{"product_id":"circulating-culture-transnational-cuban-networks-of-exchange-paperback","title":"Circulating Culture: Transnational Cuban Networks of Exchange - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Cearns\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring\u003cbr\u003ethe movements of Cuban material objects and digital content across borders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite decades of diplomatic hostilities and economic\u003cbr\u003esanctions, the border between Cuba and the United States--arguably one of the\u003cbr\u003emost politicized in the world--is in a state of constant flux. Tracing the flows\u003cbr\u003eof people, material items, and digital content between Havana and Miami, as\u003cbr\u003ewell as between Cuba and Panama, Guyana, and Mexico, \u003ci\u003eCirculating Culture\u003c\/i\u003e explores how and why these circuits are a part\u003cbr\u003eof everyday life for millions of Cubans who negotiate extraordinary\u003cbr\u003ecircumstances daily.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on extensive ethnographic research in these\u003cbr\u003elocations, Jennifer Cearns highlights groups of Cuban society that are often\u003cbr\u003eoverlooked, considering what Cuban culture and identity mean in a transnational\u003cbr\u003esetting. Weaving evocative vignettes into her discussion of these larger\u003cbr\u003equestions, Cearns pieces together the story of the creators of an emerging and\u003cbr\u003edynamic network that punctures geopolitical boundaries and has outlasted a\u003cbr\u003eperiod of rapid social change--from the Obama administration through the death\u003cbr\u003eof Fidel Castro and into the Trump administration.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUltimately, by focusing on everyday objects and the\u003cbr\u003estrategies used to move them across borders, this book reveals how new cultural\u003cbr\u003eforms can develop from the cracks in societies often seen as \"broken.\" It\u003cbr\u003edemonstrates the worldmaking of marginalized Cuban communities who have long\u003cbr\u003ebeen building their own infrastructures of possibility. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA volume in the series New World Diasporas, edited by Kevin\u003cbr\u003eA. Yelvington \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublication\u003cbr\u003eof this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American\u003cbr\u003eRescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 278\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47459370336509,"sku":"9780813080086","price":63.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/vPCKsIVM3W9780813080086.webp?v=1777253409","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/circulating-culture-transnational-cuban-networks-of-exchange-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}