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Cuba: Past, Present & Future, Omar Babun Codorniu Mar 2023

Cuba: Past, Present & Future, Omar Babun Codorniu

Lynn University Digital Press Books

Cuba: Past, Present & Future offers an overview of Cuban geography, history, demographics, commerce and economics, politics, global relations, and culture. The compilation of open access materials presents numerous facts about the island-nation and its relationship with its close neighbor, the U.S., as well as the greater world. From cuisine to sports, and biodiversity to music, readers will be engaged in learning about the various facets of Cuban life. Course: DJLC 200


Comparing African Cultural Retention And Its Effect On Racial Attitudes In The Music And National Identities Of Cuba And The United States, Lucie Turkel May 2021

Comparing African Cultural Retention And Its Effect On Racial Attitudes In The Music And National Identities Of Cuba And The United States, Lucie Turkel

Honors Scholar Theses

This project investigates to what extent the African roots of popular music in Cuba and the United States are acknowledged and examines if this level of cultural acknowledgement has any influence on the postcolonial social, cultural, and economic treatment of African Americans and Afro-Cubans. Does a greater and/or more widespread acceptance of African cultural retention and overall African heritage in a country’s national identity help alleviate racism in that country? Using primary sources from Cuban and American music and cultural periodicals, economic statistics, and political and cultural histories, I have determined that Cuba has a higher level of African cultural …


Year Of Cuba 2019-2020, Nashieli Marcano, Leslie Drost Jan 2019

Year Of Cuba 2019-2020, Nashieli Marcano, Leslie Drost

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