tag:cri.fiu.edu,2011:435Cuban Research Institute: Events Feed2024-03-29T01:18:15-04:00Cuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, Florida International Universityhttp://cmshared.fiu.edu/fiu-edu/_assets/images/fiu-logo.gifEnterprise Web Services, Casgroup CMSevent:59705In-Person Book Presentation | Revolutions in Cuba and Venezuela: One Hope, Two RealitiesCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-03-31T19:00:00-04:002023-03-31T19:00:00-04:00This book compares the sociopolitical processes behind two major revolutions—Cuba in 1959, when Fidel Castro came to power, and Venezuela in 1999, when Hugo Chávez won the presidential election. With special attention to the Cuba-Venezuela alliance, particularly in regards to foreign policy and the trade of doctors for oil, Drs. Silvia Pedraza and Carlos Romero show that the geopolitical theater where these events played out determined the dynamics and reach of the revolutions.event:59721In-Person Book Presentation | Operation Pedro Pan: The Migration of Unaccompanied ChildrenCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-04-14T18:30:00-04:002023-04-14T18:30:00-04:00Dr. John Gronbeck-Tedesco's book explores the undertaking sponsored by the Miami Catholic Diocese, federal and state offices, child welfare agencies, and anti-Castro Cubans to bring more than fourteen thousand unaccompanied children to the United States. Using personal interviews and newly unearthed information, "Operation Pedro Pan" provides a deeper understanding of how and why the program was devised.event:59724Panel Discussion | Revolution and Exile: Comparing the Cuban and Venezuelan ExperiencesCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-03-31T14:00:00-04:002023-03-31T14:00:00-04:00Experts on the revolutionary experiences of Cuba and Venezuela will compare and contrast how they produced massive population displacements as a result of radical social transformations. In both countries, a fundamental break with the past generated oppposition from substantial sectors of the population, many of whom ended up in exile. Despite the ongoing exodus from the two countries, most of the opposition has remained in Venezuela, whereas it has largely been expelled from Cuba.event:59904Lecture | The Construction of a White Batista in the Segregated SouthCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-05-17T12:00:00-04:002023-05-17T12:00:00-04:00On March 24, 1956, White city officials celebrated and paraded a man of mixed racial heritage on the segregated streets of Daytona Beach, Florida. It was "Batista Day," in honor of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista Zaldívar. This lecture by Dr. Frank Argote-Freyre explores the cultural and racial intersections and ambiguities that made "Batista Day" possible, including the unique racial history of Daytona Beach and Batista's interactions with city officials dating back to the 1940s.event:59983Book Presentation | When I Left Cuba (Cuando salí de Cuba)Cuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-05-12T19:00:00-04:002023-05-12T19:00:00-04:00Written by Remberto Pérez and María Pérez, this book tells the forgotten story of approximately 4,000 Cuban children who migrated to Spain between 1966 and 1974. It is based on the memories of several persons who lived the process in Cuba, those who helped the children in the United States, and those who were close to Father Antonio Camiñas, who received them in Madrid.event:59990Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of the Cuban EconomyCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-08-04T09:00:00-04:002023-08-04T09:00:00-04:00The 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).event:60011Book Presentation | El MonteCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-07-26T19:00:00-04:002023-07-26T19:00:00-04:00First 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.event:60025Film Screening and Discussion | The Eternal NightCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-06-11T17:00:00-04:002023-06-11T17:00:00-04:00"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.event:60031Panel Discussion | The Soviet Influence in Cuba and the CaribbeanCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-05-16T19:00:00-04:002023-05-16T19:00:00-04:00A group of experts will examine the origins and development of international communism and its expansion to the Caribbean region, its growing influence in Cuba after 1959, as well as the substantial links between Cuba and the Soviet bloc during the Cold War.event:60032Lecture | General History of the Cuban Printed Press of the 20th CenturyCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-05-18T12:00:00-04:002023-05-18T12:00:00-04:00Modern journalism was born in Cuba with the Republic, a stage between May 20, 1902, and January 1, 1959. The so-called "Republican press" made a decisive contribution to the history of journalism and its literary and aesthetic character. In this talk, Dr. Salvador Salazar will discuss his book project about the history of the Cuban printed press in the Republic.event:60040The "Ajiaco" of Mambo: Transnational Pathways in the Mexico City Mambo Bands of Dámaso Pérez PradoCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-05-04T12:00:00-04:002023-05-04T12:00:00-04:00Hannah Burgé Luviano's research project undertakes a review of Dámaso Pérez Prado's musical work in Mexico City during the years of 1948 until the time of his passing in 1989. The project explores the transnational movements of Mexico City mambo musicians post World War II and their impact on the mambo style of Pérez Prado.event:60043In-Person Lecture | Cuban Sound Recipes: Cuban Songs about Food from the Díaz-Ayala CollectionCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-05-11T12:00:00-04:002023-05-11T12:00:00-04:00In