The relationship between the United States and Cuba is long, complex, and largely conflictive. The formation and evolution of both countries, along with their geographical proximity, determine the intensity and pervasiveness of their interaction. The national projects that serve as the axis of their histories condition the fundamental nature of this relationship. The Cuban revolution of 1959 was a major turning point in their history, leading to decades of open conflict, driven primarily by U.S. policy towards the island nation....
Julio Orellana will examine the political-economic forces that shape forced international migration among multiple racial, ethnic, and linguistic groups from Guatemala to the U.S. The talk will draw on global political economy and critical race studies to examine migration through the prism of uneven capitalist development. The presentation will focus on a section of Orellana’s book-in-progress, which argues that the changes associated with contemporary capitalism continue to characterize forced Guatemalan...
