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Book SynopsisA sophisticated comparison of U.S. and Cuban reactions to Cuban revolutionary films
Trade Review"Truly groundbreaking. Amaya's provocative and illuminating analysis uses a Cuba-U.S. framework to address film criticism as a way of exercising political citizenship, providing a glimpse into the cultural and political effects of the Cold War."--Ana López, coeditor of
The Ethnic Eye: Latino Media Arts “
Screening Cuba joins a new generation of writings about Cuban culture and cultural politics. An original contribution to cinema reception studies."--Michael Chanan, author of
Cuban Cinema "[A] clearly organized, well-written comparative study. . . . Recommended."--Choice
Table of ContentsCoverTitle PageCopyrightTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionPart I: Staging Film Criticism: The Cuban and American Historical and Political Backgrounds1. Cuban Culture, Institutions, Policies, and Citizens2. The Cuban Revolutionary Hermeneutics: Criticism and Citizenship3. The U.S. Field of Culture4. U.S. Criticism, Dissent, and HermeneuticsPart II: Performing Film Criticism5. Memories of Underdevelopment6. Lucia7. One Way or Another8. Portrait of TeresaConclusion: Film Criticism in Cuba and the United StatesNotesBibliographyIndex
