Cuban Exceptionalism: Reflections on Latin American History
Friday, December 4, 2009
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
University of Southern Maine, Portland
Albert Brenner Glickman Family Library
- A copy of Dreaming in Cuban, by Cristina Garcia
- Lectures and small group discussions
- Lunch and coffee breaks
CEUs will be available for participants who are teachers.
In the half-century since Fidel Castro’s Revolution, the U.S. has staunchly upheld trade and immigration restrictions against Cuba, but signs of change are surfacing as the aging leader withdraws ever further from the public eye. In April 2009, President Obama opened lines of communication. If relations between the two countries are further normalized, how will the Cuban-American community react? How will the changes affect the island’s economy and people?
Join us for “Cuban Exceptionalism: Reflections on Latin American History” and study the colonial history of Cuba, the Revolution, and the post-revolution era of the region.
Registration
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Special pricing is available for students; please call for more information.
For more information, or a complete program, please email Martina Duncan
This conference is now full. To be added to the waiting list, please contact the Maine Humanities Council office at (207) 773-5051.
