Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries

Cuban Studies Program, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami

2025-2026 Call for Papers

Submission Deadline: July 1, 2025

Launched in 2023, the Seminar in Cuban and Cuban Diaspora Studies provides a virtual forum for works-in-progress (articles, dissertation chapters, and book chapters) that explore issues in Cuban and Cuban diaspora studies, irrespective of period, discipline, or approach. We welcome work in English or Spanish. We also welcome comparative and interdisciplinary topics. The seminar is open to faculty members, graduate students, and independent scholars in the United States and internationally. Our goal is to foster a community of scholars that gathers to read, debate, and help advance new scholarship in the field.

The seminar meets via Zoom select Fridays in fall 2025 and spring 2026, from 2 to 3:30pm ET. There will be five sessions in total. To maximize time for discussion, papers are circulated electronically two weeks in advance. Each session begins with brief opening remarks from the paper author and comments from an invited discussant. Conversations will be held in English or Spanish, in accordance with the language in which the pre-circulated paper is authored. Author and discussant each receive a $500 honorarium.

How to Apply

To apply to present a paper, fill out the application form, and submit an abstract (350 words max) with title and abbreviated CV (2 pages) by July 1st.

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Michael J. Bustamante (University of Miami) is the lead organizer of the seminar. Members of the Cuban Heritage Collection’s Academic Advisory Committee assist in the selection of participants. This program is made possible by generous support from the Wilbur L. and Jean L. Morrison Endowment for Cuban Studies at the University of Miami.