Dr. Matthew Pettway: African Spirituality and Resistance in Cuban Poetry
Dr. Matthew Pettway: African Spirituality and Resistance in Cuban Poetry Dr. Matthew Pettway is an Associate Professor at the University of South Alabama. He is a renowned scholar and the author of the influential book "Cuban Resistance in the Age of Black Insurrection: Manzano, Placido, and Afro-Latino Religion." Dr. Pettway's research delves deep into the intersections of Afro-Latino religion, resistance, and literature in 19th-century Cuba. His work sheds light on the revolutionary poetry of Juan Francisco Manzano and Gabriel de la Concepción Valdés (Placido), exploring how their literary…
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