{"id":176437424,"date":"2014-05-29T02:34:11","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T07:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/?p=176437424"},"modified":"2014-05-29T02:34:11","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T07:34:11","slug":"pub-cfp-more-than-white-more-than-mulatto-more-than-black-racial-politics-in-cuba-and-the-americas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/2014\/05\/29\/pub-cfp-more-than-white-more-than-mulatto-more-than-black-racial-politics-in-cuba-and-the-americas\/","title":{"rendered":"PUB: CFP: \u201cMore than White, More than Mulatto, More than Black\u201d: Racial Politics in Cuba and the Americas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Call for Panels and Papers -10th Conference on Cuban and Cuban-American Studies<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n
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\u201cMore than White, <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

More than Mulatto, <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

More than Black\u201d: <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Racial Politics in Cuba and the Americas<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Call for Panels and Papers<\/strong><\/span>
\n10th Conference on Cuban and Cuban-American Studies<\/strong><\/span>
\nDeadline for submission: 31 October 2014<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Conference Dates: 26-28 February 2015<\/span>
\nModesto A. Maidique Campus<\/span>
\nMiami, Florida<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cuban Research Institute (CRI) of Florida International University continues its\u00a0<\/span>tradition of convening scholars and other persons interested in the study of Cuba and\u00a0<\/span>Cuban Americans by announcing its 10th Conference. CRI\u00a0encourage the submission of\u00a0<\/span>panels and papers concentrating on any aspects of the main conference theme, but will\u00a0<\/span>consider all submissions relevant to the history, economy, politics, culture, society, and\u00a0<\/span>creative expression of Cuba and its diaspora.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1893, the Cuban patriot, journalist, and poet Jos\u00e9 Mart\u00ed published his famous article,\u00a0<\/span>\u201cMi raza\u201d (\u201cMy Race\u201d). In it he argued against fomenting racial divisions within the\u00a0<\/span>context of Cuba\u2019s independence struggle from Spain. His axiom that \u201cman is more than\u00a0<\/span>white, more than mulatto, more than black\u201d has been extensively cited since then.\u00a0<\/span>Although Mart\u00ed\u2019s thought has been praised for promoting racial integration and\u00a0<\/span>equality, scholars and activists have criticized the practical implications of his model of\u00a0<\/span>racial democracy in Cuba and elsewhere.<\/span><\/p>\n

Guidelines for Presenting Panels and Papers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Although CRI\u00a0prefers panel proposals, they\u00a0will attempt to group individual papers in sessions according to shared themes. Panels will ideally include four paper presenters, a chair (who may be one of the presenters), and a discussant. Panels may feature five paper presentations if they do not include a discussant. Participants may perform two roles at the conference (chair, discussant, roundtable participant, or paper presenter) but may not present more than one paper. Submissions may be in English or Spanish.<\/span><\/p>\n

Proposals for panels or roundtables must include a general description of the theme and one-page abstracts of each participant\u2019s paper. Each presentation will be limited to 20 minutes. The following information must be submitted for each participant: full name, role in the session, academic affiliation, title of presentation, preferred addresses, office, cell, and home phone numbers, fax, and email address. Persons wishing to submit individual papers must present a one-page abstract and all pertinent personal data.<\/span><\/p>\n

The deadline for submission of all paper and panel proposals is 31 October 2014<\/strong>.Notifications of acceptance (or refusal) will be sent out by 1 December 2014. For further information about the conference and other CRI activities, please visit their\u00a0websitehere<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

All submissions and requests for information should be sent to cri2015conference@gmail.com. An acknowledgement of receipt will be sent.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Tenth Conference on Cuban and Cuban-American Studies takes Mart\u00ed\u2019s dictum as a\u00a0<\/span>cue for further academic inquiry and public debate. Their\u00a0main theme, Racial Politics in\u00a0<\/span>Cuba and the Americas, invites comparisons between Cuban experiences of race and\u00a0<\/span>those of other Latin American and Caribbean peoples (such as Puerto Ricans,\u00a0<\/span>Dominicans, Haitians, and Brazilians), as well as their diasporic communities. Although\u00a0<\/span>CRI\u00a0emphasizes the racial politics that emerged from the African-European encounter, they\u00a0<\/span>welcome analyses focusing on other racialized groups in Cuba and the Americas. CRI\u00a0<\/span>is especially interested in examining the economic, social, and cultural underpinnings\u00a0<\/span>of racial politics, as well as their histories, enduring significance, and potential futures.<\/span><\/p>\n

Panels and papers could focus on but are not limited to the following topics:<\/span><\/p>\n