Abstract

ANNECCHIARICO, Milena. Politics and Poetics of Afrocuban Memory and Cultural Heritage: The Case of the Central Azucarero México. Rev. colomb. antropol. [online]. 2018, vol.54, n.2, pp.59-92. ISSN 0486-6525.  https://doi.org/10.22380/2539472x.462.

This article presents an experience of community management of Afrocuban cultural heritage in the Central Azucarero México, located in the province of Matanzas (Cuba). I analyze the articulations between collective memory and cultural and racial politics that operate in the definition and management of common heritage goods in modern day Cuba. Keeping in mind the historical, cultural, and political dynamics of the community, what stands out is the activation of demands for visibility and the autonomous organization of heritage man agement which enable the emergence of a local narrative that relocates the slave past in the framework of current needs and expectations, including the fight against racism.

Keywords : Afrocuban cultural heritage; collective memory; cultural politics; Cuba.

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