Analysis Of Mikhail Kalatozov's Film I Am Cuba

From April 15 to October 31 in 1980, over 125,000 Cuban migrants arrived in the United States. Family members from America ferried relatives and institutionalized Cubans from the Cuban port of Mariel, in what was soon coined the Mariel Boatlift. Mirta Ojito, one of these ‘Marielitos’, as they soon were termed, grew up to write “Finding Mañana: A Memoir of a Cuban Exodus”. In this text, the author provides a historic account of events leading up to the Mariel Boatlift, narratives from important figures surrounding the event, and a personal narrative describing the struggle of her family to gain freedom from the socialist dictatorship of Fidel Castro. Throughout the story of the years preceding the boatlift and the influence that living in Cuba held on her life, Ojito describes the positive and negative elements of the both the political climate and personal life on the communist island which led to her eventual emigration to the United States.

This project’s purpose is to record a people who have lived through the promises and outcomes of the Bolivarian Revolution, an idea that captured Venezuela’s spirit and spread across 16 Latin America nations as the Pink Tide. The poor and working class will be a fundamental component of this story as I investigate the role the revolution has played in shaping the lives of this perpetually overlooked group of people. Simultaneously, the nature of these issues will create a portal into the world of Venezuelan heritage, traditions, and political and civic culture. What I write will be the reality of the situation; the interpretation will be left up to the reader.

Cuba is merely one example of a society. Juan Cabrera is simply an ordinary example of an individual. What The Lonely Crossing of Juan Cabrera by J. Joaquin Fraxedas bring to light is the extraordinary effects of stepping outside the comfort zone of following the expectations of those that lead our governments. Although the situation was unlike our own it highlights what could very well could have

Brittmarie Janson Perez, author of Political Facets of Salsa, writes, “Late at night, in a discotheque in a Latin American country whose political system is dominated by the military and is not particularly known for its respect for human rights, a crowd is dancing salsa, a generic term covering Caribbean dance music” (149). This has been and continues to be a very commonly accurate depiction of many Latin American countries. Since Cuba was founded in October 1492, its government and politics has been characterized by brutality, corruption and instability. Nonetheless, involvement from foreign nations and its deeply engrained Spanish roots has without a doubt had a significant impact on the transformation of what Cuba is today. In this paper, I will explore the pros and cons of the 1959 Cuban Revolution through the examination of the historical context of politics and how it impacted the social atmosphere.

I went to the showing of Nadie at the Woodland Theater. This film was apart of the Latin American Studies week at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. This film was a documentary about Rafael Alcides, a poet from Cuba. This film was mostly an interview with Alcides, who talked about his life and living through the Cuban Revolution. This in-depth interview ranges from the struggle of how Alcides, a once famous person, is now nadie or nobody. Alcides is currently in the process of trying to save his work as most of his writing is written in fading ink. Additionally, his interview discusses at-length about how he views the revolution like an “old-girlfriend”. After Fidel Castro died, he and many others realized their lifelong fight was for

writer is shows a bit of distrust in the words of the new leader. The writer assesses the

The forth aspect of the Afro-Cuban experience which Helg mentions is the formation of the first black political party in the hemisphere, which, as I will address later, was destroyed between 1910-1912. When it is finally destroyed in 1912, official antiblack violence is what destroys it, and Helg shows that as the fifth particularity of the Cuban case. Lastly, Helg discusses the reconciliation of the "democratic ideologies versus racist practices" contradiction in Cuba for her final aspect of uniqueness. This last characteristic which Helg mentions played a huge role in the maintenance of racial hierarchies in Cuba.

The readings for this week consisted of the second half of Conceiving Cuba by Elise Andaya (2014). This half of the book focused on abortion, gendered work and surviving through migration (Andaya, 2014). Overall, Andaya (2014) focuses less on reproductive health and women than one would expect, and instead provides more of a critique of the shortcomings of the socialist revolution in Cuba. These critiques get in the way of Andaya’s (2014) narrative and ultimately detract from the discussion of reproductive health in Cuba.

Methods: This investigation will describe Che Guevara’s involvement in Latin American independence movements, focusing specifically on his involvement with Fidel Castro’s “26th of July” movement. His actions and words will be analyzed, and his conduct this period of political upheaval will be used as evidence in order to answer the investigative question.

The Communist Revolution of Cuba didn’t just impact the working class, but rather also affected the youth living in Cuba as well. Many children fought in the brigades to avoid capital punishment. One such account tells the story of Jose Agustin, who wrote an autobiography of his experiences in the brigades titled “Diario de brigadista, Cuba 1961”. It was in this book that Jose talked about his daily

That there are 12 murals created in town between 2001-2007 murals depicts a beloved mayor who governed for 20 years. Some of the murals in Cuba are the Cuba city jail, 19-drive in theater, Bob’s gasoline alley, history museum, and Hayes shoe store, etc. The Viva Cuba organization completed its first mural in 2001 with plans to complete 12 more. In 1928 an emergency plane landed by Amelia Earnheart in the area is captured in another mural. Paul T Carr, Philips 66 station opened in 1932 to see how it would go, he opened at the 4 way intersection. Back then people called it the 4 way intersection now these days we call it the 4 way. On the chimney there was a P for the owner Paul people thought it stood

Cuba is an awesome place to visit it has lots of mountains you can climb or hike, if you like baseball you can watch Cuba's team play or even soccer. I will talk about Geography, history, government, economy and people.

In early as 1940, Celia writes about the widespread poverty in the countryside. In 1945, she writes, “if I was born to live on an island, then I 'm grateful for one thing: that the tides rearrange the borders. At least I have the illusion of change, of possibility. To be locked within boundaries plotted by priests and politicians would be the only thing more intolerable” The corruption in Cuban politics was a precursor for the revolution. It was a sign that the people wanted change, and Castro would utilize these sentiments to garner support. In 1952, Celia writes about the rise of Fulgencio Batista, and his subsequent takeover of the state as a U.S. backed dictator. She writes, “that bastard Batista stole the country from us just when it seemed things could finally change. The U.S. wants him in the palace. How else could he have pulled this off?” Celia opposes Batista and participates in marches against him, which are led by a, “young lawyer”, Fidel Castro. In 1955, she celebrates that, “the rebels have been released! Now the revolution is close enough we 'll make it stick like rice to a pot!” Four years later, the revolution would begin and Castro and his regime would continue to rule the island to this day.

My Cuban background has had a profound effect throughout my life, despite the negative stigma many people have sadly associated with it. Both of my parents immigrated to the United States when they were young, so I have grown up with stories of how hard my grandparents had to work to adjust to a culture and language they were completely foreign to. Because they had to overcome so many obstacles to get where they are today, they have instilled a work ethic and determination in me that I believe is why I have been so successful in my academics and extracurriculars. I have always been taught that education is the most important facet of my adolescent years, and thus I comprehend its importance and strive for academic perfection. Furthermore, as

Like the much used stencil of Guevara's determined visage, the general perception of his life is flat and two-dimensional. No where more so, it seems, then in the country richest in Guevara's history, Cuba. An article printed July 21st 1997 in Newsweek, entitled 'Return Of The Rebel', explored Cuban society in the wake of the long-awaited discovery of Guevara's skeleton in Bolivian town of Vallegrande. In it journalist Brook Lamer explains how 'the Cuban Government played a pivotal role in creating the Che mystique, and it is not about to let its franchise slip away'[2].