{"id":19549,"date":"2025-02-07T03:39:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T21:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/?p=19549"},"modified":"2025-10-05T00:47:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T18:17:52","slug":"how-afro-cuban-women-shaped-modern-cuba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/es\/how-afro-cuban-women-shaped-modern-cuba\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00f3mo las mujeres afrocubanas moldearon la Cuba moderna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"translation-block\"><p><em>Black Women, Citizenship, and the Making of Modern Cuba<\/em> de Takkara K. Brunson (University Press of Florida, 2021) ofrece un an\u00e1lisis innovador sobre el papel que desempe\u00f1aron las mujeres afrocubanas en la construcci\u00f3n de la identidad cubana moderna. Abarcando el per\u00edodo desde la abolici\u00f3n de la esclavitud en 1886 hasta la Revoluci\u00f3n Cubana en 1959, Brunson desaf\u00eda la historiograf\u00eda tradicional, que a menudo ha marginado las contribuciones de las mujeres negras en el panorama sociopol\u00edtico de Cuba.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cover-of-the-book-Black-Women-Citizenship-and-the-Making-of-Modern-Cuba-Afro-Cuban.webp\" alt=\"Cover of Takkara K. Brunson's Black Women, Citizenship, and the Making of Modern Cuba (University Press of Florida, 2021),  about the role Afro-Cuban women played in shaping modern Cuban identity. \" class=\"wp-image-19552\" style=\"width:238px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cover-of-the-book-Black-Women-Citizenship-and-the-Making-of-Modern-Cuba-Afro-Cuban.webp 333w, https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cover-of-the-book-Black-Women-Citizenship-and-the-Making-of-Modern-Cuba-Afro-Cuban-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cover-of-the-book-Black-Women-Citizenship-and-the-Making-of-Modern-Cuba-Afro-Cuban-8x12.webp 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><p>Brunson, especialista en estudios sobre la di\u00e1spora africana, presenta un relato meticulosamente investigado que entrelaza experiencias individuales y colectivas de mujeres afrocubanas. Esta obra, galardonada con el <strong>Premio Conmemorativo Letitia Woods Brown 2022<\/strong>, se centra en c\u00f3mo estas mujeres enfrentaron y desafiaron sistemas superpuestos de opresi\u00f3n racial y de g\u00e9nero mientras afirmaban sus derechos como ciudadanas. Su trabajo destaca por el uso de fuentes no convencionales, como cartas personales y retratos fotogr\u00e1ficos, que funcionan como contra-archivos poderosos frente a las narrativas hist\u00f3ricas dominantes.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><p>El libro est\u00e1 organizado en siete cap\u00edtulos, cada uno de los cuales explora distintos aspectos del activismo de las mujeres afrocubanas. Los primeros cap\u00edtulos se centran en la era posterior a la abolici\u00f3n, destacando c\u00f3mo las mujeres negras participaron en la vida p\u00fablica a trav\u00e9s de la educaci\u00f3n, la defensa pol\u00edtica y la producci\u00f3n cultural. Brunson analiza cartas escritas por mujeres afrocubanas a l\u00edderes pol\u00edticos masculinos, revelando c\u00f3mo utilizaron el discurso patriarcal para abogar tanto por la justicia de g\u00e9nero como por la racial.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><p>Una de las principales contribuciones del libro es su an\u00e1lisis de c\u00f3mo las mujeres afrocubanas redefinieron las nociones de ciudadan\u00eda. A trav\u00e9s de su activismo, no solo desafiaron las jerarqu\u00edas raciales y de g\u00e9nero, sino que tambi\u00e9n contribuyeron a redefinir el propio concepto de lo que significaba ser cubano. El an\u00e1lisis de Brunson resalta la complejidad de estas luchas, ilustrando c\u00f3mo las mujeres afrocubanas negociaron sus identidades dentro de una sociedad marcada por persistentes desigualdades raciales y de g\u00e9nero.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the book&#8217;s key contributions is its exploration of how Afro-Cuban women redefined notions of citizenship. Through their activism, they not only challenged racial and gender hierarchies but also helped to reshape the very concept of what it meant to be Cuban. Brunson&#8217;s analysis underscores the complexity of these struggles, illustrating how Afro Afro-Cuban women negotiated their identities within a society marked by persistent racial and gender inequalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><p><em>Black Women, Citizenship, and the Making of Modern Cuba<\/em> es una lectura imprescindible para acad\u00e9micos de la historia cubana, el feminismo negro y los estudios latinoamericanos. Su riguroso an\u00e1lisis y el uso innovador de fuentes ofrecen una comprensi\u00f3n matizada de los m\u00faltiples roles que desempe\u00f1aron las mujeres afrocubanas en la construcci\u00f3n de la Cuba moderna, aportando nuevas perspectivas sobre las intersecciones de raza, g\u00e9nero y ciudadan\u00eda. Para quienes deseen profundizar en el impacto transformador de las mujeres afrocubanas en el pasado y el presente de Cuba, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3WPgpe5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">esta obra esencial est\u00e1 disponible aqu\u00ed.