University of Pittsburgh Press
Cuban Studies 41: Volume 41
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- Catherine Krull
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Hardcover
- 9780822944010
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- History > Caribbean & West Indies - Cuba
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
Cuban Studies 41 presents topics from across the cultural and political spectrum, including essays on: the ideology behind United States foreign policy toward Cuba; a gendered study of Cubans who migrate to other countries; Cuban social policy on inequality; fifty years of Cuban medical diplomacy; the fifty-year relationship between Havana and Moscow; film posters from ICAIC (Cuban Institute for Cinematographic Arts) that promoted the exhibition of Cuban and foreign films for the first time, created a new graphic movement, and transformed the look of Cuban cities and buildings; national cultural policy and the visual arts in the aftermath of the Grey Years; and a look at the global influence of Havana cigars.
Author Bio
Dr. Krull is a Professor in the Department of Sociology. Prior to joining Uvic in 2014, she was a Professor of Sociology and Cultural Studies at Queen's University where she continues to supervise a number of graduate students.
In the past few years, she has specifically focused on 1) Cuba's 'other' Diasporas; 2) Women's Participation and Resistance in Cuba's Revolution and Special Period; 3) Women's Equity, Family Diversity and Canadian Family Policies; and 4) Reproductive Politics in Quebec (the latter two have a strong emphasis on aboriginal issues).
Her work has been presented at numerous international academic venues and published in a variety of countries and disciplinary journals, including Social Forces, Cuban Studies Series, Policy Studies, Psychology of Women Quarterly, Annals of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Diplomacy and Statecraft and Sociological Inquiry.
She served as Editor of the Cuban Studies series until 2013 and continues to serve as Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Latin America and Caribbean Studies (Routledge Press).
Source: University of Victoria
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