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Photo by Alexander Kunze taken on a SONY, ILCE-7M2Free to use under the Unsplash License

The Cuba Observatory

The Cuba Observatory of Stanford University, affiliated with the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, is a new initiative to bring together both academic and public research, scholarship, and alternative media on Cuba.

Upcoming Events

April
17
  • Cuba Observatory Events
Date
Location
Bolivar House
582 Alvarado Row, Stanford, CA 94305

This event is co-sponsored by The Cuba Observatory. 

Past Events

April
10
  • Cuba Observatory Events
Date
Location
Bolivar House
582 Alvarado Row, Stanford, CA 94305

*This is a Latin American Perspectives event co-sponsored by The Cuba…

February
25
  • Cuba Observatory Events
Date
-
Location
Bolivar House
582 Alvarado Row, Stanford, CA 94305
Seminar Room

Dr. Gabriel Hetland is Associate Professor of Africana, Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies at SUNY Albany.

October
3
  • Cuba Observatory Events
Date
Location
Bolivar House
582 Alvarado Row, Stanford, CA 94305

What do our political alternatives look like after “the end of history”?

September
30
  • Cuba Observatory Events
Date
-
Location
McMurtry Building
355 Roth Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Oshman Hall

Join us for a screening of the 2024 award-winning Cuban documentary Crónicas del absurdo (Chronicles of the Absurd) on censorship and a Q&A with its director Miguel Coyula and its star Lynn…

May
3
  • Cuba Observatory Events
Date
-
Location
Humanities Center
424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford, CA 94305
Boardroom

This day-long public symposium features three experts on Venezuela and three on Cuba who will discuss and debate the role of US sanctions in each country's severe economic and political crises.