Kumaraswami / Kapcia Literary culture in Cuba

Revolution, nation-building and the book
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-5261-3032-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Web PDF, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm

Specialist researchers; academics in Cuban Studies/Latin American Studies/Cultural Studies; postgraduate students; undergraduate students (all years); enthusiasts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kumaraswami, Par

Kapcia, Antoni

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur Amerikanische Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Glossary of acronyms and abbreviations
Glossary of Spanish words and phrases with particular Cuban usage
Introduction
1. Locating literary culture in the trajectory of the Revolution
2. Understanding literary culture in the Revolution
3. 1959-61: the first flush of revolution
4. 1961-89: the years of radicalisation and consolidation
5. 1990s-2000s: the years of crisis and reassessment
6. The path to becoming a writer in contemporary Cuba: The role of the
Centro de Formación Literaria Onelio Jorge Cardoso and the movement of talleres literarios by Meesha Nehr
7. The history of a novel: Alberto Ajón León’s ¿Qué bolá? (What’s Up?)
8. The Feria Internacional del Libro de La Habana
Conclusion
List of interviewees
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Kumaraswami Par:
Par Kumaraswami is Associate Professor in Latin American Cultural Studies at the University of ReadingKapcia Antoni:
Antoni Kapcia is Professor of Latin American History at the University of NottinghamPar Kumaraswami is Lecturer in Latin American Cultural Studies at the University of Manchester Antoni Kapcia is Professor of Latin American History at the University of Nottingham