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DESCRIPTION:A New Cultural Renaissance in Afro-Latin America: Afro-Cuban Wo
 men Directors Raíces de mi Corazón\, Directed by Gloria Rolando 51 minutes
  Across the Americas there are new artistic forms and cultural productions
 \, e.g.\, films that portray the history\, the struggles\, and the lives o
 f black Latin Americans from a fresh angle. It is argued that these films 
 reclaim lost or forgotten histories as well as present strong counter narr
 atives to old forms of representation. Raíces de mi Corazón is an example 
 of some of the new films that repositions our understanding of black Cuba.
  This talk will examine the work(s) of Afro-Cuban director Gloria Rolando 
 whose films serves to more firmly place Afro-Cubans within the national id
 entity of Cuba by reclaiming important historical events and personalities
 . The film to be viewed and discussed is Raíces de mi Corazón (Roots of my
  Heart\, 51 minutes\, 2001). Presented by: Kwame Dixon Assistant Professor
 \, African American Studies. Refreshments will be served.&nbsp\;
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SUMMARY:PLACA Documentary Series presents: Ra�ces de mi Coraz�n
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:A New Cultural Renaissance in Afro-Latin Ameri
 ca: Afro-Cuban Women Directors Raíces de mi Corazón\, Directed by Gloria R
 olando 51 minutes Across the Americas there are new artistic forms and cul
 tural productions\, e.g.\, films that portray the history\, the struggles\
 , and the lives of black Latin Americans from a fresh angle. It is argued 
 that these films reclaim lost or forgotten histories as well as present st
 rong counter narratives to old forms of representation. Raíces de mi Coraz
 ón is an example of some of the new films that repositions our understandi
 ng of black Cuba. This talk will examine the work(s) of Afro-Cuban directo
 r Gloria Rolando whose films serves to more firmly place Afro-Cubans withi
 n the national identity of Cuba by reclaiming important historical events 
 and personalities. The film to be viewed and discussed is Raíces de mi Cor
 azón (Roots of my Heart\, 51 minutes\, 2001). Presented by: Kwame Dixon As
 sistant Professor\, African American Studies. Refreshments will be served.
 &nbsp\;
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