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Fernandes, Sujatha. "Gender, Representation, and Transnationalism: Developing Avenues of Feminist Activism in Contemporary Cuba" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hilton Chicago and the Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL, Sep 02, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p61753_index.html>

Fernandes, S. , 2004-09-02 "Gender, Representation, and Transnationalism: Developing Avenues of Feminist Activism in Contemporary Cuba" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hilton Chicago and the Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p61753_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: This paper looks how emerging feminist movements in Cuba have begun to challenge dominant discourses on gender. I focus on the formation of Magin (Image) during the nineties, as a network initiated by Cuban communication professionals in order to challenge stereotypes of women in the media and tourism, and to raise popular awareness about the lack of female representation in leadership roles, women’s “double burden,” prostitution, domestic violence, and other issues that were not being addressed by the official mass women’s organization. Although Magin was closed down by the state a few years ago, I look at the strategies by which feminist activists have sustained their visions, including the building of transnational networks with women’s organizations in Latin America and the third world. This paper also explores avenues of feminist action that have developed as Cuba opens up to a global international market. I look at the ways in which young, Afro-Cuban women use rap music to explore the intersections between gender and race, and challenge the imagery of the Tropicana dancer and the ron mulata symbol as representative of Cuban culture.

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