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A New Chapter in US-Cuba RelationsBeyond Revolutionary Chic: How US-Cuba Rapprochement May Affect Cuban Arts

A New Chapter in US-Cuba Relations: Beyond Revolutionary Chic: How US-Cuba Rapprochement May... [On December 29, 2014, Cuban artist Tania Bruguera attempted to stage her performance Tatlin Whisper #6 in the iconic Plaza de la Revolución in Havana. It consisted of a stage on which volunteers from the audience would be given one minute to speak at the microphone about the new US-Cuba relationship. Bruguera had successfully put on a similar performance at the 2009 Havana Biennial, which caused quite a stir because of the intervention of internationally famous Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez and other Cuban activists. This second performance in 2014, as the hashtag #YoTambiénExijo expressed, sought to provide “ordinary Cubans” on the island with an opportunity to make their own demands before the prospect of renewed US-Cuba relations. According to Bruguera, her intention was to address the discrepancy between the media’s ample coverage of the respective presidents’ comments on the new regulations versus the silence over the reactions of those to whom the changes might matter the most.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A New Chapter in US-Cuba RelationsBeyond Revolutionary Chic: How US-Cuba Rapprochement May Affect Cuban Arts

Part of the Studies of the Americas Book Series
Editors: Hershberg, Eric; LeoGrande, William M.
Serra, Ana
A New Chapter in US-Cuba Relations — Apr 18, 2016
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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
ISBN
978-3-319-31151-7
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67 –83
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-29595-4_6
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Abstract

[On December 29, 2014, Cuban artist Tania Bruguera attempted to stage her performance Tatlin Whisper #6 in the iconic Plaza de la Revolución in Havana. It consisted of a stage on which volunteers from the audience would be given one minute to speak at the microphone about the new US-Cuba relationship. Bruguera had successfully put on a similar performance at the 2009 Havana Biennial, which caused quite a stir because of the intervention of internationally famous Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez and other Cuban activists. This second performance in 2014, as the hashtag #YoTambiénExijo expressed, sought to provide “ordinary Cubans” on the island with an opportunity to make their own demands before the prospect of renewed US-Cuba relations. According to Bruguera, her intention was to address the discrepancy between the media’s ample coverage of the respective presidents’ comments on the new regulations versus the silence over the reactions of those to whom the changes might matter the most.]

Published: Apr 18, 2016

Keywords: United States; Cuban Regime; Latin American Study Association; Cultural Diplomacy; Cuban Plastic

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