Lydia Cabrera's El Monte & Diasporic Afro-Cuban Spirituality

Schedule

Tue Jun 09 2026 at 05:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities | Oxford, EN

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Join us for an insightful talk on Lydia Cabrera, a Cuban author known for her pioneering studies on Afro-Cuban religion and folklore.
About this Event

Alberto Sosa-Cabanas is a Cuban-born scholar of Caribbean and Latin American literature and culture and Assistant Professor at Hampton University. His work examines race, scientific thought, and cultural production in the Hispanic Caribbean. He has published extensively in leading journals and is editor of the recently published El Monte’s New Itineraries (2026).

Arranged by the Caribbean Studies Network and CaribOx.

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The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford, United Kingdom

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