Programs

CUBA: CULTURAL HERITAGE, REVOLUTION, AND NEW REALITIES

Cuba's tumultuous history and diverse influences have produced a distinctive cultural mix. This illustrated lecture by George Scheper acquaints the audience with Cuban cultural history, focusing on the indigenous Taino, the Spanish, and the Afro-Cuban traditions. Scheper explores the historic sites of Havana, Trinidad, and Santiago, and compares Cuba's urban policies to urban planning and renewal movements in the United States. Requires slide projector with remote control and screen; video player and television monitor are desirable. Adult and high school audiences.

George Scheper is Professor of Humanities at the Community College of Baltimore County–Essex and teaches interdisciplinary courses for The Johns Hopkins School of Professional Studies. He holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University in English Literature, and his primary area of scholarship is cultural studies, with publications on Biblical themes, landscape architecture, popular culture, and the encounter of cultures in the New World.