The subject of revolution between political and popular culture in Cuba / Jennifer L. Lambe.
| Author/creator | Lambe, Jennifer L. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2024] |
| Description | xii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from JSTOR University of North Carolina Press Publisher Collection (Backlist) |
| Subjects |
| Series | Envisioning Cuba Envisioning Cuba. ^A475880 |
| Contents | The Truth about Cuba -- The Medium Is the Message: TV Fidel -- Radio Revolution: Political Reception and Solidarity Channels -- Beyond the Sugar Curtain -- Experts in Revolution -- The Revolutionary Work (of) Culture -- The Politics of the Popular. |
| Abstract | "From television to travel bans, geopolitics to popular dance, The Subject of Revolution explores how knowledge about the 1959 Cuban Revolution was produced and how the Revolution in turn shaped new worldviews. Drawing on sources from over twenty archives as well as film, music, theater, and material culture, this book traces the consolidation of the Revolution over two decades in the interface between political and popular culture. The 'subject of Revolution,' it proposes, should be understood as the evolving synthesis of the imaginaries constructed by its many 'subjects,' including revolutionary leaders, activists, academics, and ordinary people within and beyond the island's borders. The book reopens some of the questions that have long animated debates about Cuba, from the relationship between populace and leadership to the archive and its limits, while foregrounding the construction of popular understandings. It argues that the politicization of everyday life was an inescapable effect of the revolutionary process as well as the catalyst for new ways of knowing and being"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2024023923 |
| ISBN | 9781469681146 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 9781469681153 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |