Abstract
Revolutionary Cuba (1959-present) has experienced ongoing socio-economic and political challenges in providing food security to the island’s population. Representations of food–with its correlates of scarcity, inequality, and hunger–have become a frequent theme in Cuban literature, film, and visual arts. In this paper, I analyze a variety of such representations, focusing on formal and aesthetic aspects and situating them against the backdrop of the evolving social, political, and economic context.
Presenters
Elzbieta SklodowskaProfessor, Spanish, Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2022 Special Focus—Imagining the Edible: Food, Creativity, and the Arts
KEYWORDS
Cuba, Food, Culture, Art
