Prof. Philip Kaisary (cross-appointed to Law and Legal Studies / ICSLAC / and English) has a new book, From Havana to Hollywood: Slave Resistance in the Cinematic Imaginary! It was published a few weeks ago by SUNY Press. The book aspires to promote an understanding of historical and contemporary racial injustice, arguing that Cuban cinema challenges the ways in which slavery has been fundamentally misremembered and misunderstood in North America and Europe, and asking how the medium of film might contribute to a renewal of emancipatory politics today.
Prof. Kaisary wrote a short blog piece about the book for the Press’s website which you can read here. He also recently recorded a podcast about the book with Jenn Jordan of “Turn the Page” which is available here, and on all major podcast platforms. The book is currently available in hardback and as an e-book. A paperback will be out in January 2025 and a Spanish-language edition is forthcoming with Ediciones ICAIC. For those of you in Ottawa, Octopus Books has some copies in stock.
