The Cuban Revolution at 50

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Ninety miles from the United States, Cuba has at times preoccupied every American president since Eisenhower. “The Cuban Revolution at 50” is discussed from two different perspectives. First, it’s explored through the camera lens and humanitarian work of Daryl DeLuca, assistant dean of students; then Susan Eckstein, CAS professor of sociology and international relations, discusses where the tempestuous U.S.-Cuban relationship might be headed in the Obama administration.

DeLuca gives a presentation showing photographs from his 16 trips to Cuba over the past 10 years. He has been pursuing his interests in humanitarian, educational, and religious work in Cuba. In 2003 and 2004, he led groups of BU students on an eight-day Alternative Spring Break trip to the country, providing medical supplies and clothing.

“I often get asked three questions. One is, ‘How did I first become involved in Cuba?’ Second, ‘What is it like being in Cuba?’ And third, and most important for many people, ‘How can I go?’”

Eckstein takes the historical and policy context of the Cuban Revolution, of Fidel Castro’s overthrow of Batista’s dictatorship, and weaves it into the current time frame. She also looks at how the United States initially supported the revolution, until Castro announced his allegiance to Communism.

February 5, 2009, 7 p.m.
595 Commonwealth Ave.

Video length 01:20:32:

About the speakers:
Daryl DeLuca, assistant dean of students, received his bachelor’s degree in administration from Bentley College, and his master’s in higher education administration from the University of Pittsburgh. In 2007, he received the Boston University Honorary Scarlet Key award, and currently works with the Dean of Students, where he’s worked for the past 30 years.

Susan Eckstein, professor of sociology and international relations, is a specialist on urbanization, immigration, poverty, rights and injustices, and social movements in the context of Third World Countries. She is most recently the author of Back from the Future: Cuba Under Castro, Struggles for Social Justice in Latin America (co-editor), as well as Spanish-language books, including El Estado y la Pobreza Urbana en Mexico. She has held grants and fellowships from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Radcliffe Institute, American Council of Learned Societies, Social Science Research Council, Rockefeller Foundation, Institute for World Order, Ford Foundation, and the Tinker Foundation. She has served as President of the Latin American Studies Association and of the New England Council on Latin America.

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