After Fidel Roundtable 20/05/08
Picture shows left to right: Emily Morris, Dr Stephen Wilkinson, David Ridgway, Professor Liz Dore and Dr George Lambie at the table.
On 20th May, 2008 Canning House, the Cuba Initiative and The International Institute for the Study of Cuba, London Metropolitan University presented a roundtable entitled 'After Fidel: The prospects for change in Cuba and US/Cuba relations in the post-Castro/post-Bush era
Participants:
Professor Elizabeth Dore, University of Southampton Professor Elizabeth Dore directed a large oral history project in Cuba from 2004 to 2007, co-sponsored by the Centro Nacional de Educación Sexual (CENESEX) in Havana and the University of Southampton. She is writing a book entitled Cuban Voices: Lives in the Revolution. Her most recent book is Myths of Modernity: Peonage and Patriarchy in Nicaragua.
Dr George Lambie, De Montfort University George Lambie's interest in Cuba began as an undergraduate and after the completion of the PhD in 1986, he took conducted research into Cuba's relations with Western Europe. George moved to De Montfort University in 1991 to help run the International Public Administration Unit. In 1995, the Unit secured support from the European Union to run the first major co-operation project with Cuba and George became Co-Director along with Cuba's then Minister of Finance. A further project was approved in 1998 that ran until 2001. In 1997 he was awarded a visiting Professorship of the University of Havana. His publications include three books and over 50 articles.
Emily Morris, Institute for the Study of the Americas As Senior Editor at the Economist Intelligence Unit, Emily Morris has monitored Cuba for more than ten years. Her work has involved forecasting Cuba's economic performance in the short, medium and long term. She is currently completing her PhD on Cuban economic policy and performance in the post-1990 period at the Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London.
Dr Stephen Wilkinson Stephen Wilkinson first visited Cuba in 1986 and has been traveling to and writing about the island ever since. Now assistant director of the International Institute for the Study of Cuba, Stephen has a PhD on the subject of Cuban literature. He has written numerous articles on such questions as the history of US-Cuba relations, Cuban attitudes and policy towards homosexuals and the nature of the Cuban state.
Among his other commitments, Stephen is a contributor to the Economist Intelligence Unit reports on Cuba and has consulted on a number of documentaries about the island, including the recent Channel 4 documentary 638 Ways to Kill Castro. He frequently comments on Cuba issues on The Guardian newspaper's Comment is Free website.
This event was recorded and a DVD is available. To obtain a copy please send a cheque for £5.00p made payable to 'London Metropolitan University', a return address and a note saying that you want the film of this event to the following address:
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