Afrocubanas: History, Thought, and Cultural Practices - Paperback

by Devyn Spence Benson (Editor), Karina Alma (Translator), Daisy Rubiera Castillo (Editor)

There is no other published work in English devoted to analyzing the political and intellectual dimensions of black Cuban women's thought across the island's history. This text is essential reading for students of Afro-Latin American studies, Caribbean history, or courses focussing on black women in the Atlantic region.

Author Biography

Dr. Devyn Spence Benson is an Associate Professor of Africana and Latin American Studies and the Chair of the Department of Africana Studies at Davidson College. She is the author of Antiracism in Cuba: The Unfinished Revolution (University of North Carolina Press, 2016). Dr. Karina Alma is an Assistant Professor in the Chicana/o Studies department at the University of California, Los Angeles. She coedited the anthology, U.S. Central Americans: Reconstructing Memories, Struggles and Communities of Resistance (Arizona University Press, 2017).