Fidel between the Lines: Paranoia and Ambivalence in Late Socialist Cuban Cinema

by Laura-Zoe Humphreys

In Fidel between the Lines Laura-Zo Humphreys traces the changing dynamics of criticism and censorship in late socialist Cuba through a focus on cinema. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Cuban state strategically relaxed censorship, attempting to contain dissent by giving it an outlet in the arts. Along with this shift, foreign funding and digital technologies gave filmmakers more freedom to criticize the state than ever before,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478006242
• ISBN13: 9781478006244
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"