban artist Juan Carlos Alom, who is recognized for his exploration and documentation of Afro-Cuban culture, displacement, and the environment. Developed in collaboration with the artist, this exhibition will be organized thematically in sections devoted to earth, air, fire, and water.
Panel Discussion | Afro-Cuban Culture: Contributions to Music, Religion, and Art
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Venue: | Frost Art Museum, 10975 SW 17th St, Miami, FL 33199 |
The Frost Art Museum will hold an exhibition by Cuban artist Juan Carlos Alom, who has focused on Afro-Cuban culture in his photographic work. This panel discussion will bring together several experts to examine the major role of Afro-descendants in the development of Cuban music, religion, and art.