Events
Jan (5) | Feb (3) | Mar (6) | Apr (9) | May (2) | Jun (5) | Jul (1) | Aug (3) | Sep (5) | Oct (8) | Nov (8) | Dec (3) |
January
Book Presentation: The Revolution Is for the Children: The Politics of Childhood in Havana and Miami
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Venue: | Roberto C. Goizueta Pavilion, Otto G. Richter Library, 1300 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables |
The Cuban Research Institute and the Cuban Heritage Collection of the University of Miami Libraries will present a recent book by Dr. Anita Casavantes Bradford.
Book Presentation: Entrepreneurial Cuba: The Changing Policy Landscape
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Venue: | Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables |
In this book, Drs. Archibald R. M. Ritter and Ted A. Henken contrast the approaches of Fidel and Raúl Castro toward small private enterprises and explore in depth the responses of Cuban entrepreneurs to the new environment.
Book Presentation: Unseen Cuba
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Venue: | Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables |
Author Marius Jovaiša will document his journey as the first artist to receive permission from the Cuban government to fly over the country and photograph it.
Fifteenth Annual José Martí Breakfast
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Venue: | FIU Biscayne Bay Campus, Wolfe University Center Ballrooms |
The Student Government Association at FIU's Biscayne Bay Campus will host its traditional commemoration of the birth of Cuba's national hero and poet.
Book Presentation: A Cuban in Mayberry: Looking Back at America's Hometown
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Venue: | Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables |
In his new book, acclaimed author Gustavo Pérez Firmat revisits America's hometown—as represented in "The Andrew Griffith Show"—to discover the source of its enduring appeal. Unfortunately, this event has been canceled due to weather conditions in New York.
February
Tenth Conference on Cuban and Cuban-American Studies
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center Ballrooms |
This year's meeting will focus on racial politics in Cuba and the Americas. It will be dedicated to the economist Dr. Carmelo Mesa-Lago, in honor of his numerous contributions to the field of Cuban studies.
The United States and Cuba after D17: The Impacts of Diplomatic and Financial Relations
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center 140 |
To address the implications of the new U.S.-Cuba relations, the Cuban Research Institute has convened a roundtable with several FIU Cuba experts.
Film Screening and Discussion: Cuba: The Forgotten Revolution
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center Ballrooms |
Glenn Gebhard's documentary tells the story of two forgotten revolutionaries who created the landscape for Fidel Castro's victory in 1959: Frank País, the head of the M-26-7 urban underground, and José Antonio Echeverría, the leader of the Directorio Revolucionario in Havana.
March
Cuba and the World in 2015: Between the Past and the Future
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, MARC Pavilion |
Four distinguished scholars will examine important dimensions of Cuba's current foreign relations and what these mean for human rights and the process of democratization on the island.
Multiple Perspectives on Immigration Reform: A Panel Discussion
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Green Library 220 |
FIU's Center for the Humanities in an Urban Environment, in collaboration with the Cuban Research Institute, will sponsor an examination of the potential implications of immigration reform for South Florida.
Translating Uva de Aragón's "The Memory of Silence"
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Green Library 220 |
Dr. de Aragón's first major novel explores the lives of two twin sisters separated at the outset of the Cuban Revolution.
Book Presentation: The Memory of Silence
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Venue: | Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables |
In Uva de Aragón's poignant novel, presented in a bilingual edition, the underlying theme of reconciliation is a refreshing message and, most importantly, a timely one.
Covering Cuba from Within: Journalists' Perspectives
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center Ballrooms |
Experienced reporters who have covered news in Cuba on the ground will share their thoughts and experiences about how to keep a balanced and objective perspective while living on the island and facing multiple political pressures.
In Endless Waiting Rooms
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Venue: | Miracle Theatre, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables |
The Cuban Research Institute and other FIU units will cosponsor this public program on the exile experience, as part of the Florida Grand Opera's community conversation series.
