Culture during the construction of the new State in Cuba (1959-1961) Intellectuality and politics at the beginning of the Revolution

The cultural policy of the Cuban Revolution between 1959-1961 was characterized by the coexistence of tendencies, the diversity regarding the use of aesthetic forms, the appeal to intellectuals for a predominant participation in the culture organization -even when they had not actively contributed t...

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Autor principal: Candiano, Leonardo Martín
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Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Escuela de Historia 2017
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topic Cuban Revolution
Culture
Intelectuals
Revolución Cubana
Cultura
Intelectualidad
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Culture
Intelectuals
Revolución Cubana
Cultura
Intelectualidad
Candiano, Leonardo Martín
Culture during the construction of the new State in Cuba (1959-1961) Intellectuality and politics at the beginning of the Revolution
topic_facet Cuban Revolution
Culture
Intelectuals
Revolución Cubana
Cultura
Intelectualidad
author Candiano, Leonardo Martín
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title Culture during the construction of the new State in Cuba (1959-1961) Intellectuality and politics at the beginning of the Revolution
title_short Culture during the construction of the new State in Cuba (1959-1961) Intellectuality and politics at the beginning of the Revolution
title_full Culture during the construction of the new State in Cuba (1959-1961) Intellectuality and politics at the beginning of the Revolution
title_fullStr Culture during the construction of the new State in Cuba (1959-1961) Intellectuality and politics at the beginning of the Revolution
title_full_unstemmed Culture during the construction of the new State in Cuba (1959-1961) Intellectuality and politics at the beginning of the Revolution
title_sort culture during the construction of the new state in cuba (1959-1961) intellectuality and politics at the beginning of the revolution
description The cultural policy of the Cuban Revolution between 1959-1961 was characterized by the coexistence of tendencies, the diversity regarding the use of aesthetic forms, the appeal to intellectuals for a predominant participation in the culture organization -even when they had not actively contributed throughout the insurrectional process-, a democratization of the access to culture, and a gradual inclination to the centralization of existent institutions carried out by the State. The analysis of primary sources like cultural journals Lunes de Revolución, Casa de las Américas, Verde Olivo and Cine Cubano, as well as the study of the grounds of Revolutionary Government laws that created Consejo Nacional de Cultura (National Council of Culture), Casa de las Américas institution, Imprenta Nacional (National Printing Press) and Instituto Cubano de Artes e Industrias Cinematográficas (Cuban Institute of Arts and Cinematographic Industries), allows stating that these features were established as of January, 1st 1959, years before the well-known Fidel Castro´s “Palabras a los intelectuales” (Words to Intellectuals) that systematized and made the cultural policy performed by the Revolution in its beginnings explicit. The wide call accomplished by the revolutionary leadership caused intellectuals from diverse, disperse and in some cases opposed groups to be integrated to the official cultural field and to provide it a heterogeneity that became a peculiarity of revolutionary culture.
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spelling I10-R10-article-189272020-02-13T21:00:11Z Culture during the construction of the new State in Cuba (1959-1961) Intellectuality and politics at the beginning of the Revolution La cultura durante la construcción del nuevo Estado en Cuba (1959-1961). Intelectualidad y política en los inicios de la Revolución Candiano, Leonardo Martín Cuban Revolution Culture Intelectuals Revolución Cubana Cultura Intelectualidad The cultural policy of the Cuban Revolution between 1959-1961 was characterized by the coexistence of tendencies, the diversity regarding the use of aesthetic forms, the appeal to intellectuals for a predominant participation in the culture organization -even when they had not actively contributed throughout the insurrectional process-, a democratization of the access to culture, and a gradual inclination to the centralization of existent institutions carried out by the State. The analysis of primary sources like cultural journals Lunes de Revolución, Casa de las Américas, Verde Olivo and Cine Cubano, as well as the study of the grounds of Revolutionary Government laws that created Consejo Nacional de Cultura (National Council of Culture), Casa de las Américas institution, Imprenta Nacional (National Printing Press) and Instituto Cubano de Artes e Industrias Cinematográficas (Cuban Institute of Arts and Cinematographic Industries), allows stating that these features were established as of January, 1st 1959, years before the well-known Fidel Castro´s “Palabras a los intelectuales” (Words to Intellectuals) that systematized and made the cultural policy performed by the Revolution in its beginnings explicit. The wide call accomplished by the revolutionary leadership caused intellectuals from diverse, disperse and in some cases opposed groups to be integrated to the official cultural field and to provide it a heterogeneity that became a peculiarity of revolutionary culture. La política cultural de la Revolución Cubana en el período 1959-1961 estuvo signada por la coexistencia de tendencias, la amplitud en el uso de formas estéticas, el llamamiento a la intelectualidad a una predominante participación en la organización de la cultura -aun cuando este sector no había contribuido activamente durante el proceso insurreccional-, una democratización del acceso a los bienes culturales y una paulatina propensión a la centralización por parte del Estado de los organismos existentes. El análisis de fuentes primarias tales como las publicaciones Lunes de Revolución, Casa de las Américas, Verde Olivo y Cine Cubano, así como la lectura de los fundamentos de las leyes creadas por el Gobierno Revolucionario que dieron origen al Consejo Nacional de Cultura, la institución Casa de las Américas, la Imprenta Nacional y el Instituto Cubano de Artes e Industrias Cinematográficas, permiten sostener que estos rasgos se establecieron desde el 1 de enero de 1959, mucho antes de las célebres “Palabras a los intelectuales” de Fidel Castro, que sistematizaron y explicitaron la política cultural ejercida por la Revolución en sus inicios. La amplia convocatoria realizada por el liderazgo revolucionario provocó que intelectuales provenientes de diversos, dispersos y en algunos casos enfrentados espacios se integraran y le otorgaran al campo cultural oficial una heterogeneidad que pasó a convertirse en peculiaridad de la cultura revolucionaria. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Escuela de Historia 2017-12-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RIHALC/article/view/18927 Journal Red Intercátedras de Historia de América Latina Contemporánea ; No. 7 (2017): Revista de la Red Intercátedras de Historia de América Latina Contemporánea. Diciembre 2017-Mayo 2018.; 92-103 Revista de la Red Intercátedras de Historia de América Latina Contemporánea; Núm. 7 (2017): Revista de la Red Intercátedras de Historia de América Latina Contemporánea. Diciembre 2017-Mayo 2018.; 92-103 Revista da Rede Intercátedras de História Contemporânea da América Latina ; n. 7 (2017): Revista de la Red Intercátedras de Historia de América Latina Contemporánea. Diciembre 2017-Mayo 2018.; 92-103 2250-7264 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RIHALC/article/view/18927/18901 Derechos de autor 2018 Revista de la Red Intercátedras de Historia de América Latina Contemporánea - Segunda Época