<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-foxiz-elements-note gb-wrap note-wrap none-padding yes-shadow\" style=\"--heading-border-color:#88888822;--border-width:0 0 0 0;--desktop-header-padding:15px 30px 15px 30px;--tablet-header-padding:15px 25px 15px 25px;--mobile-header-padding:15px 20px 15px 20px;--desktop-padding:15px 30px 30px 30px;--tablet-padding:15px 25px 25px 25px;--mobile-padding:15px 20px 20px 20px\"><div class=\"note-header gb-header\"><span class=\"note-heading\"><span class=\"gb-heading heading-icon\"><i class=\"rbi rbi-idea\"><\/i><\/span><h4 class=\"gb-heading none-toc\">Explora m\u00e1s libros galardonados<\/h4><\/span><\/div><div class=\"note-content gb-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-85d11b1a wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-container-content-a507e214\"><a href=\"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/es\/henry-christophe-haitis-revolutionary-king\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-king-of-Haiti-Haitiens.webp\" alt=\"Portrait of Henry Christophe: A Haitian King\u2019s Rise and Legacy\" class=\"wp-image-15445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-king-of-Haiti-Haitiens.webp 336w, https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-king-of-Haiti-Haitiens-202x300.webp 202w, https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-king-of-Haiti-Haitiens-8x12.webp 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3CGHA3K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/The-Silver-Women_How-Black-Womens-Labor-Made-the-Panama-Canal.webp\" alt=\"Portada del libro &lt;em&gt;The Silver Women: How Black Women\u2019s Labor Made the Panama Canal&lt;\/em&gt;\" class=\"wp-image-19577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/The-Silver-Women_How-Black-Womens-Labor-Made-the-Panama-Canal.webp 331w, https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/The-Silver-Women_How-Black-Womens-Labor-Made-the-Panama-Canal-199x300.webp 199w, https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/The-Silver-Women_How-Black-Womens-Labor-Made-the-Panama-Canal-8x12.webp 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-container-content-a507e214\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42JsMvI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cover-of-the-book-Black-Women-Citizenship-and-the-Making-of-Modern-Cuba-Afro-Cuban.webp\" alt=\"Portada de &lt;em&gt;Black Women, Citizenship, and the Making of Modern Cuba&lt;\/em&gt;, de Takkara K. Brunson (University Press of Florida, 2021), sobre el papel de las mujeres afrocubanas en la construcci\u00f3n de la identidad cubana moderna.\" class=\"wp-image-19552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cover-of-the-book-Black-Women-Citizenship-and-the-Making-of-Modern-Cuba-Afro-Cuban.webp 333w, https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cover-of-the-book-Black-Women-Citizenship-and-the-Making-of-Modern-Cuba-Afro-Cuban-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cover-of-the-book-Black-Women-Citizenship-and-the-Making-of-Modern-Cuba-Afro-Cuban-8x12.webp 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4gy5dt0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Police-Provocation-Politics_Counterinsurgency-in-Istanbulb-policing.webp\" alt=\"Portada del libro &lt;em&gt;Police, Provocation, Politics: Counterinsurgency in Istanbul&lt;\/em&gt; (polic\u00eda)\" class=\"wp-image-19566\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Police-Provocation-Politics_Counterinsurgency-in-Istanbulb-policing.webp 330w, https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Police-Provocation-Politics_Counterinsurgency-in-Istanbulb-policing-198x300.webp 198w, https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Police-Provocation-Politics_Counterinsurgency-in-Istanbulb-policing-8x12.webp 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4hxfM0T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/State-Building-as-Lawfare-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19559\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/State-Building-as-Lawfare-1.webp 333w, https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/State-Building-as-Lawfare-1-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/State-Building-as-Lawfare-1-8x12.webp 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Winner of the 2022 Letitia Woods Brown Memorial Book Prize<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19552,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":67,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1147],"tags":[721,1200],"ppma_author":[230],"class_list":{"0":"post-19549","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-laureates","8":"tag-political-history","9":"tag-racism"},"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","authors":[{"term_id":230,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"prr","display_name":"P&amp;RR","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design.png","url2x":"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design.png"},"0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19549"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24564,"href":"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19549\/revisions\/24564"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19549"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/politicsrights.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=19549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}