Cuban, Immigrant, and Londoner
Mario López-Goicoechea
What does a certificate of naturalistion mean to an immigrant in Brexit-plagued modern Britain? How do we navigate the various identity markers we acquire through life? Which ones stand out? Which ones blend in and get forgotten? And why? How does language affect the process of adaptation to a new country? Should writing from an “English as an Additional Language (EAL)” perspective be seen through the prism of aesthetics (writing per se) or identity politics? What is masculinity in the 21st century? How big is the Afro-Cuban scene in London nowadays? Is it time the Cuban government acknowledged Virgilio Piñera’s contribution to the island’s literary canon and apologised for the way it treated the writer? What is the linguistic future of the next Latin American generation?
Throughout almost a hundred pages, I will attempt to answer these and other questions. However, if you finish the book and are left with more interrogative sentences than statements, I will feel just as satisfied. My job as a writer has been done.
Duration - 3h 47m.
Author - Mario López-Goicoechea.
Narrator - Jacob Z Klimaszewski.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2021 Austin Macauley Publishers ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Mario López-Goicoechea
Jacob Z Klimaszewski
Austin Macauley Publishers
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Description:
What does a certificate of naturalistion mean to an immigrant in Brexit-plagued modern Britain? How do we navigate the various identity markers we acquire through life? Which ones stand out? Which ones blend in and get forgotten? And why? How does language affect the process of adaptation to a new country? Should writing from an “English as an Additional Language (EAL)” perspective be seen through the prism of aesthetics (writing per se) or identity politics? What is masculinity in the 21st century? How big is the Afro-Cuban scene in London nowadays? Is it time the Cuban government acknowledged Virgilio Piñera’s contribution to the island’s literary canon and apologised for the way it treated the writer? What is the linguistic future of the next Latin American generation? Throughout almost a hundred pages, I will attempt to answer these and other questions. However, if you finish the book and are left with more interrogative sentences than statements, I will feel just as satisfied. My job as a writer has been done. Duration - 3h 47m. Author - Mario López-Goicoechea. Narrator - Jacob Z Klimaszewski. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2021 Austin Macauley Publishers ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:15
About the Author
Duration:00:01:01
Dedication
Duration:00:00:23
Cuban, Immigrant, and Londoner
Duration:00:42:11
A Cuban in London and London in a Cuban
Duration:00:58:47
As the Land is the Language
Duration:00:21:36
From Here and There
Duration:00:41:03
London Dances to The Rhythm of the Yoruba Drums
Duration:01:02:18
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:16