Showing posts with label Cultural Studies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cultural Studies. Show all posts

Saturday, April 6, 2019

"Wilderness and Marginality of a Cuban intelectual in Pedro Juan Gutiérrez's novel Trilogía sucia de la Habana" (1998). Caribbean Studies. Vol 46. No. 2. July-December 2018.


Happy to see another article published, this time in the Caribbean Studies Journal, Vol. 46 No. 2, July-December 2018, by Instituto de Estudios del Caribe, Universidad de Puerto Rico.


This article is entitled "Wilderness and Marginality of a Cuban intelectual in Pedro Juan Gutiérrez's novel Trilogía sucia de la Habana (1998)", and is part of my PhD. Dissertation from 2016 at the University of Miami.

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Abstract
The article explores how the novel Trilogía sucia de la Habana (1998), by Pedro Juan Gutiérrez, depicts the decline of the subject identity heavily constructed by the paternalist ideology, promises and morals of the Cuban nation-state during the revolutionary period. Instead, emptiness, loss of faith, despair and wild survival became distressing effects of the nineties crisis. Pedro Juan’s marginal existence, constrained agency and sense of lost time embodies a common place for many Cuban intellectuals, trapped in the absurdity of a chaotic national situation. With Trilogía, Gutiérrez re-imagines the Cuban nation at the turn of the century as a dystopian place of material decadence, dehumanization, revival of colonial stereotypes and a rough culture of daily survival by all means. In those circumstances, the present is the only time that really counts and the hypersexualizing of the body became the privilege space for individual agency. The novel moves the spotlight from the collective incarnation of the “New Man” in the official revolutionary propaganda, to the voice of forgotten individuals massively converted into marginal beings. This article dialogues with texts by scholars Odette Casamayor, Guillermina de Ferrari, José Quiroga y Esther Whitfield, and with theories by Pierre Bourdieu, Roberto Bolaño, Frantz Fanon and Stuart Hall.

Keywords: Pedro Juan Gutiérrez, Cuban narrative, post-socialist intellectual, decadence, marginality

Resumen
Este artículo argumenta que la novela Trilogía sucia de la Habana (1998), del escritor cubano Pedro Juan Gutiérrez, logra documentar el momento de declive masivo de la ideología paternalista, las promesas, la moral y los valores del sujeto y el estado-nación cubano del período “revolucionario”. La novela recrea el vacío, la pérdida de fe, el desespero y el estado de sobrevivencia salvaje que vivieron los cubanos como resultado de los demoledores efectos de la crisis económica de la década de los noventa en la isla. El estado de permanente existencia precaria, asfixia y pérdida del sentido del tiempo que experimenta Pedro Juan, el protagonista de la novela, es un reflejo del lugar común que representó la crisis para muchos intelectuales cuba-nos en aquellos momentos, atrapados en el absurdo del caos nacional. Con Trilogía, Pedro Juan Gutiérrez “re-imagina” a la nación cubana de cambio de siglo como un lugar dis-tópico, de decadencia material, deshumanización, de regreso a estereotipos coloniales y a una cultura feroz de sobrevivencia diaria. En esas circunstancias, el presente y la hiper-sexualización del cuerpo se convirtieron en espacios “privile-giados” para ejercer algún tipo de agencia individual. La narrativa de la novela desplaza el énfasis alcanzado por la encarnación colectiva del “próspero” “Hombre Nuevo” en la propaganda revolucionaria oficialista hasta el momento, hacia la voz de individuos marginales y olvidados en los que se convirtieron muchos cubanos súbitamente como resultado de la crisis. Este artículo dialoga con textos de acadé-micas como Odette Casamayor, Guillermina de Ferrari, José Quiroga y Esther Whitfield, y con teorías de Pierre Bourdieu, Roberto Bolaño, Frantz Fanón y Stuart Hall.
Palabras clave: Pedro Juan Gutiérrez, narrativa cubana, intelectual post-revolucionario, decadencia, marginalidad

résumé
Cet article postule que dans son roman Trilogía sucia de la Habana (1998), l’écrivain cubain Pedro Juan Gutiérrez rend compte du déclin que connurent l’idéologie paternaliste, les promesses, la morale et les valeurs personnelles, ainsi que l’état-nation cubain au cours de la période révolutionnaire. Le roman recrée le sentiment de vacuité, la désillusion, le désespoir et l’état de survie sauvage dont les Cubains firent l’expérience suite aux effets dévastateurs de la crise économique des années 90 sur l’île. Le sentiment d’une existence profondément précaire, d’asphyxie et de perte de repères temporels dont fait l’expé-rience Pedro Juan, le personnage principal du roman, reflète un lieu commun sur ce que la crise représenta pour de nombreux intellectuels cubains de l’époque, englués dans l’absurdité du chaos national. Avec sa trilogie, Pedro Juan Gutiérrez reconfigure la nation cubaine et la transplante dans un lieu « dystopique », mais aussi dans un autre siècle, de décadence matérielle et de déshumanisation, en proie, une nouvelle fois, aux clichés coloniaux et à une culture féroce de survie quotidienne. Dans une telle atmosphère, le présent et l’hypersexualisation du corps deviennent des espaces privilégiés pour que les Cubains puissent s’exprimer librement. La narration du roman déplace l’accent mis, ini-tialement, sur le modèle collectif de l’« homme nouveau » (« Hombre Nuevo »), prospère, selon la propagande révolutionnaire officielle, pour laisser entendre la voix des marginaux et des laissés-pour-compte, tous ces gens que de nombreux Cubains étaient devenus du jour au lendemain après la crise. Cet article s’inscrit dans la mouvance des travaux d’Odette Casamayor, de Guillermina de Ferrari, José Quiroga et Esther Whitfield, et reprend les théories de Bourdieu, Bolaños, Fanon et Stuart Hall.

