Shared Memories, Common Vision

Generations, Sociopolitical Consciousness and Resistance among Cuban Women

Bibliographic Data

ID2274875
AuthorsCatherine Krull (Queen's University), Audrey Kobayashi (Queen's University)
Year2009
Volume79
Issue2
Pages163-189
Publication date2009-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociological Inquiry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0038-0245 • E-ISSN: 1475-682X
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1475-682x.2008.00279.x
OpenAlexW2061857043
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited24

Much has been written about modern Cuba's problems, but little about what it means to be part of a society that believes in 'the Revolution' and the possibility of a new order. The challenge is not only to understand why some Cubans do not believe but to also recognize the commitment of those who do. Based on how they identify key events in Cuban history, we focus on two distinct generations of Cuban women: an older 'Revolution' generation and a younger 'Special Period' generation. Analyzing transcripts from in-depth focus group conversations and face-to-face interviews, we argue that depending on their historical location, Cuban women differ both within and between generations in terms of their sociopolitical world views, especially in how they conceptualize their place in the Revolution and in their strategies of resistance throughout Cuba's current economic crisis, a period known by Cubans as the Special Period. Their words describe in detail what their beliefs mean to them, and how they live them

Aesthetics · Consciousness · Epistemology · Face (sociological concept) · Focus (optics) · Order (exchange) · Period (music) · Political economy · Resistance (ecology) · Social science · Sociology · Special Period · Cuban History and Society · Gender Studies · Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America

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