April
Film Screening and Discussion: "Rumba Clave Blen Blen Blen"
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center 150 |
This film documentary by Arístides Falcón-Paradí unravels the African and Andalusian origins of rumba and follows ordinary people and famous musicians through the dances, drums, and clave rhythm of the genre. By paying homage to the grand masters of the genre, such as Chano Pozo and his collaborations with Dizzy Gillespie, the film traces the history of rumba in New York City.
"A Special Relationship": The Political and Economic Links between Cuba and Venezuela
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center 140 |
The Cuban Research Institute and the Latin American and Caribbean Center will host a panel discussion on the growing bonds between Cuba under Fidel and Raúl Castro and Venezuela under Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro.
Plant Diversity and Endemism in Cuba
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Green Library 220 |
In this lecture, Dr. Ramona Oviedo Prieto will discuss the richness of Cuban flora and the wide diversity of its endemic species in various habitats on the island.
Book Presentation: Virgilio Piñera: Poetry, Nation, and Differences
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Venue: | Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables |
This book by Dr. Jesús E. Jambrina explores the poetics of the Cuban writer Virgilio Piñera, in dialogue with the cultural and historical tensions of the context in which he lived.
"La Batería": Jazz and the Drum Set in Cuba
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Deuxieme Maison 353 |
This presentation by Matthew R. Berger will trace lesser-known aspects of early drum set history and development in New Orleans and illuminate the details of how, when, and by whom it was incorporated into the musics of Cuba.
18th-Century Sacred Cuban Music by Esteban Salas
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Wertheim Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall (WPAC 150) |
Join musicologist Dr. Miriam Escudero on a journey through some of Cuba's most beloved 18th-century musical works by composer Esteban Salas.
Book Presentation | Immigrant America: A Portrait
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Venue: | Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables |
This revised and updated edition by Drs. Alejandro Portes and Rubén G. Rumbaut explores the economic, political, spatial, and linguistic aspects of immigration; the role of religion in the acculturation and social integration of foreign minorities; and the adaptation process for the second generation.
"Como un milagro": The Musical Influence of Juanito Márquez on the Popular Song of Four Continents
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Green Library 220 |
This presentation by Dr. Benjamin Lapidus will cover the extensive career of Juanito Márquez Urbino in Cuba, Spain, and the United States.
May
Women in Cuban Music: An Illustrated Lecture
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center Faculty Club |
This lecture by Emilio Cueto will illustrate the various ways in which women have played leading roles in Cuban music—as educators, directors, and performers, as well as contributors to musicography.
U.S.-Cuba: Is There Room for Two Nationalisms So Close to Each Other?
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Green Library 220 |
In this lecture, Michael E. Parmly will argue that the new stage of normalized relations between the United States and Cuba opens a whole new perspective for mutually beneficial economic and societal cooperation.
June
Book Presentation: A Minimal History of the Cuban Revolution
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Venue: | Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables |
According to the author, Dr. Rafael Rojas, the great egalitarian project of Cuban socialism, through the universalization of basic social rights, had as its background the Soviet subsidy and the restriction of civic and political rights.
Cuban Civil Law: Myth or Reality?
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Green Library 220 |
One of the main goals of this lecture by Dr. María Elena Cobas Cobiellas is to establish a comparison between current Cuban legislation and the precedent Cuban law, with special reference to property law.
Opening Reception for "Creole World" and "Green Machine"
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The Frost Art Museum will be hosting two major exhibitions related to Cuba and its diaspora: one by photographer Richard Sexton and another on the Cuban-American painter Carlos Luna.
International Research Conference of the Latin American Jewish Studies Association
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Venue: | Biscayne Bay Campus, Wolfe University Center |
This year's meeting features several panels focusing on Cuban Jews on the Island and in the United States. Speakers include Margalit Bejarano, Ruth Behar, Maritza Corrales, Rosa Perelmuter, Stephen Silverstein, Saúl Berenthal, and Eduardo Torres.
