She is the author of afro cuban diasporas in the atlantic world, university of rochester press, 20, 2010. Afrocuban diasporas in the atlantic world, by solimar otero, seeks to examine the transnational and bidirectional flow of culture and people between nigeria and cuba in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Afro cuban diasporas in the atlantic world explores how yoruba and afro cuban communities moved across the atlantic between the americas and africa in successive waves in the nineteenth century. Afrocuban diasporas in the atlantic world by brown, laura. Jan 29, 2015 she is the author of afrocuban diasporas in the atlantic world, university of rochester press, 20, 2010. Afrocuban roots in contemporary times as the book explores how yoruba and afrocuban communities moved across the atlantic between the americas and africa in successive waves in the nineteenth century. The first happened during the time that european colonies in africa had tied together more closely two particular regions, and the second happened in the last half century as several newly independent nations became dictatorships, or fell into abject poverty, or as people faced political persecution or civil war or even genocide murder of entire. Gender, sexuality, and creativity in the latinao and afro atlantic diasporas see other formats. Historically, the word diaspora was used to refer to the involuntary mass dispersion of a population from its indigenous territories, in particular the dispersion of jews. Toyin falola is frances higginbotham nalle centennial professor in history at the university of texas at austin.
Ive studied, taught, and written about the yoruba religion and its newworld counterpartssuch as lucumi in cuba and candomble nagi. The editors and contributors do so, however, without. Afrocuban diasporas in the atlantic world explores how yoruba and afrocuban communities moved across the atlantic between the americas and africa in successive waves in the nineteenth century. Its primary emphasis is on people of african descent in the americas, africa, and europe. My objective is to show the psychosocial importance of this genre as it helped to shape and preserve the sense of culture and identity that were stripped from the african diaspora that landed in the caribbean as slaves. In being and blackness in latin america, patricia fox takes afro atlantic connections, and the flows of people along and through them, as her starting point. In this essay, i look at how representations of the ruins of havana and afro cuban religion work together in especially literature by cuban and cuban diaspora authors to signify a process of re. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the african iepas as they.
Baltimore students to study african diaspora in cuba. Focusing on the experiences of enslaved and free people of yoruba. Afrofuturism addresses themes and concerns of the african diaspora through technoculture and science fiction. Her current projects deal with gender and embodiment in afro cuban religious practices and performances. Shutika will briefly talk about her forthcoming book. An interdisciplinary study on the myth of racial democracy in brazil through the prism of producers of afro brazilian culture.
Solimar otero gr02 wrote afrocuban diasporas in the atlantic world university of rochester press. Many afro cubans are vocal and proud of their black ancestry and have influenced music, art and entertainment in several capacities. This list explores the history of the african diaspora in the atlantic world roughly from 1457 to 1888. Afro cuban roots in contemporary times as the book explores how yoruba and afrocuban communities moved across the atlantic between the americas and africa in successive waves in. In havana, yoruba slaves from lagos banded together to buy their freedom and sail home to nigeria. The majority of work for the title was done at penn for my thesis, where i won a fulbright to do research in nigeria. In may 1961, thecrisis, the organ of the national association for the advancement of colored people naacp, published an article by the afrocuban lawyer juan rene betancourt titled castro and the cuban negro. Afrocuban issues must be part of the dialogue in cuba.
African diaspora on the internet columbia university libraries. Afrocuban diasporas in the atlantic world, by solimar otero, seeks to examine the transnational and bidirectional flow of culture and people between nigeria and cuba in. She has contributed to numerous journals as well as to the volume yemoja. Since the 1940s, betancourt had been an activist against racial discrimination in cuba, authoring three books and several. Gender, sexuality, and creativity in latinao and afroatlantic diasporas suny press 20, which was selected as a finalist for the 2014 albert j. Afrocuban diasporas in the atlantic world rochester.
Since the beginnings of the atlantic slave trade in the 1400s, mobility and. Perched in the atlantic in the middle of the middle passage, as it were, the african diaspora in the caribbean in fact embodies all the complex connections, crisscrossings, and cultural compositions of the african diasporas of the atlantic. Compiled by columbia university libraries adiff 2018. Mestizaje literary visions and afro cuban genealogical memory, 19201958 epilogue. African studies reading room columbia university libraries. Afrocuban diasporas in the atlantic world rochester studies. Race, racialization, and the miami afro cuban experience. Seeing the plight of people of color across the world along with the problems in the united states forced the duo to create the african. Afrofuturism is a cultural aesthetic, philosophy of science, and philosophy of history that explores the developing intersection of african diaspora culture with technology. Rhythms of the afro atlantic world distinguishes itself as a collection focusing on the circulation of cultural forms across the atlantic world, tracing the paths trod by a range of music and dance forms within, across, or beyond the variety of locales that constitute the atlantic world. Jan 07, 2018 blackness is often only discussed in an american context, without an understanding of its social, political, economic, and cultural interconnections to the rest of the afroatlantic, europe, asia.
