Senior Project Advisor

Drickey, Kristen

Document Type

Project

Publication Date

Spring 2020

Keywords

Cuba, Special Period, Cuban identity

Abstract

For most people outside of Cuba, the island carries an air, and allure, of the unknown. Following Castro’s 1959 socialist revolution, the country underwent a whirlwind transition from a small Caribbean nation with little international sway to the world’s longest standing socialist experiment. As Cuba’s unique political, economic, and cultural shifts forced the construction and reconstruction of its people’s national identity, narratives from Cubans on and off the island portray these shifting conceptions of what it means to be Cuban, and how these various conceptions of national identity affect the relationship between Cubans around the world.

Department

Modern and Classical Languages

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

National characteristics, Cuban; Nationalism--Cuba--History--19th century; Nationalism--Cuba--History--20th century

Geographic Coverage

Cuba

Genre/Form

student projects; term papers

Type

Text

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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