| Welcome to CTP News, the monthly newsletter of
the Cuba Transition Project (CTP) at the University of Miami's
Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies (ICCAS). The
CTP is funded by a grant from the U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID).
The Cuba Focus, "Coming
to America: The New Cuban Migration Crisis," was selected
by Foreign Policy as one of "The Top Ten Stories
You Missed in 2007." To view the announcement click
here.
Katherine Hirschfeld, Assistant
Professor of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, and author
of the book, Health, Politics, and Revolution in Cuba Since
1898, will speak on "Michael Moore and the Mythology
of Cuban Healthcare: A View from Academia" on Thursday,
January 10, 2008, 6:00-9:00 p.m. at Casa Bacardi, Institute
for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami. The
lecture is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and
a reservation is required. To reserve, please call 305-284-2822.
A video of the lecture will be available on the
CTP website shortly after the presentation.
Carlos Alberto Montaner, author
and columnist, will speak on "Marti's Relevance for Cuba's
Future" on Monday, January 28, 2008, 7:00-9:00 p.m. at
Casa Bacardi, Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies,
University of Miami. The lecture will be held in Spanish. It
is free and open to the public. To reserve, please call 305-284-2822.
The current issue of Cuban Affairs, the quarterly electronic
journal of ICCAS, includes the following articles:
Cuba's
Dysfunctional Agriculture: On the Eve of Reform?
G. B. Hagelberg and José Alvarez
Political Transition and Social Transformation: The
Ideological and Psychological Reconstruction of Human Values
in Russia, Lessons for Cuba
Andy S. Gomez
A Proposed Property Claims Settlement Mechanism for
the United States and Cuba
Richard C. Witmer, Erika Moreno, Patrick J. Borchers, and Michael
J. Kelly
The Reconstruction of Cuba: Difficulties, Reflections
and Solutions
Salvador Larrúa Guedes
Book reviews and a chronology
of recent events in Cuba are also included.
We invite you to visit the journal’s
website click here for more information
and/or to subscribe.
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SEMINAR
PROCEEDINGS AVAILABLE ONLINE |
Seminar
proceedings of "Cuba: What to Expect," held on Saturday,
December 1, 2007 at the Westin Colonnade Hotel in Coral Gables,
FL are now available at the CTP website. Click here to view.
The CTP can be contacted at P.O. Box 248174, Coral Gables, Florida
33124-3010, Tel: 305-284-CUBA (2822), Fax: 305-284-4875, and
by email at ctp.iccas@miami.edu.
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