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Afrocubanas: History, Thought, and Cultural Practices (Creolizing the Canon) by Devyn Spence Benson; Karina Alma; Daisy Rubiera Castillo; Inés María Martiatu Terry is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Originally published in Spanish and edited by Cuban historian Daisy Rubiera Castillo and playwright and theater critic Inés María 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 orie

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Author

Devyn Spence Benson; Karina Alma; Daisy Rubiera Castillo; Inés María Martiatu Terry

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield International

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781786614810

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Sociology, Philosophy