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  Adio Kerida Sefarad- Exploring the Sephardic Experience through Art, Music and Personal Reflection

  Initiative for Spanish and Mediterranean Studies, Florida International University

  This event features the artists and musicians Jonatas Chimen Dias DaSilva-Benayon, Susana Behar, Jose Luis de la Paz, Reza Filsoofi and explores the Sephardic experience through art, music, and personal reflection.

  Thursday, November 3,2016 | 6:30 PM | FlU MMC | Green School Gallery (SIPA First Floor)

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  The World and My Cuba in the Diario- Book Presentation by Author Uva de Aragón and Editor Vitalina Alfonso

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  Author Uva de Aragon and editor Vitalina Alfonso present de Aragon's new book "El mundo y mi Cuba en el Diario". This book gathers a sample of her journalistic work from 1994 to 2014, originally published in Miami's Diario Las Americas.

  Wednesday, November 2, 2016 | 7:00 PM | Books and Books | 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables

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  Cuba: The Natural Beauty Photography Exhibit by Clyde Butcher

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  An exhibit of photos and interpretive material from the UNESCO funded trip of Clyde Butcher and an expedition team that traversed the mountains and coastline of Cuba for the Conference for the Sustainable Habitat of the Mountains.

  November 1, 2016 - February 28, 2017 Glenn Hubert Library Biscayne Bay Campus, FIU

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  The Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966- Past & Future

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  The Most Reverent Thomas Wenski, Kevin Appleby, Esq., Randolph McGrorty, Esq., Hon. Lourdes Rodriguez de Jongh, Enrique Gonzalez III, Esq., and Juan Carlos Gomez, Esq. discuss the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of its enactment.

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  Patria O Muerte: Cuba, Fatherland or Death

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  Filmmakers Olatz Lopez Garmendia and Miguel Sirgado present their film "Patria O Muerte: Cuba, Fatherland or Death" , where they documented life in Havana away from the cliches that tourists typically see.

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  Anniversary Overload? Memory Fatigue at Cuba's Socialist Apex, 1971-1979

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  Lecture by Assistant Professor of History Michael J. Bustamante on the Cuban revolutionary state's modes of self-representation.

  Monday, October 24, 2016 112:30 PM | Modesto A. Maidique Campus | Green Library (GL) 220

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  Elena: A Story of Poverty, Uncertainty, and Hope- Film Screening with Director Marcelo Martin

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  This promotes a film screening of "Elena: A Story of Poverty, Uncertainty, and Hope", a documentary by Marcelo Martin on the Cuban government's 1988 demolition of the bathrooms and kitchens of an apartment building named "Elena", located in Central Havana. Marcelo Martin is a Cuban filmmaker and screenwriter who now lives in Miami.

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  FIU Music Festival 2016

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  FIU Music Festival- October 5-28, 2016 at FIU Wertheim Concert Hall.

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  Essays on Political Economy: Cuba, Latin America, and the United States- Book Presentation by Jorge Salazar- Carrillo

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  Jorge Salazar-Carrillo presents his book "Ensayos de Politica Economica- Cuba, America Latina y Estados Unidos", which analyzes political economy in Cuba, Latin America and the United States to help develop better ideas and conclusions to combat the current economic ills in the Americas. Dr. Salazar- Carrillo is currently Professor and Director of the Economic Research Center at FIU.

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  Ensayos de politica economica: Cuba, America Latina y Estados Unidos- Presentacion de libro por Jorge Salazar- Carrillo

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  Jorge Salazar-Carrillo presents his book "Ensayos de Politica Economica- Cuba, America Latina y Estados Unidos", which analyzes political economy in Cuba, Latin America and the United States to help develop better ideas and conclusions to combat the current economic ills in the Americas. Dr. Salazar- Carrillo is currently Professor and Director of the Economic Research Center at FIU. (Spanish version of poster)

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  New Scholarship Opportunity for FIU Students- The Jose Antonio Echeverria Scholarship

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  Announcement for the competition for the 2016-17 edition of the Jose Antonio Echeverria Foundation scholarship program. The scholarship is awarded yearly to a student of Architecture, History, Politics, & International Relations or Religious Studies. The scholarship was created to honor the memory of Jose Antonio Echeverria, President of the University Students Federation at the University of Havana in 1957, who was murdered while defending democracy in Cuba.

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  The 2016 FIU Cuba Poll: How Cuban Americans in Miami View U.S. Policies Toward Cuba (September 14,2016)

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  Dr. Guillermo J. Grenier and Dr. Hugh Gladwin of Florida International University will present the findings of the 2016 FIU Cuba Poll, which focuses on how Cuban Americans in Miami view U.S. policies toward Cuba.

