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Havana researchers won an important award
The Center of Research and Development of Culture Juan Marinello, will deliver its Annual Award in Research to the specialists from the town of Bejucal: Aisnara Perera and María de los Ángeles Meriño, for the work titled "Esclavitud, familia y parroquia en Cuba: otra mirada desde la microhistoria" (Slavery, family and parish in Cuba: another look from the micro history) and to Francisco Rey Alfonso, from Jaruco, for "Fanny Elssler: cartas desde La Habana" (Fany Elssler: letters from Havana), the next 21 of November at 3:00 pm in its offices at Ave. Boyeros No. 63 e/ Bruzón y Lugareño, Plaza de la Revolución.

Regla Pérez González, chief of the Department of Research of the Provincial Direction of Culture, informed us that "this award is the most important encouragement the culture system delivers to outstanding results in scientific work. Every cultural institution in the country were called to participate with proposals and, in the case of Havana, they presented the best works, selected by experts, where they gather experiences that are being applied or other that are being prepared for their execution".

The works received by the center were, articles, monographer or published books, such as "Esclavitud, familia y parroquia en Cuba", that is the result of a meticulous research and reconstruction work of the couples or unions between African slaves of the XIX century, where there is important information to the history and social sciences and "Fanny Elssler, cartas desde La Habana", a work about the emblematic diva of the Austrian ballet, who danced during two seasons in Cuba, 1841 and 1842, and through the collection of letters of her days in this city, it is described the theatre environment of the mid XIX century Havana and the acceptance her art had with the public.

Congratulation to the winners.

Source: Cubarte


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