ASTU 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Christopher Columbus, The Boat Race 1912, Afro-Cuban
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Historically contextualize the afro-cuban artistic movement in which carpentier led the way. Consider why the haitian revolutions should fascinate carpentier. Outside the bounds of rationale, reasonable, and normal. Saying he is a cuban writer even though he was born somewhere else. Cuba was a spanish colony (cristopher columbus landed there) Did not declare its desire for independence from spain until 1868. Slavery not banned until 1886 (a year after america) 1898: us ges to war with spain, wins, takes cuba, took over control at the role of public policy, cuba traded one colonial oppressor to another, carpentier would witness the repercussions of and ague against. 1902: cu(cid:271)a fi(cid:374)all(cid:455) i(cid:374)depe(cid:374)de(cid:374)t (cid:271)ut still u(cid:374)der a(cid:373)eri(cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:862)tutelage(cid:863) = u reser(cid:448)es right to intervene in such event s. 1927: carpentier arrested for opposing cuban dictator gerardo machado y morales interested in american roots rather than cuban, 40-day incarceration, released from jail; leaves for exile in france.