  Presentation held on September 14,2016 at FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center 243

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  The Miracle of Saint Lazarus: A Mystery of More than Twenty Years- Book Presentation by Uva de Aragon

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  This book presentation by Uva de Aragon explores Cuban-American detective Maria Duquesne's case of investigating the disappearance of a missing baby. Dr. de Aragon is the author of more than a dozen books and is the former Associate Director of the Cuban Research Institute at FIU.

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  Is State Socialism Viable?

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  This lecture by Pedro Campos Santos explores state socialism as a state construction in Cuba and the economic, political and social factors that lead to its failure. Campos Santos is a researcher and former diplomat who holds a B.A. in History from the University of Havana.

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  The Train on the Northern Railway

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  This is a screening of Cuban director Marcelo Martin's first feature-length documentary "The Train on the Northern Railway", where he travels on a single- wagon train from Moron to Punta Alegre. The screening is held at Coral Gables Art Cinema and will be followed by a Q&A conversation with filmmaker Marcelo Martin.

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  Art, Culture, and Identity: Picturing Cuba through the Perez Cuban Art Collection: A Summer Art Institute for K-12 Teachers (June 27-July 1, 2016)

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  The Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center and Miami-Dade County Public Schools, in partnership with the Cuban Research Institute at FIU, held the 2nd Annual Summer Cuban Art Institute for Teachers from June 27- July 1, 2016 at the Perez Art Museum Miami. This institute, led by renowned Latin American art historian and art curator Dr. Carol Damian, offers educators a unique opportunity to deepen their knowledge and appreciation of Cuban and Cuban-American art.

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  Cristobal Diaz-Ayala Presents His 10 Favorite Pieces from the Music Collection

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  Cristobal Diaz-Ayala speaks about his favorite items from his collection of Cuban music. Diaz-Ayala was born in Havana,Cuba and has published hundred of articles and more than a dozen books related to Cuban and Latin American music.

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  Havana Manana: Cuba in the American Imagination

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  This lecture by Dr. Gustavo Perez Firmat analyzes the large role that Cuba has played in America's psychic life- from fine cigars to mojitos.

  Dr. Gustavo Perez Firmat is the David Feinson Professor of Humanities at Columbia University.

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  The Last Exile and A Cuban in Mayberry

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  Presentation by Cuban-born author Gustavo Perez Firmat on his two recent books "A Cuban in Mayberry" and "The Last Exile", which deal with this personal recollections of exile. Dr. Perez Firmat is the David Feinson Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University.

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  The Cuban Committee for Human Rights: History and Legacy- A Panel Discussion

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  This panel discussion includes three members of the the Cuban Committee for human Rights- Ariel Hidalgo, Oscar Pena, and Enrique Patterson-, who will speak about their group's creation and its legacy for contemporary Cuban history.

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  Jose Marti: His Life, Death, and Legacy

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  This lecture by Uva de Aragon explores the life and literary works of Cuba's Founding Father, Jose Marti, as well as the events leading to his untimely death and its consequences for Cuba.

  Dr. de Aragon is a writer of a dozen books of poems and essays and was Associate Director of the Cuban Research Institute at FIU.

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  Language Change in Cuban Spanish: Subject Pronoun Variation

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  This lecture by Gabriela G. Alfaraz examines the Cuban variety of subject pronoun expression in Spanish, and the linguistic and social factors that influenced the variation of the forms. Alfaraz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Romance and Classical Studies at Michigan State University.

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  Urban Entrepreneurs in Cuba, 1920-1958

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  This lecture by Maikel Farinas Borrego explores the creation of Rotary Clubs in Cuba, and the motivations for urban businessmen to form and join these organizations. Farinas Borrego is a PhD candidate in History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the first recipient of the Eliana Rivero Scholarship in Cuban Studies at FIU.

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  Cubanness in the Lyrics of the Guaracha: National Identity beyond Appearances

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  This lecture by Liliana Casanella Cue explores the lyrics of the Cuban guaracha, and how it represents in the formation, visbilization, and legimitation of lo cubano (Cubanness). Casanella Cue is a researcher at the Center for Research and Development of Cuban Music in Havana, and a recipient of the 2016 Diaz-Ayala Library Travel Grant at FIU.

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  The Lithographs of the Eastern Department of Cuba Printed at Santiago de Cuba

  Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

  This lecture by Emilio Cueto explores the project completed by two French artists who resided in Santiago de Cuba, Charles Collet and Emile Lamy, who drew the principal cities and landscapes of the region. Emilio Cueto is a Cuban attorney, collectionist, and independent scholar who was one of the recipients of a Diaz-Ayala Library Travel Grant at FIU.