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CRI in the News | Joseph Hartman, in Love with Cuba
Orlando González Esteva interviews Dr. Joseph Hartman, author of the book "Dictator's Dreamscape: How Architecture and Vision Built Machado's Cuba and Invented Modern Havana," which we recently presented at Books & Books.
Identity and Postnationalism in Cuban Culture
We're pleased to share the news that Editorial Aduana Vieja has just published a new volume on Cuban identity and postnationalism, edited by Drs. Laura Alonso Gallo and Belén Rodríguez-Mourelo. The book will be presented at the Miami Book Fair on November 21 at 7 PM.
CRI in the News | Cuba: The History and Fall of the Sugar Industry in a New Book
El Nuevo Herald's Sarah Moreno reviews Dr. Déborah Gómez's analysis of the contradictory discourses on sugar on the Island since the late 18th century. CRI recently sponsored the book presentation at Books & Books.
José Bedia Appointed Visiting Artist at FIU
The prominent Cuban-American painter will participate in a panel discussion on his work, deliver a master class, and participate in studio visits and critiques of undergraduate and graduate students' work, as part of the Félix González-Torres Community Art Project at FIU.
CRI Director to Lecture at the University of Helsinki
Dr. Jorge Duany has been invited to give a public talk titled "So Close and Yet So Far: Changing U.S.-Cuba Relations."
CRI in the News | The Memoir of a Great Figure of Cuban Exile
Yoani Sánchez reviews the film "Statistics and Change: A Documentary about Carmelo Mesa-Lago," directed by Carlos Díaz Montero and produced by CRI Visiting Scholar Elaine Acosta.
Dr. Francis Luca Joins CRI Affiliate Faculty
As Chief Librarian at The Wolfsonian–FIU, Dr. Luca has served as the lead curator of numerous Cuba-related exhibitions and installations, including "Cuban Caricature and Culture: The Art of Massaguer" and "Promising Paradise: Cuban Allure, American Seduction."
CRI Director Invited to Participate in Finnish Doctoral Examination
The Faculty of Theology of the University of Helsinki has invited Dr. Jorge Duany to be the opponent in a public examination of Petra Kuivala's doctoral dissertation on the Catholic Church in Cuba.
New Community Advisory Board Member
We're happy to welcome the newest member of our board, Ana Gamundi, a writer for film and television who recently relocated to Miami after living several years in Los Angeles.
CRI in the News | U.S. Government Restricts Sending of Remittances to Cuba
As of October 9, Cuban Americans may only send a maximum of 1,000 dollars every three months to their relatives on the island. However, no restrictions will be placed on remittances to self-employed workers and independent non-governmental organizations.
