The Helena Lewin Chair in Latin American Studies

The University of Haifa, Israel

Cuba’s Transformations Vis-à-vis the Outside World: A Reassessment 

An International Symposium

Video-Conference Room 606, Main Building, The University of Haifa,

Wednesday, 25 March 2015

Keynote:

10:00-10:30 Prof. Philip Brenner, (American University Director, Graduate Program in US Foreign Policy and National Security): “Current Cuban-U.S. relations in light of the December 17 announcement regarding diplomatic relations between the two countries”

Live broadcast in:  http://live.haifa.ac.il/room606

10:30-11:00 Documentary Film: “Cuerda al aire”, by Marcel Beltrán (כתוביות באנגלית)

Cuba: The Ethnic and Racial Domain

Chairperson: Prof. Amos Megged

13:00-14:00

Prof. Jorge Duany (Florida International University): “Ethnic and Racial Problems and Challenges in Contemporary Cuba.”

Discussion

A Roundtable: ” Diplomacy from an Academic Vantage Point:  USA-CUBA Normalization Process”

Chairperson: Dr. Eran Shalev (Chair, Department of General History, the University of Haifa)

16:00-17:00

Participants: Prof. Philip Brenner, American University; Prof. Edy Kaufman, University of Maryland