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Cuban movements: new frontiers of research in anthropology? 
Convenors:
Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier (University of Victoria)
Sabrina Doyon (Université Laval)
Stream:
Worlds in motion: Anthropology in movement/Mondes en mouvement: Anthropologie en mouvement
Location:
MNT 207
Start time:
2 May, 2017 at
Time zone: America/New_York
Session slots:
1

Short Abstract:

This panel explores the recent Cuban movements that take place since the recent diplomatic openings between Cuba and the United States, in addition to question their impact on the research conducted by anthropologists.

Long Abstract:

Since the 1970s, Cuban scholars argue that Cuba is in a state of transition. But Cuba has always been in movement. Yet, indicators suggest that this socialist island of the Caribbean is recently moving faster. On December 17, 2014 -Day of San Lazaro -Raúl Castro and Barack Obama announced that diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United Stated would be progressively 'normalized'. Since then, many things happened: the exponential increase of tourism, and the installation of wi-fi antennas in public spaces like parks are two striking examples. This panel digs into those Cuban movements, the cultural, political, environmental, economic and social undercurrents that are affecting Cubans' lives today. Questions of access, gender, race, and locality, among others, are explored and connected to other concerns, such as infrastructural, political, and technological.

In such a changing climate, we would like to gather a group of scholars who have been / are conducting research in Cuba to engage with the movements, dynamics and changes that are observed. We want to question how those movements do impact our works as anthropologists today. In reflecting on our experiences and thoughts, this panel aims at provoking a conversation about how those Cuban movements are being entangled within our research projects and questionings. Furthermore, we wish to explore how an expected increase of exchanges between foreign and Cuban scholars can potentially create new frontiers of research in anthropology.

Accepted papers:

Session 1