The fante and the transatlantic slave trade boydell and brewer. The afro cuban son is rich with religious rituals and sensual dances, and there is a rich history behind its rhythm. Folkloristics definition of folkloristics by the free. The african diaspora consists of the worldwide collection of communities descended from native subsaharan africans or people from subsaharan africa, predominantly in the americas. This book highlights the many contributions of these forgotten people of latin america, including african and afro latin american heroes and freedomfighters, religious and cultural traditions, and current social issues of ethnic and cultural identity. Revolutionary social morality and the multiracial national family, 19592000 notes references index. Solimar oteros afrocuban diasporas in the atlantic world offers a rich trans atlantic study that places the movements and religious practices of african and afrocubans at the center of scholarly and everyday understandings of diaspora.
A 20 th century atlantic activist, carole boyce davies, professor of english and african new world studies, florida international university. Through interwoven elements of ethnography, this a fine introduction to american catholicism. Columbia university, department of african american and african diaspora studies. Connect with afro cuban collectors across the globe and complete your collection. Afrocuban diasporas in the atlantic world by brown.
The itan story talks about the historic relationship between the king and the diaspora, involving the forces of orisha like olokun. This book is jameelahs contribution to avoiding afrolatin american cultural and historical amnesia. Gender, sexuality, and creativity in the latinao and afroatlantic diasporas see other formats. Discover the most collected and trending afro cuban music. His many books include culture and customs of libya. O n an island where religion has been oppressed for the past 60 years, practicing your religious faith now in cuba seems to be a little easier. Oct 21, 2016 solimar otero in her book afrocuban diasporas in the atlantic world even quotes an elaborate and beautiful ifa verse from olusi. Claudia jones, the only black woman among communists tried in the united states and sentenced for crimes against the state, incarcerated and then deported, not only lived her life as a transatlantic. This population and their descendants were major influences on the culture of british, french, portuguese, and spanish new world colonies. Not surprisingly, caribbean activists and intellectuals played a crucial role in all the transatlantic.
Pages in category cuban diaspora the following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. One of the largest diasporas of modern times is that of subsaharan africans, which dates back several centuries. African diaspora international film festival new york. This book is jameelahs contribution to avoiding afro latin american cultural and historical amnesia. Solimar oteros afrocuban diasporas in the atlantic world examines how constructions of home and belonging among the aguda in nigeria draw strongly on nostalgic rememberings of their latino heritage as cuban slaves as a resource for community reinvention. Preuniversity students hold a cuban flag as they walk in downtown havana to mark the first day of class for the 20152016 course on september 1, 2015. Sample comprehensive exams reading list for subject field. Surviving and thriving underground um religion experts discuss how afro cuban religions have survived and evolved from its early roots in the slave trade to the cuban diaspora. The fante and the transatlantic slave trade pushes asante scholarship to the forefront of african diaspora and atlantic world studies by showing the integral role of fante middlemen and transatlantic trade in the development of the asante economy prior to 1807.
It arose through a process of syncretism between the traditional yoruba religion of west africa and the roman catholic form of christianity. Kosoko sent in 1847 one of his senior chiefs to brazil, to reassure potential emigrants their security. Yemoja by solimar otero, toyin falola nook book ebook. It was coined by mark dery in 1993 and explored in the late 1990s through conversations led by alondra nelson. Afro cuban diasporas in the atlantic world, by solimar otero, seeks to examine the transnational and bidirectional flow of culture and people between nigeria and cuba in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The cuban research institute at florida international university is honored to release this report, the cuban diaspora in the 21st century. Wellwritten and researched, the book will interest a variety of readers, such as cultural historians, policy. Gender, sexuality, and creativity in latinao and afro atlantic diasporas suny press 20, which was selected as a finalist for the 2014 albert j. She is the author of afro cuban diasporas in the atlantic world, which was published by the university of rochester press in 2010. Fante and the transatlantic slave trade boydell and brewer. Gender, sexuality, and creativity in the latinao and afro atlantic diasporas. Solimar otero is associate professor of english and folklore at louisiana state university and author of afrocuban diasporas in the atlantic world.
Afro cuban diasporas in the atlantic world university of rochester press, 20, pp. In turn, since the 1959 cuban revolution, thousands of cubans have fanned across the americas, turning san juan, bogota, miami and new york city into international capitals of. Embassy reopening in havana on july 20, the root is giving some insight and perspective into the lives of afrocubans who suffer discrimination and economic distress. Solimar otero in her book afrocuban diasporas in the atlantic world even quotes an elaborate and beautiful ifa verse from olusi. The afrolatin diaspora ebook by jameelah xochitl medina. We publish between 23 books annually, since our inception in 20. The book is about cuban repatriate communities in africa. Columbia university, school of the arts, leroy neiman gallery. The 2019 accra international book festival accra book fest which was launched on august 10, is set to bring together writers of african descent from all over the world to take part in conversations, debates, workshops, and performances to share their experiences about the dream of our forbearers. African diaspora on the internet columbia university. Baltimore students to study african diaspora in cuba afro.