The year of 1968 in Cuba: changes in international politics and in cultural politics

Authors

  • Sílvia Cezar Miskulin Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7976.2008v15n20p47

Abstract

The article analyzes the main events happened in Cuba during the year of 1968 and emphasizes the changes in the external politics, after the support of Cuban government at the Thecoslováquia invasion by the Soviet Union, to end the Praga`s Spring. The paper sought to understand the controversial prizes of the literatures competitions in this year and the conflicts among the intellectuals and government representatives, considering the assumed by the official cultural policies and the utterance and artistic freedom limitations in Cuba.

Author Biography

Sílvia Cezar Miskulin, Universidade de São Paulo

Pós-Doutoranda em História na USP.

Published

2009-04-16

How to Cite

Miskulin, S. C. (2009). The year of 1968 in Cuba: changes in international politics and in cultural politics. Esboços: Histories in Global Contexts, 15(20), 47–66. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7976.2008v15n20p47

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Section

Special issue