The Habana event, running until April 9, is part of the commemorations of the 100th birthday of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro and the 65th anniversary of the declaration of the socialist nature of the Cuban Revolution, the organizing institution informed.

The seminar brings together researchers, academicians, and specialists who address the theoretical and practical contributions of the historical leader in building revolutionary hegemony in the cultural sphere.

The cultural transformation of the Revolution, the organic intelligentsia as a contested subject, the struggle against old and new forms of colonization, and the role of artistic and literary culture as emancipation process are among the issues to debate.

The program includes keynote speeches and panels on Fidel Castro’s thinking in relation to liberating education, cultural policy, the unity of the Latin American left, and the internationalist projection of the Revolution.

Renowned researchers from Cuban universities, members of the Fidel Castro Ruz Center, the National Union of Cuban Writers and Artists (UNEAC), and specialists from cultural institutions attend the seminar.

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