Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary Cuba
5th annual Hispanic Studies Symposium School of Languages , Cultures and Linguistics
Monash Conference Centre, Level 7, 30 Collins St Melbourne CBD
23-24 November 2006
To coincide with the 40th anniversary of Spanish and Latin American Studies at Monash University, the Hispanic Studies Program is organising a two-day symposium devoted to exploring the successes and failures, triumphs and tragedies of the Cuban Revolution.
Has the need for foreign capital and the influx of tourists since the start of the perodo especial in the 1990s brought to an end the ideals of Revolution or have they reinforced the Revolution's aims?
Has equality extended to ethnic and sexual minorities?
In the quest for everyday survival, can Cubans live the ideals of the Revolution and how do they do so?
Does Che's New Man still exist in Cuba today?
How is the presence or absence of this figure represented?
We are seeking answers to these and other questions in 20-minute papers from any disciplinary or interdisciplinary approach: literary and cultural studies, cinema studies, anthropology, sociology, political science, etc.
Keynote Speaker:
Prof. John Brotherton (distinguished Cuba specialist)
Call for Papers
We are seeking answers to these and other questions in 20-minute papers from any disciplinary or interdisciplinary approach: literary and cultural studies, cinema studies, anthropology, sociology, political science, history etc. Following the conference the organisers intend to publish an edited collection with select papers.
Send a short (250 word) abstract to Dr Sarah McDonald (sarah.mcdonald@arts.monash.edu.au ) no later than 1 October 2006.
Exibition
The symposium will also host an exhibition, Cuba: Comments and Contradictions by artist Jayne McKelvie of works from her exhibition in Havana in May this year.
 | Impressiones Habaneras 'Habana' Jayne McKelvie |