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Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center, Room 140

"The Eternal Night" is the story of three young Cuban men who were condemned for their beliefs and their creations. The film is based on the true story of Cuban writer and former political prisoner Néstor Díaz de Villegas. Directed by Coco Fusco, the film combines a dramatized version of Díaz de Villegas' prison experience with archival footage and print culture from the 1970s, as well as interviews with Díaz de Villegas and his friend, actor and former political prisoner José Manuel Castiñeyra.

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Venue:Virtual Event on Zoom

The number of Cuban-owned businesses in Miami-Dade County rose from 1,764 in 1969 to 160,723 in 2012, the latest year for which survey data are available. In this webinar, two renowned experts will discuss the spectacular growth of Cuban-owned enterprises in Miami and the emergence of one of the most successful economic enclaves in the history of the United States.

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Venue:FIU Modesto Maidique Campus, LACC Conference Room, DM 353

In this talk, Dr. Eugenia T. Rainey explores the process of negotiation at the intersection of Lucumí, an Afro-Cuban religion (also referred to as La Regla de Ocha or Santería), and medicine. Her work focuses on how the cultural competency paradigm that emerged out of Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society influenced the adaptation of Lucumí practice outside of Cuba and racial identity formation in South Florida.

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Venue:Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables, FL

First published in Cuba in 1954 and appearing now in English for the first time, Lydia Cabrera's "El Monte" is a foundational and iconic study of Afro-Cuban religious and cultural traditions. Dr. David Font-Navarrete's translation of Cabrera’s classic study fills a major gap in works about Afro-Cuban religions available in English.

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Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, College of Law

The Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE) will hold its Thirty-Third Annual Meeting at the FIU College of Law, with the support of FIU's Cuban Research Institute. In particular, the 2023 conference will focus on Cuba's current economic problems and the Cuban government's announced responses (reforms).

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Venue:FIU Modesto Maidique Campus, LACC Conference Room, DM 353

During the 1990s, the exodus of Cuban composers increased as a result of various economic, social, political, and ideological motivations. In this lecture, Dr. Iván César Morales Flores examines the careers of five Cuban composers who sought careers abroad during this period. He emphasizes the stylistic changes each composer displayed after leaving Cuba, attributing the shifts to new environments and the mixture of avant-garde musical languages with a Cuban heritage.

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Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center, Room 150

The documentary "No hay mal que por bien no venga" ("Good Things Will Come"), directed by Janelle Bosek, tells the story of two Pedro Pan children, Guillermo Vidal and Ric Prado, who came from Cuba to the U.S. in the early 1960s.

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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.