Aerial Imagination in Cuba - Stories From Above the Rooftops

List of contents

Introduction
1. Wi-Fi
2. Cactus
3. Pigeon
4. Lottery
5. Conga
Conclusion

About the author

Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Victoria.

Summary

Aerial Imagination in Cuba is a visual, ethnographic, sensorial, and poetic engagement with how Cubans imagine the sky as a medium that allows things to circulate. Through short illustrated vignettes, this book offers a highly creative way to explore the aerial space in Santiago de Cuba today.

Additional text

"Walking down the hilly streets of Santiago de cube, the second biggest city after Havana, one gets the sense that to fully grasp the cty;s vibe and social life one has to look upwards. A sound and visual anthropologist working in Cuba since 2000, Alexandrine Boudreauly-foueniwe peiprs her reads not only to turn the pages of her recently published book, but also to gaze towards the sky." - Eleanora Diamanti, University of Antwerp

Product details

• Authors: BOUDREAULT-FOURNIER, Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier, Alexandrine (University of Vi Boudreault-Fournier, Alexandrine (University of Victoria Boudreault-Fournier, José Manuel Fernández Lavado
• Assisted by: José Manuel Fernández Lavado (Illustration)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138595958
• ISBN: 978-1-138-59595-8
• No. of pages: 112
• Series: Routledge Focus on Anthropology
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Ethnic Studies, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Caribbean islands, Social and cultural anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity