Sujatha Fernandes

@SujathaTF

Sujatha Fernandes is a professor of political economy and sociology at the University of Sydney in Australia and the City University of New York. She is the author of several books, including Cuba Represent!, Who Can Stop The Drums?, and Close to the Edge. Her latest book is Curated Stories: The Uses and Misuses of Storytelling.

Municipal Workers

How Mumbai’s Sanitation Workers Won Their Rights How Mumbai’s Sanitation Workers Won Their Rights

This union movement used both legal strategies and confrontational methods to successfully organize Dalit workers.

Mar 5, 2019 / Sujatha Fernandes

Cámara Chica

How Socially Engaged Activism Is Transforming Cuba How Socially Engaged Activism Is Transforming Cuba

Community-run cultural centers are rejuvenating post-industrial life, especially for a younger generation.

Feb 21, 2018 / Sujatha Fernandes

Papito at Artecorte

Hairdressers of the World Unite! (You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Locks… and a Community to Win) Hairdressers of the World Unite! (You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Locks… and a Community to Win)

In one Havana neighborhood, they’re doing exactly that.

Dec 28, 2017 / Sujatha Fernandes

Cuba-Irma-Damage

Trump’s Cold-War Politics Are Hurting Ordinary Cubans Trump’s Cold-War Politics Are Hurting Ordinary Cubans

Recent US measures have compounded daily insecurities and hardships.

Nov 15, 2017 / Sujatha Fernandes

Cosecha Protests in New York City

We Need to Fight for All Undocumented Migrants, Not Just Dreamers We Need to Fight for All Undocumented Migrants, Not Just Dreamers

Distinctions about who is more “deserving” or “patriotic” are invidious—all migrants are rights-bearing human beings.

Sep 8, 2017 / Sujatha Fernandes

Race and Racism in Cuba

Afro-Cuban Activists Fight Racism Between Two Fires Afro-Cuban Activists Fight Racism Between Two Fires

They’re caught between a government that denies the existence of racism and fellow black Cubans who lack racial consciousness.

May 24, 2016 / Sujatha Fernandes

In Cuba, Will the Revolution Be Digitized?

In Cuba, Will the Revolution Be Digitized? In Cuba, Will the Revolution Be Digitized?

US media depict the island as stuck in the digital dark ages, but Cuba has lively cultures of connectivity that could evolve into a self-sustaining, open, and accessible digital co...

Mar 18, 2016 / Sujatha Fernandes

What Do Cubans Think of Normalization With the United States?

What Do Cubans Think of Normalization With the United States? What Do Cubans Think of Normalization With the United States?

They’re divided, by generation and class, over whether it will be a good thing.

Feb 9, 2016 / Feature / Sujatha Fernandes

The Repeating Barrio

The Repeating Barrio The Repeating Barrio

The 2014 film Canción de Barrio tells a dark story about those who are being left out of the promises of liberty and prosperity in the new Cuba.

Feb 1, 2016 / Sujatha Fernandes

What Does the ‘No’ Vote Mean? What Does the ‘No’ Vote Mean?

The referendum defeat may temporarily revive a flagging opposition, but it does not spell the collapse of the movement Chávez has inspired.

Dec 7, 2007 / Feature / Sujatha Fernandes

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