Reflecting on "Adio Kerida"
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Venue: | FIU Biscayne Bay Campus, Wolfe University Center Bay Vista Ballrooms, Room 221 |
Anthropologist and filmmaker Dr. Ruth Behar will screen excerpts of her film "Adio Kerida," reflecting on the changes that have transpired in Jewish Cuba, offering updates on the protagonists in her film, and presenting her new research on Jews in Cuba and Sephardim.
July
Summer Art Institute for Teachers
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Frost Art Museum |
The institute, entitled "Art, Culture, and Identity: Picturing Cuba through the Darlene M. and Jorge M. Pérez Art Collection at FIU," seeks to make more widely accessible the valuable resources of Florida International University.
August
Book Presentation | Eduardo Chibás: The Incorrigible Man of Cuban Politics
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Venue: | Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables |
This comprehensive biography of Eduardo René Chibás (1907–1951) by Dr. Ilan Ehrlich traces the life and times of Cuba's most popular and charismatic politician during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Book Presentation | Puerto Ricans in the Empire: Tobacco Growers and U.S. Colonialism
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Venue: | Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables |
A major conribution to the debate over U.S. colonialism, this book by Dr. Teresita A. Levy shows how Puerto Ricans won inclusion in the empire, in terms that were defined not only by the colonial power, but also by the colonized.
The Catholic Church in Cuba and the Diaspora
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center, West Ballroom |
The purpose of this symposium is to examine the key role of the Catholic Church as the leading nongovernmental organization in Cuba and its efforts to promote understanding and reconciliation among Cubans on the Island and abroad.
September
Book Presentation | The Arsenio Rodríguez Trilogy
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Venue: | Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables |
Dr. Jairo Grijalba Ruiz writes about the pioneering Afro-Cuban musician Arsenio Rodríguez and his contributions to "son," mambo, and salsa.
Book Presentation | Broadcasting Modernity: Cuban Commercial Television, 1950–1960
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Venue: | Roberto G. Goizueta Pavilion, Otto G. Richter Library, 1300 Memorial Dr., Coral Gables |
In this book, Dr. Yeidy M. Rivero shows how television owners, regulatory entities, critics, and the state produced Cuban modernity for television.
The Virgin of Charity of Cobre (La Virgen Mambisa)
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center 243 |
In this lecture, Emilio Cueto will trace the historical development of the Virgin as a symbol of Cuban national identity on the Island and abroad.
Teacher Training Workshop: "The US and Cuba after D17: A Closer Look"
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, MARC Pavilion |
This workshop, led by Bob Brazofsky, Frank Mora, Hugh Gladwin, Marifeli Pérez-Stable, and Jorge Duany, is presented by FIU's Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center in partnership with the Cuban Research Institute, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and the Florida Task Force for Hispanic Studies.
Teaching Music to Cuban Children
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Venue: | Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Green Library 220 |
In this lecture, Eurydice Losada will discuss the results of her research on the development of musical skills among Cuban children from 8 to 11 years old.
October
The Debate on Transition in Spain | The Search for New Values in Cuba
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Frost Art Museum, Room 105 |
This lecture will be offered by Pablo Barrios Almazor, a Spanish career diplomat who served as General Consul of Spain in Havana between 2007 and 2011.
Cuba and the European Union: Opportunities, Challenges, and Tensions
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center 140 |
Pavel Telička, a member of the European Parliament for the Czech Republic, will discuss the ongoing negotiations for a new bilateral treaty between the EU and Cuba, including the most sensitive aspect of this diplomatic process: the issue of human rights and Cuban civil society.
The Spanish Influence on Dance in Cuba
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Green Library 220 |
In this illustrated lecture, Cuban dancer and choreographer Irene Rodríguez will discuss how her company is blending flamenco with Cuban rhythms, and is bringing together tradition and modernity to an international genre.
17th Annual Eric J. Williams Memorial Lecture
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Wertheim Performing Arsts Center |
The Hon. Dr. Ralph Everard Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, will speak about "The US-Cuba Accord: How the Caribbean Paved the Way."
