Tag: Cuban culture

Damaris Betancourt: “Totalitarianism Always Radiates Opacity Because It Creates...

The last time I saw Damaris Betancourt in person was the summer of 1988. As often happens...

Scholar and researcher Debra A. Castillo, a leading figure...

Professor and essayist Debra A. Castillo, one of the most recognized figures in cultural studies and specifically...

‘Archivos del Monte’ or the Amnesia of the Image

This year, on August 23, the independent space Maden Morgan Estudio Galería, in Havana, hosted the official...

The Biggest Power Outage Ever in Cuba

There is this almost unanimous feeling that the electrical collapse that occurred in Cuba on October 17—which...

Picasso in Lezama’s Eye

Pablo Picasso, an awkward totem of the 20th century avant-garde, died in Mougins on April 8, 1973....

Raúl Rivero: A Cuban Through and Through

Raúl Rivero was imprisoned in Havana and never lived in freedom again. The punishment cell in which...