"Race and Revolution in Castro's Cuba," Lecture by Carlos Moore
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - On Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m., author Carlos Moore will visit Williams College to deliver a lecture titled "Race and Revolution in Castro's Cuba: A Personal Account." The event will be held in the Paresky Center Theatre, lower level. Following his talk, Moore will sign his latest book, "Pichon: Race and Revolution in Castro's Cuba." The event is free and open to the public.Moore, born in Cuba, was exiled from his home country in 1963 at the age of 20 after stirring controversy with his vocal opposition of Castro's racist regime. During his exile, Moore traveled extensively for his research to areas including Southeast Asia, Africa, and the South Pacific. His research focuses on matters surrounding the impacts of race on political climates and policies. Moore specializes in African, Latin American, and Caribbean affairs.
Moore's 38-year career has spanned academic, political, and journalistic disciplines. After beginning work in 1962 as a professional translator for Cuba's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he later went on to lecture a Florida International University, the University of the French West Indies, and the Institute of International Relations of the University of the West Indies, while also carrying out his own research.
In addition to teaching, lecturing, and researching, Moore is also the author of books such as "A Africa que Incomoda" (2008), "Racismo e Sociedade" (2007), "African Presence in the Americas" (1995), "Fela: This Bitch of a Life" (1982), and "Cette Putain de Vie" (1982). He was the principal editor of "Castro, the Blacks, and Africa" (1989), a work that has since inspired criticism and critique. Since retiring to Brazil in 2000, Moore has devoted himself to research and writing, and is currently working on a book titled "Race: The Last Frontier of Hatred," as a culmination and summary of his 30 years of research.
Moore's visit and lecture is co-sponsored by the Africana Studies Program, the history department, the International Studies Program, the Latino/a Studies Program, the Leadership Studies Program, the Multicultural Center, the political science department, and the Stanley Kaplan Program in American Foreign Policy.
Moore's lecture is the first in a lecture series titled "The Cuban Revolution: 50 Years Later." On Oct. 1, Louis Perez, the J. Carlyle Sitterson Professor of History and director of the Institute for the Study of the Americas at the University of North Carolina, will discuss "Imaging Cuba: Metaphor and Narratives of Power." The third lecture, on Nov. 4, will be delivered by Julia Sweig, the Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and director for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations. She will talk about "U.S.-Cuba Relations in the Twenty-first Century."
For more information, see http://www.williams.edu/go/atwilliams/.