Book Presentation | A History of Little Havana
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Venue: | Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables |
Authors Guillermo Grenier and Corinna Moebius trace the history and growth of this Latino epicenter in the first in-depth portrait of a world-renowned neighborhood.
Cuban Literature in Exile
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Venue: | Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Room 140 Graham Center |
Zoé Valdés, one of the most famous Cuban novelists, will discuss recent literary trends, works, and authors of Cuban origin living outside the Island.
Book Presentation | "La Habana, mon amour"
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Venue: | Coral Gables Congregational Church, 3010 DeSoto Blvd., Coral Gables |
In her latest work, Cuban writer Zoé Valdés chronicles her personal history of the city of her birth, from an especially sensitive perspective, that of exile.
The Mariel Exodus, 35 Years Later: Impacts in the U.S. and Cuba
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center 150 |
To commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Mariel boatlift, the Cuban Research Institute has convened several experts from various disciplines to reflect upon the significance of this historic event, both for the United States and for Cuba.
November
Book Presentation | Everything Appeared: Contemporary Cuban Poetry on Gay and Lesbian Topics
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Venue: | Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables |
This compilation by Jesús J. Barquet and Virgilio López Lemus is the first to offer a mosaic of contemporary Cuban poetry dealing with the homoaffective or homoerotic impulse.
Book Presentation | Cuban Miami: Geography of a Crossroad-City of the Americas
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Venue: | Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables |
This book by Dr. Violaine Jolivet analyzes the transformations of Miami since the 1960s and examines how these transformations are manifested from the local neighborhood scale to metropolitan and macro-regional scales.
Confiscated Properties in Cuba: Revisiting the Issue of Legal Settlements after D17
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Rafael Diaz Balart Hall 1000 |
The purpose of this panel is to discuss the legal and economic implications of dealing with the private properties confiscated by the Cuban revolutionary government from both Cuban and non-Cuban actors.
Film Presentation | Return to Ithaca
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Venue: | Coral Gables Art Cinema, 260 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables |
The Cuban Research Institute is pleased to cosponsor the U.S. premiere of the film directed by Laurent Cantent and co-written by Leonardo Padura.
The Spanish Spoken in Cuba: Antecedents, Processes of Phonetic Variation, and Cubanisms
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Green Library 220 |
This lecture by Professor Elizabeth Santana Cepero will analyze the historical and sociolinguistic characteristics of spoken Spanish in Cuba, including the use of Cubanisms in different dialectal zones on the Island.
Evolution and Permanence in Cuban Poetry: The Poetry of Lázaro Castillo
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, College of Business Complex 254 |
Lázaro Castillo is one of the leading young poets in contemporary Cuba. Daily life, a collection of itinerant anecdotes, and the amorous vocation that precedes pain are present in his poetry.
Book Presentation | Passage to Cuba: An Up-Close Look at the World's Most Colorful Culture
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Venue: | Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables |
In this book, photographer Cynthia Carris Alonso captures, with an insider's access and a visitor's sense of wonder, two starkly different worlds contained within Cuba: the luxurious realm where foreigners flock and the unseen corners where ordinary citizens dwell away from tourist's eyes.
December
CRI Holds Classically Cuban Concert and Dance with Albita
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center Ballrooms |
The 11th annual installment of its "Classically Cuban" series featured the Grammy and Emmy award-winning artist Albita Rodríguez.
The Flora of the Cuban Republic
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Deuxieme Maison (DM) 353 |
Dr. Jorge Gutiérrez will discuss a project led by the National Botanic Garden of Cuba to revise and update a previous study of the Island's flora, produced between 1946 and 1969.
Book Presentation | Cuba: From Economic Take-Off to Collapse under Castro
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Venue: | Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables |
In this study of Cuba's economic development under communism, Dr. Jorge Salazar-Carrillo and Andro Nodarse-León find that the island has gone backward since the Cuban Revolution in 1959.