University of Pittsburgh Press
Cuban Studies 42
Key Metrics
- Catherine Krull
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Hardcover
- 9780822944126
- 9.2 X 6.3 X 0.9 inches
- 1.2 pounds
- History > Caribbean & West Indies - Cuba
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
Cuban Studies is the preeminent journal for scholarly work on Cuba. Each volume includes articles in English and Spanish and a large book review section. Cuban Studies has been published annually by the University of Pittsburgh Press beginning with volume 16 in 1985.
Cuban Studies 42 focuses on gender and equality issues in post-1959 Cuba, and their impact on cultural and institutional change. It views subjects such as politics, labor, food and diet, race, ethnicity, HIV/AIDS, sex education, tourism and prostitution, masculinity, and feminism, among others.
Beginning with Cuban Studies 34, the publication is available electronically through Project MUSE(R). More information can be found at http: //muse.jhu.edu/publishers/pitt_press/.
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).
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