Although Prof. Morales Domínguez was told that his visa was approved, that promised visa was not issued in time for his departure date (today). Unfortunately, this is a fairly common occurrence for Cuban academics traveling to the United States.
Prof. Esteban Morales Domínguez
Monday, February 24, 2014, 3:30 p.m., 201A Bowen-Thompson Student Union
Prof. Esteban Morales Domínguez is a highly regarded scholar of race and racism in Cuba. His book, Desafíos de la problemática racial en Cuba or Challenges of the Racial Question in Cuba (Fundación Fernando Ortiz, 2007), was the first academic book-length academic study on the topic of race written by a Cuban-based scholar to be published on the island after the 1959 revolution. With the 2013 publication of his translated essays in Race in Cuba: Essays on the Revolution and Racial Equality (Monthly Review Press), Dr. Morales’ work is now widely available to an English speaking audience. Dr. Morales is Professor Emeritus of Political Economy in the University of Havana. He was a member of theAponte Commission to Combat Racism of UNEAC (the national Cuban association of writers and artists). Prof. Morales is has been recognized by the Cuban Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Higher Education.
Free and Open to the Public
Co-sponsored by Romance and Classical Studies Department, the ICS Latin American and Latino/a Studies Cluster, and La Comunidad Learning Community.