this talk, Dr. Pierpaolo Polzonetti addresses two fundamental questions: why do we have such an abundance of gastronomic signs in Cuban songs? And how do gastronomic signs work in conjunction with Cuban music and its distinctive aesthetic values?event:60044Film Screening and Discussion | Good Things Will ComeCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-09-15T19:00:00-04:002023-09-15T19:00:00-04:00The 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.event:60046Colloquium | From Havana to New York: The Footprints of GaliciannessCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-06-08T19:00:00-04:002023-06-08T19:00:00-04:00In the early 20th century, Havana boasted the second largest concentration of Galician immigrants in the world, after Buenos Aires. Later, Galicians continued to migrate and, like Cubans, many settled in the United States, including New York City. In this colloquium, two experts will discuss the deep cultural impact of the Galician exodus to Cuba and the United States, particularly in language, literature, and music.event:60068Webinar | Entrepreneurship and the Cuban American Enclave in MiamiCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-06-15T19:00:00-04:002023-06-15T19:00:00-04:00The 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.event:60081In-Person Book Presentation | Circulating Culture: Transnational Cuban Networks of ExchangeCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-10-20T19:00:00-04:002023-10-20T19:00:00-04:00Tracing 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.event:60095In-Person Panel Discussion | Revisiting the War of 1898: Long-Term Repercussions for Cuba & the U.S.Cuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-10-25T14:00:00-04:002023-10-25T14:00:00-04:00How 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.event:60100In-Person Book Presentation | Cuban Music Counterpoints: Vanguardia Musical in Global NetworksCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-11-04T18:00:00-04:002023-11-04T18:00:00-04:00In 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.event:60113Film Screening and Discussion | Blue HeartCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-11-03T19:00:00-04:002023-11-03T19:00:00-04:00"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.event:60114Briefing on Cuba | Aging in Cuba: Demographic and Social Policy ChallengesCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-09-07T19:00:00-04:002023-09-07T19:00:00-04:00Drs. Sergio Díaz-Briquets and Elaine Acosta González assess the rapid aging of Cuba's population as a result of declining fertility and death rates, as well as massive emigration to the United States and other countries. The authors' critical conclusion is that "existing institutional and social policies designed to serve elderly needs are inadequate and insufficient." They end their essay with several recommendations for urgent public policy changes in Cuba.event:60116Viernes de Musicalia | Goddess and Faith: Musical Hits by Celia Cruz and the Sonora MatanceraCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-09-29T19:15:00-04:002023-09-29T19:15:00-04:00Musicologist, percussionist, and singer Jessy Díaz will share her vision of the legacy of Celia Cruz and the Sonora Matancera, with her style and arrangements that take us on a journey through Cuban music: bolero, chachachá, son, salsa, and tango congo, marked by a jazz sonority, as well as the nostalgia that migration brings with it. In addition to bringing us part of Celia's artistic career, Ms. Díaz will perform a selection of eight songs dedicated to Afro-Cuban saints.event:60120Lecture | Cuba and Its Emigration: Exit as VoiceCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-09-18T12:00:00-04:002023-09-18T12:00:00-04:00The Cuban migratory stampede in 2022–23 produced a loss of 3.5% of the island's total population. In this lecture, Drs. Juan Carlos Albizu-Campos Espiñeira and Sergio Díaz-Briquets will examine the staggering statistics on the recent Cuban exodus to the United States, focusing on its implications for the island's labor force and demographic aging.event:60134Film Screening and Discussion | Mínimo GorkiCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-10-13T19:00:00-04:002023-10-13T19:00:00-04:00Directed 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."event:60136Panel Discussion | The African Legacy in the Hispanic CaribbeanCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-10-18T12:00:00-04:002023-10-18T12:00:00-04:00Millions 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.event:60165Lecture | The Call of InheritanceCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-10-09T19:00:00-04:002023-10-09T19:00:00-04:00The 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.event:60183Film Screening | Option ZeroCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2023-12-08T19:00:00-05:002023-12-08T19:00:00-05:00"Option Zero" is a documentary directed by Marcel Beltrán, a Cuban filmmaker currently living in São Paulo, Brazil. Beltrán documents the journey of a group of Cuban migrants through the Darién Jungle in Panama, as recorded in their mobile phones and transmitted through social networks. This film screening forms part of the INSTAR Film Festival, an annual event organized by the Hannah Arendt Institute of Artivism (INSTAR), founded and directed by the Cuban artist Tania Bruguera.event:60197Fourteenth Conference on Cuban and Cuban American StudiesCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2024-02-15T08:30:00-05:002024-02-15T08:30:00-05:00CRI continues its tradition of convening scholars and other persons interested in the study of Cuba and Cuban Americans by announcing its Fourteenth Conference. The main conference theme will