Sawyer Seminar “Cuban Futures Beyond The Market”

Food Ecologies: Spaces of Production and Consumption in 21st Century Cuba delved in the dynamics of production, distribution, preparation, consumption, and commercialization of food in contemporary Cuba. Acclaimed food writer Anya von Bremzen and awarded director Asori Soto commented on their most recent projects, having both returned from Cuba, where von Bremzen conducted research in preparation for her next book on Cuban paladares (privately-owned restaurants legalized in the 1990s) and Soto was filming for AirBnB while editing his documentary Cuban Food Stories.

Anya von Bremzen and Asori Soto talked with María A. Cabrera Arús, Postdoctoral Fellow at the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center. Introduced by Ana Dopico, Director of the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center at New York University.

Click to listen to the conversation here or through the DOWNLOAD button above (conversation in English).

With the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Sawyer Seminars Program.

Photo by Asori Soto. 2016.