
Cartographies of Cuban Literary Culture
Vicky Unruh, University of Kansas; Jacqueline Loss, University of Connecticut; Rachel Price, Spanish and Portuguese; David Tenorio, University of Pittsburgh
Tue, 2/4 · 12:00 pm—1:20 pm · 216 Aaron Burr Hall
Program in Latin American Studies; Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies

The Cambridge History of Cuban Literature (2024) is the first book in English to trace the complex history of Cuban literary and intellectual culture from the seventeenth century to the twenty-first. Broad in its scope, this book examines key figures such as Gómez de Avellaneda, Heredia, Plácido, Manzano, Villaverde, Martí, Casal, Carpentier, Lezama Lima, as well as Piñera, Arenas, and Cabrera Infante, among many others. It also explores theatre and performance groups, film, post-revolutionary projects, writers from the post-1989 Special Period, and the literature of Cuba’s diasporas. This event will provide a platform to engage with the editors and contributors of the volume, fostering a dialogue on the impact of Cuban literature within the field of Latin American and Caribbean Studies.