Luci Fernandes, professor of anthropology at East Carolina University, will present a lecture at Denison University titled “Walking the Line: Reporting on Cuban Daily Life” at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 12, 2010, in the Shepherdson room of Slayter Union (200 Ridge Road). The lecture, sponsored by Denison’s Global Studies Seminar Series, is free and open to the public.

The presentation highlights Cuban daily life in the 21st century, family systems, social networks, and resource distribution in Havana. Looking beyond the immediacies of political rhetoric between the USA and Cuba, Fernandes’ research centers around Cuban citizens and the intricacies of making ends meet along with innovative ways of problem solving amidst the scarcity of goods and services.

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CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville — Luci Fernandes lecture “Walking the Line: Reporting on Cuban Daily Life,” at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 12, in the Shepherdson room of Slayter Union (200 Ridge Road) at Denison University. Free and open to the public. For more information, contact 740-587-6315 or visit www.denison.edu.

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