Mots-clés : Pedro Juan Gutiérrez, narration cubaine, intellectuel post-révolution, décadence, marginalité


Sunday, April 1, 2018

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Saturday, April 8, 2017

Presentation I made in the panel "Circuits of Knowledge" at the International Academic Forum in honor of Dr. George Yudice. University of Miami

Video of the Panel "Circuits of Knowledge," where I made the presentation "Challenges to Scholars as Public Intellectuals: How to promote relevant and meaningful venues of cultural and civic dialogues in polarizing times." 
I shared the panel with Hugo Achugar (Universidad de la Republica de Uruguay, National Director of Culture) and Tracy D. Guzman (University of Miami). 
"Culture As Resource."An academic forum in honor of Dr. George Yudice. April 7-8, 2017. 
University of Miami


Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Presenting on the XI Conference on Cuban and Cuban American Studies at FIU, February 2017

Last February, I had the pleasure of making a presentation at a Panel on Cuban Popular Music on the Island and in the Diaspora, at the Eleventh Conference on Cuban and Cuban American Studies. The conference was organized by the Cuban Research Institute from Florida International University.

The panel was chaired by Nora Gamez (El Nuevo Herald) and the panelists were: Beatriz Calvo Peña (Barry University, Miami), Liliana Casaneva Cue (Instituto Cubano de la Música, Havana) and Hazell Santiso Aguila (Universidad Autónoma de Aguas Calientes, México). We also had the great company of musicologist and author Dr. Cristobal Diaz Ayala.


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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Forthcoming presentation at academic symposium "Culture as Resource," in honor of Dr. George Yudice, University of Miami.


Thankful for the invitation to make a presentation at this forthcoming academic symposium "Culture as Resource", in honor of Dr. George Yudice, together with admired scholars like Garcia Canclini and Hugo Achugar, among others.
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
University of Miami
April 7-8, 2017
Wesley Foundation Gallery
Additional info in this LINK


Friday, November 27, 2015

Cuban Arts, Performance, Literature and Cultural Politics. Two Books. Coco Fusco. Rachel Price.





Dangerous Moves: Performance and Politics in Cuba | By Coco Fusco


In this exploration of performance and cultural politics in post-revolutionary Cuba, Fusco analyzes the dynamics between artists and the state, focusing on the ways that performance has served as a favored means of social commentary.

The study covers a range of performative practices in art, music, poetry and political activism. Fusco examines the relationship between the abject body in performance and the greater body politic of a state that defines itself as revolutionary but seeks to limit dissent.


Planet/Cuba: Art, Culture, and the Future of the Island.
By Rachel Price.

Transformations in Cuban art, literature and culture in the post-Fidel era
Cuba has been in a state of massive transformation over the past decade, with its historic resumption of diplomatic relations with the United States only the latest development. While the political leadership has changed direction, other forces have taken hold. The environment is under threat, and the culture feels the strain of new forms of consumption.


Planet/Cuba examines how art and literature have responded to a new moment, one both more globalized and less exceptional; more concerned with local quotidian worries than international alliances; more threatened by the depredations of planetary capitalism and climate change than by the vagaries of the nation’s government. Rachel Price examines a fascinating array of artists and writers who are tracing a new socio-cultural map of the island.

Thursday, September 10, 2015

The Brown University Latin Jazz and Pop Festival. October 1-7, 2015


The Brown University Latin Jazz and Pop Festival 


October 1-7, 2015.  Providence, Rhode Island




Event Calendar


Thursday, October 1

- 4:00 p.m. Lecture on the Historical Roots of Contemporary Afro-Cuban Music by Ned Sublette, Kim Koo Library, Watson Institute, 111 Thayer St.






- 9:00 p.m. Afro-Cuban Rumba

Renowned percussionists Pedrito Martinez, Raymer Olalde, Philbert Armenteros and Roman Diaz will offer an unforgettable performance at The Spot Underground.

Reserve your FREE tickets here!

Afro-Cuban Rumba



Friday, October 2

- 12:00 p.m. Roundtable on Contemporary Afro-Cuban Pop and Jazz, with Ned Sublette, Arturo Gomez, Martin Cohen, and Eva Silot Bravo, Joukowsky Forum, Watson Institute, 111 Thayer St.

