{"product_id":"afrocubanas-history-thought-and-cultural-practices-paperback","title":"Afrocubanas: History, Thought, and Cultural Practices - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDevyn Spence Benson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDaisy Rubiera Castillo\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eInés María Martiatu Terry\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in Spanish and edited by Cuban historian Daisy Rubiera Castillo and playwright and theater critic Inés María Martiatu Terry, this ground-breaking edited collection is the first work of its kind. It places the experiences of black and \u003ci\u003emulata\u003c\/i\u003e women at the center of Cuban history. Including essays from a mix of well-known and newly published Cuban authors, the volume examines the lives of Afrocubanas from the late nineteenth century to the present. The volume's contributors collect and interrogate the voices of black Cuban women and the political, cultural, social, and ideological contributions they have made to the history of their nation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the unique qualities of \u003ci\u003eAfrocubanas\u003c\/i\u003e is that the text is the product of a grassroots community working group in Havana. A number of antiracist organizations emerged to fight racial inequality in light of Cuba's new economic challenges after the fall of its chief trading partner, the Soviet Union in 1991. But, the Afrocubanas Project (founded in the mid-2000s) is one of the few groups that challenges racism and sexism together. The members of the Afrocubanas Project hail from a variety of professions, ages, and sexual orientations. They share a collective interest in challenging negative stereotypes about black women. This volume merges their activism and scholarship to offer a counter discourse to existing narratives about black women in Cuba while also creating and disseminating new knowledge about Afrocubanas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is no other published work in English devoted to analyzing the political and intellectual dimensions of black Cuban women's thought across the island's history. This text is essential reading for scholars and students of Africana Studies, Afro-Latin American Studies, Caribbean history, and courses focusing on black women in the Atlantic region.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Devyn Spence Benson\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor of Africana and Latin American Studies and the Chair of the Department of Africana Studies at Davidson College. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAntiracism in Cuba: The Unfinished Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e (University of North Carolina Press, 2016). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Karina Alma\u003c\/b\u003e is an Assistant Professor in the Chicana\/o Studies department at the University of California, Los Angeles. She coedited the anthology, \u003ci\u003eU.S. Central Americans: Reconstructing Memories, Struggles and Communities of Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e (Arizona University Press, 2017).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 398\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 09, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50405488165101,"sku":"9781538148228","price":77.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/afrocubanas-history-thought-and-cultural-practices-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}