¡Latin jazz! : a syncretic journey from Spain, Cuba, the United States and back

The creative work, ¡Latin Jazz! is a 50 minute radio documentary to be broadcast on ABC Classic FM. It looks at the evolution of Latin jazz from Spain, Cuba and the United States. It examines the social effects on the style and specifically on the syncretic movement between the countries. The documentary traces my travel to Madrid, Spain and looks at Latin jazz through a deconstruction of the style, musical examples and interviews with prominent artists. Artists interviewed were Chano Domínguez, a Spanish flamenco jazz pianist, Bobby Martínez an American saxophonist, Alain Pérez a Cuban bassist and Pepe Rivero a Cuban pianist. The exegesis supports the radio documentary by examining the style in more depth, and is broken into three main sections. First it traces the historical relationship that occurred through the Ida y Vuelta (To and Fro), the similarities and influences through the habanera, the decíma and the religion of Santería. This is followed by specific musical elements within Latin jazz such as instrumentation, clave, harmony and improvisation, whilst the third section looks at the influences of the new syncretic movement back to Spain.

The Capacity to Share : A Study of Cuba's International Cooperation in Educational Development

Since 1959, international cooperation has been a key feature of Cuba’s commitment to egalitarian social well-being. Aspects of this experience have been well documented , in general and with reference to specific initiatives across human development and occupational sectors. Others have been little examined, of which education is one. This book describes the internationalism of Cuban education policy as practised in Cuba and in other parts of the Global “South.”

Studying in Cuba, returning home to work : experiences of graduates from the English-speaking Caribbean

Cuba’s higher education scholarship program has received little attention in the literature on education and development. In this chapter, I discuss themes that emerge from my interviews with graduates from English-speaking Caribbean countries who studied in Cuba, as well as Cuban educators, on the nature of their academic programs and their subsequent careers. This facilitates exploration of a number of questions, including the following: 1. How, in the perceptions of scholarship students and graduates, have they experienced the philosophy of combing study, practical work, and research in the tertiary education curriculum in Cuban universities? 2. What impact does studying in Cuba appear to have on graduates after they return to their home countries? 3. How does the experience of the graduates throw light on the relationship between tertiary education and national development?

Introduction: Cuba's Capacity to Share

The Capacity to Share is the first book to document how Cubans share their highly developed educational services with other low-income states, especially those in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. A variety of international and Cuban authors break new ground in presenting this research. They investigate the experiences of people who have studied in Cuba on scholarships from the Cuban government, the implications for their home countries, and the work of Cuban teachers and administrators to support education in other countries. The authors discuss how the Cuban "solidarity" approach prioritizes global educational cooperation for mutual support, rather than imposing conditional aid. The book offers original and unusual insights into issues of culture, education, aid, development, and change as they relate to low-income states.

Cuba's Education System: A Foundation for "The Capacity to Share"

The Capacity to Share is the first book to document how Cubans share their highly developed educational services with other low-income states, especially those in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. A variety of international and Cuban authors break new ground in presenting this research. They investigate the experiences of people who have studied in Cuba on scholarships from the Cuban government, the implications for their home countries, and the work of Cuban teachers and administrators to support education in other countries. The authors discuss how the Cuban "solidarity" approach prioritizes global educational cooperation for mutual support, rather than imposing conditional aid. The book offers original and unusual insights into issues of culture, education, aid, development, and change as they relate to low-income states.

The International Film and Television School in Cuba : for a stronger media culture in the global south

A little-known facet of Cuban internationalism is the Cuba shares in the education of young people who want to help build a stronger media culture that represents voices from the global South. Cuba was instrumental in the establishment and operation of the International Film and Television School at San Antonio de los Baños. The Cuban government provided the location and buildings for the school, and among the range of international media professionals who teach the students are selected Cuban professors from the Institute of the Arts, based n Havana. The International Film and Television School is supported by funding from Spain and other countries, and by the willingness of international media professionals to teach short courses for little more than an honorarium. Cuba used to provide full scholarships for student from the South to study a two-year course in film or television, but now charges fees for its three-year diploma course.

English language teacher education in Cuba : context, pedagogy and identity

In this study, I investigate the model of English language teacher education developed in Cuba. It includes features that would be considered innovative, contemporary, good practice anywhere in the Western world, as well as having distinctly Cuban elements. English is widely taught in Cuba in the education system and on television by Cuban teachers who are prepared in five-year courses at pedagogical universities by bilingual Cuban teacher educators. This case study explores the identity and pedagogy of six English language teacher educators at Cuba’s largest university of pedagogical sciences. Postcolonial theory provides a framework for examining how the Cuban pedagogy of English language teacher education resists the negative representation of Cuba in hegemonic Western discourse; and challenges neoliberal Western dogma. Postcolonial concepts of representation, resistance and hybridity are used in this examination. Cuban teacher education features a distinctive ‘pedagogy of tenderness’. Teacher educators build on caring relationships and institutionalised values of solidarity, collectivism and collaboration. Communicative English language teaching strategies are contextualised to enhance the pedagogical and communicative competence of student teachers, and intercultural intelligibility is emphasised. The collaborative pedagogy of Cuban English language teacher education features peer observation, mentoring and continuing professional development; as well as extensive pre-service classroom teaching and research skill development for student teachers. Being Cuban and bilingual are significant aspects of the professional identity of case members, who regard their profession as a vocation and who are committed to preparing good English language teachers.

Conference report : ‘For the Socially Responsible University’. Reflections on Universidad 2014, the 9th International Higher Education congress in Havana, Cuba, February 2014

This article describes salient aspects of 'Universidad', the 9th International Higher Education conference held in Havana, Cuba, in February 2014. Addressing the conference theme, 'For the Socially Responsible University', participants debated the university's capacity to lead societies in matters of knowledge creation and diffusion, and discussed how it could help governments in the quest for solutions to inequality and exclusion. A particularly interesting panel was one that discussed the social commitment of Hugo Chavez, the late president of Venezuela, and his work to support the expansion of education.