be "The Latinization of Florida: Economic, Political, and Cultural Repercussions." The event will also examine multiple aspects of the history, economy, politics, culture, society, and creative expression of Cuba and its diaspora.event:60206Art Exhibition | Juan Carlos Alom: Entre los elementos / Between the ElementsCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2024-06-15T15:00:00-04:002024-06-15T15:00:00-04:00This 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.event:60215Lecture | Tracing the Footprints of José Martí around the WorldCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2024-01-26T19:00:00-05:002024-01-26T19:00:00-05:00The collector and independent researcher Emilio Cueto will offer a visual tour of the many cities outside of Cuba that remember the apostle of Cuban independence in their publications, streets, statues, schools, philately, music, events, organizations, and commercial products.event:60237Lecture | Reinventing the Common in Order to Imagine the Cuba to ComeCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2024-02-09T12:00:00-05:002024-02-09T12:00:00-05:00This lecture seeks to imagine postrevolutionary Cuba through a reconstruction of the history of some of the categories in the Western political tradition that the Revolution used to legitimize itself. Dr. Jorge Brioso focuses on the concept of the commons, of great prominence in the revolutionary discourse through categories such as common property, common space, and communism.event:60241Book Presentation | Immigrant America: A PortraitCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2024-04-27T18:00:00-04:002024-04-27T18:00:00-04:00This 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.event:60260POSTPONED Lecture | "We're Not Nostalgia Junkies, We're Futurists": A New View of the Cuban-AmericanCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2024-02-19T19:00:00-05:002024-02-19T19:00:00-05:00The FIU Exile Studies Program, together with CRI and other cosponsors, invite you to a lecture by Dr. Vanessa García as part of the lecture series "Giving Voice to Exile: The Privileges and Burdens of Inheritance."event:60273Book Presentation | Democracy and Time in Cuban Thought: The Elusive PresentCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2024-05-17T19:00:00-04:002024-05-17T19:00:00-04:00In 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.event:60278Conference | Literature and the Senses: Art, Food, and TheaterCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2024-03-29T08:30:00-04:002024-03-29T08:30:00-04:00Organized 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.event:60291Lecture | The Punto Cubano: A Study of Its Discography during the Period 1906–1958Cuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2024-04-04T13:00:00-04:002024-04-04T13:00:00-04:00Dr. 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.event:60292Lecture | Cuban Soundscapes and Oral Tradition: Toward a Creole PastoralCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2024-04-12T12:00:00-04:002024-04-12T12:00:00-04:00This 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."event:60293Panel Discussion | Afro-Cuban Culture: Contributions to Music, Religion, and ArtCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2024-10-10T18:00:00-04:002024-10-10T18:00:00-04:00The 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.event:60296Workshop | Teaching a Second Language Using ArtCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2024-01-19T08:30:00-05:002024-01-19T08:30:00-05:00The Center for International Business Education and Research, together with CRI and other FIU units, will sponsor a one-day series of lectures by FIU faculty and graduate students on art, literature, and national identity for K-12 teachers.event:60297Film Screening and Discussion | VeritasCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2024-04-17T19:00:00-04:002024-04-17T19:00:00-04:00Written 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.event:60299Lecture | The Court of International Opinion: Cuban Exile Intellectual ActivismCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2024-04-24T12:00:00-04:002024-04-24T12:00:00-04:00This lecture by Katie Coldiron ocuses on "Cuban exile intellectual activism" from the late 1970s until the early 1990s. By "Cuban exile intellectual activism," the author refers to a type of activism that developed through the convergence of newer and older Cuban exile intellectuals and recently released political prisoners at the end of the 1970s and early 1980s.event:60300Film Screening and Discussion | Cuba My SoulCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2024-05-10T19:00:00-04:002024-05-10T19:00:00-04:00Directed by Craig Miller, "Cuba My Soul" explores the heart and soul of Cuban music. Filmed over two eventful concerts in Havana, the director invited many of Cuba's finest musicians to share their passion on and off stage. The result is an immersive documentary on Cuba's rich, untapped musical heritage at a time of great sociopolitical changes.event:60301Lecture | The Voice of the MIPYMES: A Reflection of the New Non-State Actors in the Cuban EconomyCuban Research Institutehttp://cri.fiu.eduCopyright © 2011, FIU, Cuban Research Institute2024-04-18T12:00:00-04:002024-04-18T12:00:00-04:00Roger Masson and Alejandra Franganillo conducted a study of micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MIPYMES) in Cuba through interviews of business owners from various sectors to shed a light on their experiences and reflect on policy proposals that empower their work on the island. This project aims to provide qualitative data, with a narrative focus that uses interviews and observational data to document the hard work of MIPYMES owners in Cuba and how they view the future.