Gender and Sexuality in the Cuban Revolution
Midterm Question:
How to define terms – can examples be used?
- Yes, examples can be used; clarity is key!
E-mail Prof. Holt ASAP if you want to work on a Wiki article that isn’t on her list
- make sure to give the exact article title!
Rosh Hashanah
- if celebrating, e-mail Prof. Holt your HAP
Alumna event
- 9/30 @ 4 PM in Kauke 137
- G&IS/IR major talking about careers in global public service
- There will be desserts!
Historical Questions:
What is social history?
- study of history that focuses on social effects of individuals that don’t have as much as a “say” or stance in well-known history
- Allows for lesser-known perspectives to be known
Dr. Guerra’s “Why I Am a Historian”
Link to article: https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/september-2018/why-i-am-a-historian-a-response-to-mary-beth-norton
Ideal revolutionary Cuban man:
- smart but not too smart (bookish)
- Volunteering time to work for state
- Manual labor (strong)
- Straight
Ideal revolutionary Cuban woman:
- support men
- Teachers
Why was gender so policed in Cuba?
- form of indoctrination for a unified population for a stronger regime
Contradictions:
- forced labor
- Scared of single moms
- Believed that children would be too feminine without a father
For Monday:
- Wiki: add to an article
- HAP: Wiki sources
- Carefully look over two primary sources
- Cuban American National Foundation
- Granma