A collection of essays on theories of space in relation to Havana.Cuban Intersections of Literary and Urban Spaces examines Havana as a center where urban and literary spaces often come together. The idea for this collection of essays grew out of an international conference on Cuba; Cuba Futures: Past and Present; held by the City University of New York’s Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies at CUNY’s Graduate Center in 2011; but evolved out of a collaboration with scholars in the fields of literature; architecture; urban planning; and library science. The topics addressed peek at a dynamic Cuban nation through its cultural interstices at a crucial moment in the island’s evolving history. This conference proceeding opens with a piece on the intersections between Havana’s colonial built environment and the literary aesthetic of the Baroque in the Caribbean. The collection continues with the following areas of study: urban gardens; urban planning; architecture; literary projections on space; international relations and cultural institutions; access to books; and social policies.Carlos Riobó is Assistant Professor of Latin American Literature and Cultures at the City University of New York. He is also the author of Sub-Versions of the Archive: Manuel Puig’s and Severo Sarduy’s Alternative Identities.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Memoir of the Day In The Life of A Late PublicistBy Stella CarrierStarmaker Life As a Publicist with Farrah. The Rat Pack. and 600 More Stars Who Fired Me by Jay Bernstein (Author). Larry Cortez Hamm (Author).David Rubini (Contributor) opens with Bernstein speaking to a mother and her daughter connected to a wealthy and influential family in the United States and his confession that he compared her to one of his favorite clients Farrah Fawcett and he also writes positively of Suzanne Somers (pages 2-3). and how he bounced back early in his career after he endured one of his first experiences with getting fired in Hollywood. Bernstein additionally covers multiple points in his career such as as his work with celebrities such as Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra (pages 90-91). On page 189 Bernstein recalls meeting up with the late financier and producer Dino De Laurentis (one of his granddaughters is Giada De Laurentis. a famous chef) and on page 247 he admits to the heartbreaking moment that he was fired by Farrah Fawcett (even despite their mutual respect for each other). Fawcett and Bernstein were dining at the Bagel Nosh. a Beverly Hills restaurant and Fawcett did at least admit that she could no longer keep Bernstein as her publicist as a condition for her new Faberge contract (this was eye-opening to me because it proved to me that sometimes people are not necessarily fired due to bosses and/or management that hate them but other circumstances that a person canrsquo;t always prepare for ahead of time). In Chapter 22 (starts on page 249).Jay Bernstein discusses his employment with Suzanne Somers. Irsquo;m also glad to have come across this book because the author indirectly shows how people can put in a word and/or favor for someone. which can garner them unexpected help in the career/professional arena. Irsquo;m lucky to have seen this firsthand in my own life because I received an unexpected but positive-oriented letter in the mail letting me know that my name was among the list of people selected for free assistance with my employment endeavors (this unexpectedly occurred less than three to four days ago after I was praying for any forms of help with my career endeavors/pursuits).0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Fun and fabulousBy Mark-a-liciousDuhs. Theres so much Farrah in here that I simply couldnt put this down on my flight to Hawaii. Fun and fabulous. He was CRAZy.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Different from the typical behind-the-scenes HollywoodBy K. ClarkThis really is different than the other "voyeur-into-Hollywood" books out there. I know it appears to be one of those. but it really is a true account (from Jays perspective) of life as a Hollywood publicist. It is FASCINATING. And he is not afraid to name names. I really enjoyed this.
