{"product_id":"writing-islands-space-and-identity-in-the-transnational-cuban-archipelago-9781683403296","title":"Writing Islands: Space and Identity in the Transnational Cuban Archipelago","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow\u003cbr\u003econtemporary Cuban writers build transnational communities\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWriting Islands\u003c\/i\u003e, Elena\u003cbr\u003eLahr-Vivaz employs methods from archipelagic studies to analyze works of\u003cbr\u003econtemporary Cuban writers on the island alongside those in exile. Offering a\u003cbr\u003enew lens to explore the multiplicity of Cuban space and identity, she argues\u003cbr\u003ethat these writers approach their nation as part of a larger, transnational\u003cbr\u003enetwork of islands. Introducing the term \"arcubiélago\" to describe the spaces\u003cbr\u003ecreated by Cuban writers, both on the ground and in print, Lahr-Vivaz\u003cbr\u003eilluminates how transnational communities are forged and how they function\u003cbr\u003eacross space and time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLahr-Vivaz\u003cbr\u003econsiders how poets, novelists, and essayists of the 1990s and 2000s built\u003cbr\u003einterconnected communities of readers through blogs, state-sponsored book\u003cbr\u003efairs, informal methods of book circulation, and intertextual dialogues. Book\u003cbr\u003echapters offer in-depth analyses of the works of writers as different as Reina\u003cbr\u003eMaría Rodríguez, known for lyrical poetry, and Zoé Valdés, known for strident\u003cbr\u003ecritiques of Fidel Castro. Incorporating insights from on-site interviews in\u003cbr\u003eCuba, Spain, and the United States, Lahr-Vivaz analyzes how writers maintained\u003cbr\u003econnections materially, through the distribution of works, and metaphorically, \u003cbr\u003eas their texts bridge spaces separated by geopolitics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough\u003cbr\u003ea decolonizing methodology that resists limiting Cuba to a distinct geographic\u003cbr\u003espace, \u003ci\u003eWriting Islands\u003c\/i\u003e investigates\u003cbr\u003ethe nuances of Cuban identity, the creation of alternate spaces of identity, \u003cbr\u003ethe potential of the Internet for artistic expression, and the transnational\u003cbr\u003ebonds that join far-flung communities. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublication\u003cbr\u003eof this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American\u003cbr\u003eRescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15335055\"\u003eElena Lahr-Vivaz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Florida Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683403296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1683403290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT004100\"\u003eCaribbean \u0026amp; Latin American\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT024060\"\u003eModern | 21st Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Florida Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44442085064941,"sku":"9781683403296","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_ff1a444e-6a01-4a43-b145-d6eb5a70353f.jpg?v=1700200363","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/writing-islands-space-and-identity-in-the-transnational-cuban-archipelago-9781683403296","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}