Cuban Research Institute Events

The Cuban Research Institute (CRI) at Florida International University (FIU) is dedicated to creating and disseminating knowledge about Cuba and Cuban Americans. The institute encourages original research and interdisciplinary teaching, organizes extracurricular activities, collaborates with other academic units working in Cuban and Cuban-American studies, and promotes the development of library holdings and collections on Cuba and its diaspora.

This collection of promotional material for events hosted by the Cuban Research Institute includes flyers, brochures and other ephemera.

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One More Night...with Pedro Telleria and his Orchestra

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

This event explores the life and career of Cuban-born musician and composer Pedro Telleria , who performed throughout New York and at iconic New York and Miami Beach clubs. His relative Anne Basulto will also present the trailer for her documentary "One More Night... with Pedro Telleria and his Orchestra".
Uncovering Transatlantic Decimas at the Diaz-Ayala Music Collection

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University
Cuba's Demographic Challenges: Aging, Migration, and the Economy- A Panel Discussion

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

This panel discussion focuses on the substantial changes that the Cuban population is experiencing due to low fertility rates and high emigration rates- with the lowest total fertility rate in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2010 and 2015. Confirmed participants include Dr. Antonio Aja Diaz, Dr. Sergio Diaz- Briquets, and Dr. Carmelo Mesa-Lago.
Where is Cuba Going? A European Perspective

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

This lecture by Dr. Jacques Rupnik explores the themes of democratic transitions and their common elements, case studies of democratic transitions as unique occurrences, and the relevance of the Havel "legacy" for today's Cuba. Dr. Rupnik is a visiting scholar at Harvard's Center for European Research as well as director of research at the Centre de Recherches International at Sciences Po, Paris.
La Otra Cuba- Exhibition by Czech photographer Hana Jakrlova

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

This exhibition by Czech photographer Hana Jakrlova includes photographs that the artist took in Cuba.

Jakrlova is an internationally-exhibited and published Czech-born artist whose photography has allowed her to travel throughout Europe, Asia, the US, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Reporting the Cuban Revolution: Book Presentation by Author Leonard Ray Teel

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

Author Leonard Ray Teel presents his book "Reporting the Cuban Revolution", which focuses on the untold story of the thirteen American journalists who worked underground in Cuba reporting on Fidel Castro's rebellion from 1956 to 1959. The event is free and open to the public.
Rescuing Our Roots: The African Anglo-Caribbean Diaspora in Contemporary Cuba

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

This flyer presents the event "Rescuing Our Roots: The African Anglo-Caribbean Diaspora in Contemporary Cuba", a book presentation by author Andrea J. Queeley, associate professor in the Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies and the African and African Diaspora Studies Program at FIU. The event was presented and sponsored by the FIU Cuban Research Institute.
Myth, Fiction, and Reality in A Yoruba Saga

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

In this presentation, Dr. Matias Montes Huidobro discusses the relationship among myth, history, current events, academic research, and the creative process within his novel "Una saga yoruba" (2016). The narrative of the novel involves the main orishas (divinities) and is based on patakies, traditional oral narratives used by Yorubas. Dr. Huidobro is a Cuban playwright and Professor Emeritus from the University of Hawaii.
European Visions on Spanglish

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

This flyer promotes a lecture by Professor Silvia Betti on the linguistic phenomenon of Spanglish, the fusion of Spanish and English spoken by Latin American immigrants. This event is sponsored by the FIU Cuban Research Institute.
President Obama's Visit to Cuba: A Conversation

Cuban Research Institute,Florida International University

This flyer promotes an event for "President Obama's Visit to Cuba: A Conversation", a conversation on President Obama's recent trip to Cuba, the first trip to Cuba by a US President since 1928. The commentators included Pedro Freyre, Jose Gabilondo, Orlando Gutierrez Boronat, and Dario Moreno. This event was sponsored by the FIU Cuban Research Institute.
The Chinese Diaspora in Cuba- A Panel Discussion

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

This flyer presents a panel discussion on the Chinese Diaspora in Cuba that took place between 1847 and 1874. Speakers on the panel include Maria Lau, Dr. Jose Lee-Borges, Dr. Kathleen Lopez, and Dr. Martin Tsang. This event was presented and sponsored by The FIU Cuban Research Institute.
The Intellectual and Totalitarianism

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

This flyer presents an event featuring speakers Monika Zgustova, Alejandro Rios, Martin Palous, and Marian Demos, on the subject of "Intellectual and Totalitarianism". This event was sponsored by the FIU Cuban Research Institute.
Revolution within the Revolution: Women and Gender Politics in Cuba, 1952-1962

