A presentation by the distinguished Cuban historian Rafael Rojas, at the New York City launching of his latest book, El cambio constitucional en Cuba, a compilation of essays about Constitutional changes on the Island from a multidisciplinary perspective. Alongside texts by other authors, the volume offers a tour of Cuban Constitutional history, from the founding text of Hispanic liberalism in 1812 in Cádiz, to the Communist Constitution of 1976, which represents a conceptual reordering of the endowment of fundamental rights. The book also delves into the period following the institutionalization of the Castro regime, its resistance to change or its possibilities of openness in the coming years.
Most relevant to Rojas’s presentation will be the referendum on a new Constitution that the Cuban government scheduled for February 24th of this year (which will have already taken place), especially in light of the widespread ‘vote NO’ campaign initiated by opposing groups, since dissident proposals were not included in the draft constitution that the government has published.
The presentation will be followed by a Q&A with the audience.
This event will be held in Spanish with simultaneous English translation through earphones.
INSTITUTO CERVANTES
211 East 49th Street, bet. 2nd & 3rd Aves., NYC
FREE ADMISSION for MEMBERS
of CCCNY or IC
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Rafael Rojas is a renowned scholar and writer of Latin America history. The author of more than 17 books and 100 scholarly essays, he has won numerous international awards, including the Premio Matías Romero (2001), the Anagrama Essay Award (2006), ande Premio Internacional de Ensayo Isabel Polanco (2009). He has also become one of the region’s most prominent public intellectuals. His most recent books include Historia minima de la Revolucion Cubana (El Colegio de México, 2015), Fighting Over Fidel. The New York Intellectuals and the Cuban Revolution (Princeton University Press, 2016), and La polis literaria. El boom, la Revolución y otras polémicas de la Guerra Fría (Madrid/Ciudad de México, Taurus, 2018). He has taught and lectured widely, and teaches at the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Economicas/CIDE) in Mexico City.
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