Community and Culture in Post-Soviet Cuba / Guillermina De Ferrari.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Ferrari, Guillermina, 1966- author.

Series:

Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature ; 23.

Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cuban literature--History and criticism.

Cuban literature.

Literature and society--Cuba.

Literature and society.

Gender identity in literature.

Masculinity in literature.

Communities in literature.

Cuba--Intellectual life--20th century.

Cuba.

Intellectual life.

Physical Description:

xv, 218 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Community and Culture in Post Soviet Cuba

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2014.

Summary:

"This book re-examines the role of the intellectual within the revolutionary project in post-Soviet Cuban culture. Through close critical readings of a representative set of contemporary Cuban novels and works of visual art, the author argues that friendship and gender, rather than ideology, account for the intellectuals' fidelity to the truth of the Revolution. This volume demonstrates that masculine sociability is the key to understanding the longevity of Cuba's socialist regime. It also examines in detail the sociology of cultural administration -- production, dissemination, reception, and interpretation -- of intellectual labor in Cuba. Furthermore, it maps the emergent ethical paradigms that allow Cuban intellectuals to envision a post-revolutionary future"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415737852

0415737850

OCLC:

856054417