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Cuba

The First Hundred Years
 

The University of Miami
Commemorates the Establishment of the Cuban Republic
May 20, 1902

Special Programs and Activities
2002

Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies



Cuban History Course
The Cuban Revolution: Causes and Impact
Prof. Luis Aguilar Leon, Senior Fellow, Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies.  Former Professor at Georgetown University; columnist The Miami Herald; author of Cuba 1933: Prologue to Revolution; Marxism in Latin America; and De como se me murieron las palabras.
An examination of the history of the Cuban Republic during its first hundred years.  The main factors that influenced the establishment of the Republic in 1902, the events leading to the Castro Revolution of 1959 and the Castro Revolution will be analyzed.  Occasionally, specialized guest lecturers will participate.  Half the course will rely on lectures by Professor Aguilar Leon and his invitees, and the other half on student’s questions and discussion.  A bibliography will be developed during the course.  The essence of the course is based on the Socratic notion that it’s usually better to expand the questions than to narrow the answers.  In collaboration with the Koubek Center.  In English.
10 consecutive Wednesdays
January 30 to April 3, 2002, Miami, Fl
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
John J. Koubek Memorial Center
2705 S.W. 3rd Street
$150
 

Third Annual Cuban Film Festival
Sunday, February 17, 2002
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

  • José Martí: Cuba’s Herald

    • A short documentary that provides an overview of Marti and the era that he influenced by his actions and writings produced by Films for the Humanities & Sciences.  (In Spanish) 1:00 p.m.
  • The Other Cuba (La Otra Cuba)

    • The history of Cuba is examined through the stories of Cuban exiles of various vocations, by Orlando Jiménez-Leal. (In English & Spanish with English subtitles) 1:30 p.m.
  • Voices of Orishas

    • Documentary that shows the survival and strength in Cuba of the African cultural and religious heritage of Yoruba among Afro-Cubans by Alvaro Perez Betancourt. (In Spanish with English subtitles) 3:15 p.m.
  • Reinaldo Arenas, His Own Words

    • A short interview with one of Cuba’s most prominent modern writers.  (In Spanish with English subtitles) 3:45 p.m.
  • Forever Cuba: Los Cubanos Somos Así

    • What are Cubans like?  Without the pretense of a sociological study, this film will take the viewer around the geography, costumes, and tastes of this human conglomerate, complex and at times contradictory, by Julisa Vision Corp. (In Spanish with English subtitles) 4:00 p.m.
The Bill Cosford Cinema (located on the 2nd floor of the Memorial Building on the Coral Gables Campus)
University of Miami
Donation $15
Seating capacity limited, please reserve early
 

ART EXHIBIT
  Lowe Art Museum
Mario Algaze: Cuba 1999-2000
Evocative photographic images of Cuba will be on exhibition from May 4-September 1, 2002
Reception: Thursday, May 16, 2002, 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
The Museum is open:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday 12:00 noon – 7:00 p.m.  Sunday 12:00 noon – 5:00 p.m.
1301 Stanford Drive
Coral Gables
General admission $5; Senior Citizens & Students $3
For information call (305) 284-3535
In June 1999, the Cuban Museum of the Americas donated its entire collection to the University of Miami.  The collection, which consist of more than 500 original artworks and historical memorabilia, became part of the permanent collection at the University’s Lowe Art Museum.  The collection contains a number of rare paintings and drawings, historical documents, memorabilia, old periodicals and photographs, Afro-Cuban lore and a collection of rare flags from 1869 to 1989.
The Cuban Museum Collection complements existing holdings at the Lowe, featuring a number of prominent Cuban artists, and enhances the University’s role as a major academic center for studies about Cuba and its people.

 

Cuban Heritage Collection, Otto G. Richter Library

  • Homage to Mariano Brull

    • Thursday, March 14, 2002
    6:00 p.m. – 8:00p.m.
    Otto G. Richter Library, 8th Floor

  • Inauguration of the Roberto C. Goizueta Cuban Heritage Pavilion

    • University of Miami Richter Library
    October 10, 2002 (Tentative)
    For information call (305) 284-4900

    The purpose of the Cuban Heritage Collection (CHC) at the University of Miami Library is to support the research and educational needs of faculty and students at this institution, and to support the information needs of researchers from the local, state, national, and international communities.
     
    The mission of the CHC is to collect and preserve primary and secondary source materials pertaining to the history of Cuba from its discovery to the present. The CHC is also a repository of materials on Cuban-Americans and their impact in the growth and development of many parts of the United States, including the State of Florida and Miami-Dade County.
     
    The Cuban Heritage Collection (CHC) houses a collection of approximately 50,000 volumes of rare and contemporary books; Cuban periodical publications from colonial times to the present; Cuban exile periodicals, or "periodiquitos," published around the world; and the Cuban Archives, which contain materials produced in Cuba, by Cubans in exile, and by Cuban-Americans since 1959.
    Now under construction, the Roberto C. Goizueta Pavilion will contain the bulk of the Cuban Heritage Collection.  The Pavilion is being built thru a generous donation from the Goizueta Foundation in Georgia, and honors the memory of the late Chairman of Coca-Cola, Roberto C. Goizueta.

    Lectures

  • Luis Aguilar Leon – “Cien Años de República”
    Thursday, May 2, 2002, 7:00 p.m.
  • Carlos Alberto Montaner - “La República: Cien Años Después”
    Thursday, May 9, 2002, 7:00 p.m.
    • John J. Koubek Memorial Center
    2705 S.W. 3rd Street
    Miami, FL
    $10
    Seating capacity limited, please reserve early.

     

    Music Concerts

  • Concierto del Centenario
    Centenary Concert of Cuban Music
    To be announced.  Please save the date.
    Friday, May 17, 2002, 8:00 p.m.
  • The Music of Ernesto Lecuona, Piano Concert
    Thomas Tirino, pianist
    Recognized as the leading authority on the music of Ernesto Lecuona, Tirino has been the major force responsible for a large revival in the piano music of Lecuona.  A Juilliard graduate, he has appeared as recitalist and with orchestras performing the standard classical piano repertoire in the major cities of the United States, Europe and Asia.  He has performed at the Bolshoi and Tchaikovsky Halls in Moscow and the Lincoln Center in New York.
    Friday, June 28, 2002, 8:00 p.m.
    Maurice Gusman Concert Hall
    1314 Miller Drive (University of Miami Campus)
    Coral Gables, FL
    $20
    Seating capacity limited.  Please reserve early.


    • Inauguration: Casa Bacardi
    An interactive cultural center highlighting Cuban history, art, music.
    The Casa Bacardi features a cinema devoted to films about Cuba; a music pavilion with individual stations to listen to the music of Cuba; a computerized database, Cuba-On-Line, featuring information about the history, economy and culture of Cuba, accessible at the Casa
    Bacardi in specialized computer stations or thru the Internet.
    Monday, May 20, 2002
    10: 00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
    1531 Brescia Avenue
    Coral Gables
    Free and open to the public
    Sponsored by the Bacardi Family Foundation and by Bacardi
    For further information and reservations, please call the Institute at
    (305) 284-CUBA (2822).

    The Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies School of International Studies
    University of Miami
    1531 Brescia Avenue
    Coral Gables, FL  33124-3010
    E-mail: iccas.sis@miami.edu
    Fax: (305) 284-4875