Caribbean Studies Network Talk

After the Island: Lydia Cabrera's El Monte and the Diasporic Reconfiguration of Afro-Cuban Spirituality

Tuesday, 9th June, 17.00
Room 10.303, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities

Alberto Sosa-Cabanas is a Cuban-born scholar of Caribbean and Latin American literature and culture and Assistant Professor at Hampton University. His work examines race, scientific thought, and cultural production in the Hispanic Caribbean. He has published extensively in leading journals and is editor of the recently published El Monte’s New Itineraries (2026).

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Join us for an insightful talk on Lydia Cabrera, a Cuban author known for her pioneering studies on Afro-Cuban religion and folklore.

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Image of book cover 'El Monte's New Itineraries'