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

This flyer promotes a book presentation by author Michelle Chase on her story of women's part in the Cuban revolutionary struggle of the 1950's and 60's. The event is presented and sponsored by the FIU Cuban Research Institute.
From Exile to Literature- Dr. Monika Zgustova

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

This flyer promotes a lecture by Dr. Monika Zgustova, the 6th Betsy-FIU Exile Studies Scholar/ Writer-in-Residence and an award-winning writer and speaker. This lecture was co-sponsored by the Department of English and the Center for Humanities in an Urban Environment.
Seagull One: The Amazing True Story of Brothers to the Rescue (Spanish Edition)

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

This flyer promotes a Spanish-language book presentation by Lily Prellezo and Jose Basulto on their novel "Seagull One: The Amazing True Story of Brothers to the Rescue". The event is presented and sponsored by The FIU Cuban Research Institute.
Contemporary Cuban Poets and Narrators: A Look at the Circle of Otherness

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

This flyer promotes a lecture by Elaine Vilar Madruga, a Cuban narrator, poet and playright. The lecture examined the axis of the new generations of Cuban literature. This event was sponsored by The FIU Cuban Research Institute.
Diaz-Ayala Library Travel Grants- Call for Applications

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

This flyer promotes the Diaz-Ayala Library Travel Grants, annual opportunity for scholars and graduate students to conduct research in the special collections and archives related to Cuba and Cuban Americans at the FIU Green Library. The deadline for the application to the scholarship was March 1, 2016.
Blogging #Cuba: From Virtual Participation to Public Spaces

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

This flyer promotes a lecture by Harold Cardenas Lema on the recent trend of blogging in Cuba. This event was held on February 26, 2016 at FIU Modesto A Maidique Campus, Green Library 220, and was sponsored by the FIU Cuban Research Institute.
Translating Seagull One: The Story of Brothers to the Rescue

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

This flyer promotes an event for a panel discussion and book presentation of "Seagull One: The Story of Brothers to the Rescue". The book recounts the story of spies who infiltrated a group of humanitarian workers who rescued Cuban rafters who planned to escape Castro's regime. The panelists include Jose Basulto, Lily Prellezo, and Vicente Echerri.
Selenis Leyva

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

This flyer promotes a lecture by Selenis Leyva, actress on the hit TV show "Orange is the New Black". This lecture is part of the SPC Speaker Series and is co-sponsored by the FIU Cuban Research Institute.
Black Expressive Life Testified in an Era of Neoliberalism with Dr. Marc D. Perry

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

This flyer promotes a lecture by Dr. Marc D. Perry on Cuba's hip hop movement being a window into the complexities of island transitioning from revolutionary socialism toward free market capitalism. This lecture is sponsored by the FIU Cuban Research Institute and is part of the SAGGSA Colloquium Series.
The Eliana Rivero Research Scholarship in Cuban Studies- Call for Applications from Graduate Students

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

This flyer promotes a call for applications from Graduate Students for the Eliana Rivero Research Scholarship in Cuban Studies. The scholarship provides one graduate student the opportunity to conduct research in Cuban studies- with special emphasis in the humanities- at the Cuban Research Institute. The deadline for applications is February 15, 2016.
Impossible Returns: Narratives of the Cuban Diaspora

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

This flyer promotes a book presentation by Iraida H.Lopez, author of Impossible Returns: Narratives of the Cuban Diaspora. This book explores narratives of literal and figurative return by those who left Cuba as children or adolescents. This event was presented and sponsored by the FIU Cuban Research Institute.
The Cultural Identities of Cuban-American Youth: Language, Literature, Music, and the Arts

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

This flyer promotes a panel discussion on the subject of cultural identities of Cuban youth born and raised in the United States. Among the participants in the discussion were Dr. Phillip M. Carter, Elizabeth Cerejido, Dr. Iraida H. Lopez, Ana Menendez, and Eva Silot Bravo.This event was sponsored and presented by the FIU Cuban Research Institute.
Presentation of the Journal Cuban Studies- Volumes 43 & 44

Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University

This panel discussion will present the Journal Cuban Studies (Volumes 43 &44), the preeminent journal for scholarly work on Cuba. Among the participants include Dr. Alejandro de la Fuente, Dr. Carmelo Mesa-Lago, and Dr. Lillian Guerra. This event was sponsored by the FIU Cuban Research Institute.