Transnational Ties and Transformation of Cuban Socialism

Eckstein, Susan

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“…In this article I outlined a newly emerging informal network of transnational circulation, which I call the “Mula ring.” This network is the primary way in which Cubans from all sections of society acquire material items, either directly or indirectly, and as such is a substantial economic force both on the island and within its diasporas. Many of those embedded in these networks mobilize these relations to exert considerable economic power as well as sociopolitical prestige, which in turn forges new socialities while a new hegemonic cultural order becomes increasingly conspicuous (Eckstein ). While these networks by no means (yet) represent one coherent culturally recognized “system,” as in Malinowski's classic example of the Kula ring, a focus on them nonetheless reveals how Cubans have long operated on a transnational and globalized economic stage.…”

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“…It is important to note that this network is not indicative of power flows originating solely in the diaspora. Many scholars of remittances have shown how these flows can create new hierarchies, making the recipient country highly dependent on its diaspora (Olwig 1993;Duany 2007;Eckstein 2010;Morales 2017). While this is certainly true in familial contexts in Cuba and its diaspora, the Mula ring originates in Cuba itself, and Cubans on the island exert considerable agency in mobilizing networks both on and off the island to source (conseguir) items.…”

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“…Several anthropologists have already considered the consumption of material culture in Cuba, including the various forms of sociality that develop as by‐products of, for example, waiting in long queues, swapping information on which shop holds stock, and the growing importance of brand culture (Porter ; Pertierra ; Scarpaci ; Ryer ). Until now, however, the circulation of material items through informal networks in and out of Cuba have largely only been examined by economists, who for the most part have neglected the social paradigms that create and are in turn reinforced by these processes (Rivera ), or by sociologists focused more specifically on remittance giving, which constitutes only one aspect of this larger network I describe (Eckstein, , ).…”

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The “Mula Ring”: Material Networks of Circulation Through the Cuban World

Cearns

2019

J Latin Amer Carib Anth

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Resumen Este artículo está basado en quince meses de trabajo de campo etnográfico en Cuba, los EE. UU., México, Panamá y Guyana para describir una red transnacional emergente de circulación de materiales que llamo el “circuito mula.” Muestro cómo los cubanos movilizan vastas redes transnacionales para realizar sus sistemas de circulación de materiales en la actualidad. Estas redes equivalen a una economía en sí misma que está redefiniendo lo que significa ser cubano dentro y fuera de la isla. Muestro cómo esta economía informal se basa en esferas de circulación e intercambio de género preexistentes, así como en nuevas modalidades de poder, cuyos efectos se pueden sentir lejos de la propia isla. De hecho, esta red, que surge de una escasez material histórica desde el socialismo, está conduciendo a la reificación de nuevas estructuras de clase, que la Revolución se había propuesto inicialmente desmantelar.

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“…Statistically Afro-Cubans on the island have the least direct exposure to U.S. and/ or Miami culture, as they have the lowest emigration numbers and receive the fewest remittances (Eckstein 2003). One might argue that this contributes to the lack of representational space that they are afforded on TV Martí since practically everyone on TV Martí is Cuban American and lives in Miami.…”

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Exporting Exile on TV Martí

Johnson

2010

Television & New Media

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This essay focuses on U.S. broadcasting to Cuba, specifically the development and programming of TV Martí, a channel whose ostensible aim is to undermine the communist Cuban government and promote democratic transition. Since TV Martí’s first broadcast in 1990, Cuba has successfully jammed the signal, and the question of why the United States should continue to fund a station with no viewers has been the subject of ongoing discussion. Issues of reception have so overdetermined the debate as to obviate analysis of the productions themselves.This article argues that the existence of TV Martí is best understood in relation to Cuban exile nationalism. Fundamental confusion exists on the issues of what TV Martí is supposed to represent and for whom it is created, raising questions not only about its effectiveness as propaganda meant to interpellate Cuban nationals—if there are any watching—but also about what is at stake in exporting the exilic national imaginary.

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“…146 modification can have an effect on their stability towards enzymes catalyzing dephosphorylation (1). Thus, nucleoside phosphorothioates are generally observed to be poor substrates for their corresponding phosphatases (2). This also holds true for thiophosphorylated proteins as substrates for protein phosphatases.…”

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Chemical synthesis of o‐thiophosphotyrosyl peptides

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Bannwarth

1994

International Journal of Peptide and Protein Research

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The synthon for O‐thiophosphotyrosine, Fmoc‐Tyr[PS(OBzl)2]‐OH (1c), was prepared in 63%;, yield from Fmoc‐Tyr‐OH by first transient protection as the tBuMe2Si‐ester and phosphinylation with (BzlO)2PNiPr2/ tetrazole followed by oxidation of P(III) to P(V) vith S8x in CS2. Building block 1cwas incorporated in the Fmoc solid‐phase synthesis of two O‐thiophosphotyrosine‐containing peptides H‐Thr‐Glu‐Pro‐Gln‐Tyr(PS)‐Gln‐Pro‐Gly‐Glu‐OH (2) and H‐Thr‐Arg‐Asp‐Ile‐Tyr(PS)‐Glu‐Thr‐Asp‐Phe‐Phe‐Arg‐Lys‐OH (3), corresponding to sequences of the p60src (523–531) protein and an insulin receptor (IR) (1142–1153) analogue, respectively. An alternative approach of synthesis, the global phosphorylation of a resin‐bound peptide, also proved useful. Thus, the free tyrosyl side‐chain containing‐peptide IR (1142–1153) on support was phosphinylated with the above phosphoramidite reagent followed by oxidation with either S8/CS2 or tetraethylthiuram disulfide/CH3CN solutions. Deprotection and peptide‐resin cleavage was performed with a TFA/thiophenol (H2O) mixture. Crude peptides 2 and 3 were stable to the acidolytic deprotection. Preparative RP(C18)HPLC was initially performed using 0.1% TFA(aq) EtOH solvents. However, analyses of fractions resulting from the purification step indicated significant decomposition of thiophosphopeptide in solution. Stability measurements both as a function of time and pH. further confirmed this initial finding. Purifications performed at intermediate pH using a triethylammonium acetatc (pH 7.5) CH3CN solvent system overcame this problem.

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Transnational Ties and Transformation of Cuban Socialism

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The “Mula Ring”: Material Networks of Circulation Through the Cuban World

The “Mula Ring”: Material Networks of Circulation Through the Cuban World

Exporting Exile on TV Martí

Chemical synthesis of o‐thiophosphotyrosyl peptides

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