Paper short abstract:

Presently various internet "revistas de cultura cubana" work to de-territorialize Cuban culture, and problematize official Cuban cultural politics. This presentation aims to examine the history, politics, editorial policy and main actors of three of the most important magazines in this group.

Paper long abstract:

As the various waves of Cuban emigrants have settled outside of the island, they have established communities outside of the traditional Florida enclave of the Miami-Dade County area. Europe, Mexico and the Western United States in particular have seen larger number of Cuban implants since the fall of the Soviet Bloc. With the onset of internet journalism, what before had been small-circulation and locally-focused newspapers have found and ever-growing audience in cyberspace. We will examine the editorial histories, cultural politics, and main actors of three of the most influential cultural magazines outside of Cuba: the now defunct 'Revista Encuentro' (Madrid, Spain), La Habana Elegante [segunda época] (Texas, US), and Otro Lunes (Madrid, Spain/Berlin, Germany). We hope to distil the essence and consequences of the intricate web of competing, complementing and ultimately coherent interests of these journals as they pertain to the establishment of a legitimate Cuban culture outside the island of Cuba.