Revolutionary Cuba
Havana, Cuba
- Dates – TBD
- Max Enrollment – 30
- Taught In – English
- Prerequisites – No
- Academic Area – History
Program Overview
Study the history and contemporary significance of the Cuban Revolution while living and traveling in Cuba. We will read historical narratives, watch Cuban films, meet with Cuban scholars and students, and immerse ourselves in daily life to develop our own interpretations of Cuba’s revolutionary tradition. What historical forces and circumstances led to the Cuban Revolution? How did participants, bystanders, and detractors experience the upheaval, and how have they struggled over its meaning and memory? How did the revolution impact hemispheric affairs and global politics? What does the future hold for Cuba and its revolutionary tradition? The program is based in Havana and includes frequent field trips and overnight excursions to Pinar del Río, Trinidad, Santa Clara, Varadero, and more.
Program Contacts
- Program Coordinator – Angela McNutt
- Instructor – Jordan Lauhon
Program Highlights
- Listen to Cuban music, learn about Afro-Cuban religions, and explore places in which these developed.
- Examine the historic crossroads of slavery, piracy, and colonial opulence in the cobbled streets of Trinidad.
- Talk with tobacco farmers beneath the limestone monoliths of Viñales Valley, the heart of Cuba’s agricultural region.
- Unpack the contentious history of US-Cuban relations at the Bay of Pigs.
- Untangle history and myth at the Ernesto “Che” Guevara Memorial in Santa Clara.