Manejo de arvenses para cafetales de Cuba

En el siguiente trabajo se exponen los resultados de una investiga ción llevada a cabo durante los años 1997-2000 en las principales zonas cafetaleras de Cuba, con el objetivo de estudiar las arven ses (malezas) presentes y pro poner medidas de manejo y/o control, sin el uso de productos químicos. Se reportan una serie de datos de las 266 especies encontradas, siendo el más novedoso, que el 13 % de las especies poseen características de coberturas nobles y 15 % de las especies se pueden manejar en las propias áreas donde se encuentran. Se ofrece además la metodología del manejo de los “parches” o “cayos” de estas especies de arvenses nobles.

Control biologico de malezas en Cuba. Estudio de casos practicos

Durante los años 1997-2000 se realizó un estudio de la flora arvense en las principales zonas cafetaleras de Cuba, evaluándose 120 cafetales en las 2 épocas del año, de 22 municipios y 7 pro - vincias (711.2 ha). Se recorrie - ron cafetales a los cuales se les evaluó la composición de especies y su grado de enyer - bamiento y los patógenos pre - sentes en las arvenses con posibilidades de ser usados como biocontroles y/o que tengan alguna relación directa con el cultivo. Para el estudio de los patógenos, en 123 espe - cies de plantas arvenses se procesaron 350 muestras, de estas al 64% se les determinó el agente causal, algunas con más de uno. Se reportan 41 patógenos de las arvenses por primera vez para Cuba y se obtuvieron dos aislados de hongos del género Cercospora , con los cuales se obtuvieron resultados alentadores, como agente de biocon - trol contra Syngonium podophyllum Schott (Familia: Araceae )

En las raíces ideológicas de Montoneros : John William Cooke lee a Gramsci en Cuba

Desde 1945 la izquierda argentina no pudo resolver el enigma planteado por el hecho de que la clase obrera era peronista. Varios intentos teóricos fracasaron antes de que John William Cooke hiciera el suyo a mediados de los años sesenta. Influenciado por Gramsci, consideró que la clase obrera es una categoría histórica, por lo que el peronismo era la experiencia histórica de la clase obrera argentina y, como tal, revolucionario. Neutralizó el papel político de Perón convirtiéndolo en el símbolo de la identidad peronista. Por esto, la teoría de Cooke fue clave para que guerrilleros de izquierda se declararan peronistas sin que les importaran las opiniones e intenciones políticas de Perón. Las limitaciones de esa teoría quedaron expuestas cuando el general regresó a la Argentina y fue electo presidente por tercera vez.

“Un claror de fuente” : presencia de la lírica española medieval y áurea en la poesía de Ángel Escobar (Cuba, 1957-1997)

Integran este número de la revista ponencias presentadas en Studia Hispanica Medievalia VIII : Actas de las X Jornadas Internacionales de Literatura Española Medieval, 2011, y de Homenaje al Quinto Centenario del Cancionero General de Hernando del Castillo.

Comportamiento agronómico del pasto Cuba CT-115 (Pennisetum purpureum) ante diferentes aplicaciones de Urea 46% en la comarca Cuisalá, Comalapa, Chontales

La producción ganadera tiene como base alimenticia el uso de pastos como el principal insumo. Los productores en su mayoría no disponen de información sobre la calidad y cantidad del alimento suministrado a su ganado. En busca de brindar información sobre el efecto de la fertilización nitrogenada en el pasto Pennisetum purpureum Cuba CT-115, se estableció un experimento en la comarca Cuisalá, Comalapa, Chontales, en el período comprendido de Julio a Diciembre del 2010. Se utilizó un diseño de Bloques Completamente al Azar, los tratamientos evaluados fueron de dosis de kg de nitrógeno ha-1 (0, 100, 200, 300 kg respectivamente). Se realizó un análisis de varianza (Pr<0.05) y se aplicó técnica de separación de medias D.M.S. Las variables evaluadas fueron registradas a los 80 días después del corte de uniformidad, éstas se dividieron en variables de crecimiento, variables productivas y nutricionales. Al aplicar D.M.S a la variable altura de planta, el tratamiento 200 kg presentó el promedio más alto con 190.25 cm, grupo a. El número de yemas encontradas en el mismo tratamiento fue de 9.43 (a). En la producción de MS los tratamientos 200 y 300 kg presentaron los resultados más altos con 109.03 y 104.45 toneladas respectivamente por corte y los porcentajes de proteína encontrados fueron de 7.90 % y 12.33 % para los mismos tratamientos.

Reflexiones en torno a las formas de implantación de empresas extranjeras en Cuba (especial referencia al derecho español)

En los años 90, con la caída del comunismo, Cuba perdió los mercados de los que importaba gran parte de sus bienes tanto de equipo como de consumo. Esta situación fue el punto de partida de numerosas reformas legislativas cuya fi nalidad era hacer atractiva la inversión por parte de empresas provenientes de países con un sistema político distinto. Sin embargo, el Gobierno cubano analiza caso por caso cada forma de inversión extranjera y solamente se autoriza si favorece el desarrollo del país y respeta la soberanía y la independencia nacionales. La forma de implantación más estable es crear una sucursal desde la que se pueden gestionar toda clase de negocios e inversiones que pueden tener forma de contrato de depósito bajo régimen de aduana, o consignación en almacén cubano. Sin embargo la forma más duradera y que permite una mayor penetración del mercado es la asociación con otra empresa cubana sea a través del contrato de producción cooperada o de la joint-venture en su forma contractual o societaria.