Dreams, Possibilities, and Necessities in U.S.-Cuba Relations: Language, Policies, Resources, Resilience, Trust, and Position

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium includes a presentation of findings from American scholars that conduct research in Cuba, Cuban scholars that teach or study English in Cuba, or scholars that study policy in the United States. The researchers employ various methods in order to present findings on past practices, current policies, and the potential for future relations between the United States and Cuba. Additionally, researchers pose opportunities and barriers to discourse, various forms of capital, challenges with teacher shortages, and inequity in resource distribution in Cuba and in the U.S.

Sub Unit

• Committee on Scholars of Color in Education

Chair

• Ebony Terrell Shockley, University of Maryland - College Park

Papers

• Public Education and Resources in Cuban Schools and Universities - Chavely Villariño Ferrer, University of Camagüey, Cuba; Ebony Terrell Shockley, University of Maryland - College Park

• Historical Context and Current Challenges for Professors at Cuban Universities - Nelson Daniel Hidalgo Ríos, University of Camagüey, Cuba

• Those Who Stay: Resilient Black Women Educators in 20th- and 21st-Century Cuba - Angela Crumdy, The Graduate Center, CUNY

• Building Trust and the Future of Cuban-U.S. Relations - Teresa Garcia Castro, American University