Cuban intersections of literary and urban spaces / edited and with an introduction by Carlos Riobó.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Riobó, Carlos, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cuban literature--History and criticism.

Cuban literature.

Public spaces in literature.

Cities and towns in literature.

National characteristics, Cuban, in literature.

Physical Description:

ix, 147 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2011]

Summary:

Cuban Intersections of Literary and Urban Spaces examines Havana as a center where urban and literary spaces often come together. The idea for this collection of essays grew out of an international conference on Cuba, Cuba Futures: Past and Present, held by the City University of New York's Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies at CUNY's Graduate Center in 2011, but evolved out of a collaboration with scholars in the fields of literature, architecture, urban planning, and library science. The topics addressed peek at a dynamic Cuban nation through its cultural interstices at a crucial moment in the island's evolving history. This conference proceeding opens with a piece on the intersections between Havana's colonial built environment and the literary aesthetic of the Baroque in the Caribbean. The collection continues with the following areas of study: urban gardens, urban planning, architecture, literary projections on space, international relations and cultural institutions, access to books, and social policies. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Introduction

Cuban Intersections of Writing and Space: Colonial Foundations and Neobaroque Orígenes / Carlos Riobó Riobó, Carlos 3

Part II Urban Spaces

1 Urban Gardens: Private Property or the Ultimate Socialist Experience? / Marina Gold Gold, Marina 25

2 Absence Makes the State Grow Stronger: Preliminary Thoughts on Revolutionary Space, Spectacle, and State Legitimacy / Thomas F. Carter Carter, Thomas F. 49

3 Between History and Modernity: Searching for Lo Cubano in Modern Cuban Architecture / Gabriel Fuentes Fuentes, Gabriel 65

Part III Havana as Nexus: Privileged Literary and Architectural Sites

4 A Look at the Style of Great Houses of Havana, 1860-1960 / Hermes Mallea Mallea, Hermes 83

5 Hacia una estética de lo violento en Las bestlas de Ronaldo Menéndez y en La sombra del caminante de Ena Lucía Portela / Elena Adell Adell, Elena 97

Part IV Cuban Libraries and Culture on the Move

6 Cuba Book Project: Innovative Ways to Support Cuban Libraries / Kenneth Schlesinger Schlesinger, Kenneth 115

7 Impact of the Bookmobile to Cuba Project on Library Outreach Services in Granma Province, Cuba / Rhonda L. Neugebauer Neugebauer, Rhonda L., Dana Lubow Lubow, Dana 121

8 Reading and Researching: Challenges and Strategies for Cubans / Peter T. Johnson Johnson, Peter T. 133.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438442563

1438442564

OCLC:

746489155