{"product_id":"the-cuban-hustle-9781478009641","title":"The Cuban Hustle","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn essays addressing topics ranging from cinema, feminism, and art to hip hop, urban slums, and digital technology, Sujatha Fernandes explores the multitudinous ways ordinary Cubans have sought to hustle, survive, and create expressive cultures in the aftermath of the Soviet Union's collapse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fascinating dossier about the challenges and preoccupations of post-Soviet Cuba. From negotiating the fallout from a globalizing economy to new movements in the visual arts, music, film, feminism, and racial consciousness, Sujatha Fernandes brings readers up to date on the inventive, evolving hustle that is Cuba's survival.” -- Cristina García, author of * Here in Berlin: A Novel *\u003cbr\u003e“In a complex and nuanced way, Sujatha Fernandes describes Cuba's most recent two decades, focusing on subjects that have not been written about in this much detail. She contributes to a new understanding of present-day Cuba—and its many fascinating idiosyncrasies, tensions, and creative solutions to complicated problems—in an engaging and politically sophisticated style that general readers will enjoy.” -- Margaret Randall, author of * I Never Left Home: Poet, Feminist, Revolutionary *\u003cbr\u003e“For any reader who is curious about the embodiment of Cuban life over the past two decades, Fernandes skillfully provides lucid accounts of ordinary Cubans, who, through pure resourcefulness and innovation, and in times of chaos, work relentlessly to find strategies for survival, in ways that are meaningful and artistically expressive…. \u003ci\u003eThe Cuban Hustle\u003c\/i\u003e provides a necessary contribution to the Cuban diaspora literature; the accounts are timely, and deliver a contemporary understanding of Cuba, and the hardships faced by so many since the collapse of the Soviet Union.” -- Mauricia John * Ethnic and Racial Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\"The greatest value of the text is in revealing the complexity of Cuban culture and the creativity of Cubans in challenging the outdated stereotypes that may persist in a communist nation. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students and faculty.\" -- J. A. Baer * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eThe Cuban Hustle\u003c\/i\u003e, Sujatha Fernandes explores Cuban creativity in the decades since the collapse of the Soviet Union.... The essays pay particularly close attention to issues of race, gender, and sexuality, which are examined through the lens of Cuba’s vibrant and incredibly diverse artistic terrain.” -- Rubrick Biegon * Latin American Politics and Society *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Cuban Hustle\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating take on the evolution of Cuban art, culture, and everyday life which spans more than 20 years.... The book is enjoyable and accessible for readers of different ages and educational backgrounds.” -- Esther Hernández-Medina * Social Forces *\u003cbr\u003e“The originality and pertinence of [\u003ci\u003eThe Cuban Hustle\u003c\/i\u003e] lies precisely in the fact that the reader is led to examine lesser-studied topics, social and cultural actors, often on a microlevel. . . . We can also appreciate the author’s balanced approach, which invites us to ‘understand Cuba on its own terms.’” -- Catia Dignard * Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies *\u003cbr\u003e“Fernandes’s ethnographic descriptions are enthralling and provide readers with a true sense of what it is like to begin to see Cuba as Cubans see it. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Cuban Hustle \u003c\/i\u003eprovides an insightful overview of post-Soviet Cuban life.” -- William Kelly * New West Indian Guide *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  ix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction  1\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Cultures of the Special Period\u003cbr\u003e 1. Revolution and Rumba: Cuba in the Special Period  9\u003cbr\u003e 2. Alice in Wondertown: Interview with Filmmaker Daniel Díaz Torres  15\u003cbr\u003e 3. Magín: Feminist Organizing in Cuba  22\u003cbr\u003e 4. Vitality in Precarious Conditions: Conversation with Artist\/Art Critic Tonel  32\u003cbr\u003e 5. Public Art and Art Collectives in Havana  44\u003cbr\u003e 6. New Cuban Cinema: Race and Sexuality  53\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Capital of Rap: Hip Hop Culture in Alamar  62\u003cbr\u003e 8. Cultural \u003ci\u003eCimarronaje\u003c\/i\u003e: Afro-Cuban Visual Arts  71\u003cbr\u003e 9. Elio Rodríguez: Of Joint Ventures and Sexual Adventures  77\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Normalization: Netflix Meets the Weekly Packet\u003cbr\u003e 10. Cuban Rap: Where the Streets Meet Highbrow Art  87\u003cbr\u003e 11. Why USAID Could Never Spark a Hip Hop Revolution in Cuba  90\u003cbr\u003e 12. Stories that Resonate: New Cultures of Documentary Filmmaking in Cuba (With Alexandra Hakin)  94\u003cbr\u003e 13. What Do Cubans Think of Normalization with the United States?  100\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Repeating Barrio  104\u003cbr\u003e 15. In Cuba, Will the Revolution Be Digitized?  111\u003cbr\u003e 16. Afro-Cuban Activists Fight Racism between Two Fires  120\u003cbr\u003e 17. Black Diasporic Dialogues in Post-Soviet Cuba  129\u003cbr\u003e 18. The Many Shades of Fidel Castro  133\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Cuban Futures and the Trump Era\u003cbr\u003e 19. The Cold War Politics of Donald Trump  139\u003cbr\u003e 20. Hairdressers of the World, Unite! (You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Locks . . . and a Community to Win)  143\u003cbr\u003e 21. How Socially Engaged Activism Is Transforming Cuba  152\u003cbr\u003e 22. A Ship Adrift: Cuba after the Pink Tide  162\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue  167","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408985563479,"sku":"9781478009641","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781478009641.jpg?v=1730504973","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-cuban-hustle-9781478009641","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}