Contemporary Cuba
Fall 2005 |
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Havana
2004.
Photo by Mimi Chakarova. |
El
Dia Que Me Quieras
Directed by Leandro Katz (1998)
Director
Leandro Katz deconstructs the myth of Che Guevara in this meditation
on the famous photo of Che’s corpse. Using close-up photography
and masking techniques, Katz re-photographs the image and reflects
upon the power of photographic and cinematic representation
in an attempt to place Guevara back into the Latin American
intellectual life of his day. 30 minutes. English and Spanish
with English subtitles.
“Visually
exquisite and deeply moving... an elegy to the passing of the
age of revolution in Latin America...” — Jeffrey
Skoller, Afterimage.
Cuban
Story
Directed by Victor Pahlen (1959)
Both
Errol Flynn and Fidel Castro appear in this 1959 documentary
that was shelved for 40 years until its 2002 video release.
Flynn and producer Victor Pahlen owned a Havana movie theater
when Castro’s revolution broke out. Taking to the streets
with cameras, they captured footage of the upheaval. 50
minutes. English.
Wednesday,
September 14, 7:00 pm
CLAS Conference Room, 2334 Bowditch Street
Art
Opening and Book Presentation
"Capitalism, God, and a Good Cigar: Cuba Enters the 21st Century"
Photos by Mimi Chakarova
Capitalism,
God, and a Good Cigar: Cuba Enters the 21st Century, the
recently published book of essays edited by Prof. Lydia Chávez,
examines contemporary Cuban life from a variety of perspectives
and features over 75 photographs from Chakarova’s Cuba
series.
Photographs
on exhibit September 7 – November 1, 2005
Join
us for a talk with Prof. Lydia Chávez, along with the
authors and photographer, followed by an opening reception.
Friday,
September 16, 6:00 pm
CLAS Conference Room, 2334 Bowditch Street
Photos
of the event
Armando
Nova
“Cooperatives: A Key Line of Agrarian Development in Cuba”
Armando Nova is a professor and researcher at the Centro de Estudios de la
Economía Cubana, Universidad de La Habana. He has studied the cooperative
sector in Cuban agriculture, farmers’ markets in the post-1990 period
and the international linkages of the sugar and citrus industries.
Event
in Spanish, with translation available.
Moderator: Laura Enríquez, Associate Professor of Sociology, UC Berkeley.
Tuesday, September 27, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
CLAS Conference Room, 2334 Bowditch Street
Analysis
and photos
of the event
