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Afrocubanas - History, Thought, and Cultural Practices (Paperback)
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Afrocubanas - History, Thought, and Cultural Practices (Paperback)
Series: Creolizing the Canon
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Originally published in Spanish and edited by Cuban historian Daisy
Rubiera Castillo and playwright and theater critic Ines Maria
Martiatu Terry, this ground-breaking edited collection is the first
work of its kind. It places the experiences of black and mulata
women at the center of Cuban history. Including essays from a mix
of well-known and newly published Cuban authors, the volume
examines the lives of Afrocubanas from the late nineteenth century
to the present. The volume's contributors collect and interrogate
the voices of black Cuban women and the political, cultural,
social, and ideological contributions they have made to the history
of their nation. One of the unique qualities of Afrocubanas is that
the text is the product of a grassroots community working group in
Havana. A number of antiracist organizations emerged to fight
racial inequality in light of Cuba's new economic challenges after
the fall of its chief trading partner, the Soviet Union in 1991.
But, the Afrocubanas Project (founded in the mid-2000s) is one of
the few groups that challenges racism and sexism together. The
members of the Afrocubanas Project hail from a variety of
professions, ages, and sexual orientations. They share a collective
interest in challenging negative stereotypes about black women.
This volume merges their activism and scholarship to offer a
counter discourse to existing narratives about black women in Cuba
while also creating and disseminating new knowledge about
Afrocubanas. There is no other published work in English devoted to
analyzing the political and intellectual dimensions of black Cuban
women's thought across the island's history. This text is essential
reading for scholars and students of Africana Studies, Afro-Latin
American Studies, Caribbean history, and courses focusing on black
women in the Atlantic region.
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