Musicologist Ned Sublette, author of the definitive Cuba and Its Music will be joined by Martin Cohen, founder of the Latin Percussion (LP) brand of percussion instruments; Arturo Gomez, KUVO/KVJZ Music Director, Host of Lunchtime at the Oasis, and Community Camp; Cultural Affairs Liaison; and Phd. Candidate at University of Miami, Researcher and Blogger Eva Silot Bravo (Cubanidadinbetween).


- 8:00 p.m. An Evening of Latin Jazz with Ed Calle and Friends, The Spot Underground, 180 Pine St.

Ed Calle is a renowned musician, composer, orchestrator, scholar, professor, and leader. Throughout his legendary career, Calle has become one of the most recorded saxophonists in history appearing on more than 1,200 albums, 8,500 singles, and countless television and movie soundtracks with artists ranging from Frank Sinatra and Celia Cruz to Sylvester Stallone and Andy Garcia.


Reserve your FREE tickets here!

Ed Calle


- 10:00 p.m.-12:00 pm Son Lokos, The Spot Underground, 180 Pine St.

SonLokos is a new Cuban dance band based in Miami that features renowned percussionists Raymer Olalde and Philbert Armenteros.

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Son Lokos


Saturday, October 3

- 3:00-4:30 pm, Percussion Workshop with Philbert Armenteros and Raymer Olalde, The Spot Patio, 180 Pine St.


(PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED- email clacs@brown.edu)

Drumming Workshop



- 9:00 p.m. Jesus Andujar and Grupo Sazon, The Spot Underground, 180 Pine Street

Providence's own Jesus Andujar & Grupo Sazon will kick off this great night of live music at The Spot with salsa, merengue, cha cha and Latin jazz.

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Jesus Andujar


- 10:00 p.m. PALO! Performance, The Spot Underground, 180 Pine St.

PALO! is a 2015 Grammy Nominee and 2014 Latin Grammy Nominee as well as Miami New Times’ BEST LATIN BAND 2014.

“Afro-Cuban Funk is Cuban music for the new generation. And the leader of the sound is the Miami based band PALO!” New York Post

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PALO!


Sunday, October 4

- 7:00 p.m. Day of Orula Celebration with Descemer Bueno, the Pedrito Martinez Group, Leslie Cartaya, Ed Calle, and the Brown University Jazz Band with Special Guest, PALO!

This very special evening will feature Cuban singer and composer Descemer Bueno, who won three Latin Grammy Awards in 2014, including “Song of the Year” for “Bailando”; master percussionist Pedrito Martinez, who Wynton Marsalis calls a “genius” and Quincy Jones praises as “the real thing”; the Grammy and Latin Grammy-nominated Afro-Cuban funk group PALO!; and the Brown University Jazz Band.

Granoff Performing Arts Center, Martinos Auditorium

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Descemer Bueno


Pedro Martínez Group

Leslie Cartaya


Wednesday, October 7

- 8:00 p.m. Performance by Gina Chavez Trio (Indie Latin Folk-Rock), The Spot Underground, 180 Pine St.

Gina Chavez is a bilingual Latin-folk singer/songwriter who blends the sounds of the Americas with tension and grace. Her latest independent release, Up.Rooted, is a passionate collection of bilingual songs traversing cumbia, bossa nova, vintage pop, reggaeton, and folk combined with dynamic vocals and sharp social commentary.

The album won the praise of National Public Radio (NPR), USA Today, and The Boston Globe, and topped the iTunes and Amazon Latin charts after a feature on NPR’s All Things Considered. She is the 2014 John Lennon Songwriting Contest (JLSC) Grand Prize Winner for her song “Siete-D,” a rock-cumbia-rap mix that explores the delights and dangers of El Salvador from a window on the 7-D, the bus route she rode as a volunteer there in 2010.

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Gina Chavez Trio

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Symposium with scholar Nestor Garcia Canclini: Global Imaginaries, Media and Aesthetics. University of Miami




Live Stream     


Program                                                                                                   

5:00-5:15pm – Introduction by George Yúdice
                        http://www.as.miami.edu/mll/people/faculty/dr-george-yudice-/

5:15-5:35pm – Miguel Kanai, Department of Geography, on Imagined Globalization
                        http://www.as.miami.edu/geography/people/faculty/j-miguel-kanai/

5:35-5:55pm – Ana Rosas Mantecón, on Media and Globalization in García Canclini’s work                            
                       http://ceas.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/cv_anarosas.pdf

5:55-6:15pm – Otávio Bueno, Philosophy Department, on Art Beyond Itself
                        http://www.as.miami.edu/personal/obueno/Site/Otavio_Bueno.html

6:15-6:35pm – Néstor García Canclini’s response*

6:35-7:15pm – Néstor García Canclini Lecture on Current Work
                        http://nestorgarciacanclini.net/index.php/curriculum-vitae-extensor

7:15-8:00pm – Discussion

8:00-9:00pm – Reception

 * All presentations in English, except for Dr. García Canclini’s, which will be in Spanish, with English projected for simultaneous reading. Questions and answers will be in English