{"product_id":"writing-islands-1","title":"Writing Islands","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow\ncontemporary Cuban writers build transnational communities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWriting Islands\u003c\/i\u003e, Elena\nLahr-Vivaz employs methods from archipelagic studies to analyze works of\ncontemporary Cuban writers on the island alongside those in exile. Offering a\nnew lens to explore the multiplicity of Cuban space and identity, she argues\nthat these writers approach their nation as part of a larger, transnational\nnetwork of islands. Introducing the term “arcubiélago” to describe the spaces\ncreated by Cuban writers, both on the ground and in print, Lahr-Vivaz\nilluminates how transnational communities are forged and how they function\nacross space and time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLahr-Vivaz\nconsiders how poets, novelists, and essayists of the 1990s and 2000s built\ninterconnected communities of readers through blogs, state-sponsored book\nfairs, informal methods of book circulation, and intertextual dialogues. Book\nchapters offer in-depth analyses of the works of writers as different as Reina\nMaría Rodríguez, known for lyrical poetry, and Zoé Valdés, known for strident\ncritiques of Fidel Castro. Incorporating insights from on-site interviews in\nCuba, Spain, and the United States, Lahr-Vivaz analyzes how writers maintained\nconnections materially, through the distribution of works, and metaphorically,\nas their texts bridge spaces separated by geopolitics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough\na decolonizing methodology that resists limiting Cuba to a distinct geographic\nspace, \u003ci\u003eWriting Islands\u003c\/i\u003e investigates\nthe nuances of Cuban identity, the creation of alternate spaces of identity,\nthe potential of the Internet for artistic expression, and the transnational\nbonds that join far-flung communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublication\nof this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American\nRescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56095299699032,"sku":"9781683402701","price":80.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781683402701.jpg?v=1777163428","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/writing-islands-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}