"Without Fear": What I Learned in Cuba About Being an American
November 4, 2016
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Cuba's Legendary Boxing Tradition
October 21, 2016
In the beginning of June, the Cuba Domadores went up against the British Lionhearts for the final match of the World Series of Boxing (WSB). The Domadores (or “Ringmasters”) beat their opposition 9-1, with the Lionhearts only earning one consolation point. A few months afterwards the Cuban boxing team went on to dominate at the Summer 2016 Olympics, earning a boxing medal count that was double the US’s and second only to Uzbekistan’s.
Cuba's Alicia Alonso: An International Ballet Legend
September 30, 2016
The Gran Teatro de La Habana Alicia Alonso, the newly remodeled theater which houses the Ballet Nacional de Cuba, is a striking building both inside and out.
National Heroes, or Horrors? Cubans on Fidel, Che and Martí
September 23, 2016
In Cuba, a country where omnipresent political propaganda makes nationalism seem to be less of an option and more of a legal obligation, the streets are filled with images of historical figures.
Cuba’s Cinematic Élan Vital: Cubanidad and Cubanía as Citizenship and Sentiment
April 26, 2016
This article focuses on the current shifts in expressions of Cuban national identity by considering the articulations of cubanidad and cubanía in recent films from Cuba’s Muestra joven, a showcase for new filmmakers organised by the state film institute (ICAIC).
