Books by Stephen Wilkinson
The Contemporary Spanish-American Novel offers an authoritative guide to a rich and varied noveli... more The Contemporary Spanish-American Novel offers an authoritative guide to a rich and varied novelistic tradition. It covers all demographic areas, including United States Latino authors, in exploring the diversity of this literature and its major themes, such as exile, migration, and gender representation.
This book examines Cuban society through a study of its detective fiction and more particularly c... more This book examines Cuban society through a study of its detective fiction and more particularly contemporary Cuban society through the novels of the author and critic, Leonardo Padura Fuentes. The author traces the development of Cuban detective writing in the light of the work of twentieth century Western European literary critics and philosophers including Raymond Williams, Antonio Gramsci, Terry Eagleton, Roland Barthes, Jean Paul Sartre, Michel Foucault, Jean Francois Lyotard and Jean Baudrillard in order to gain a better understanding of the social and historical context in which this genre emerged. The analysis includes discussion of the broader philosophical, political and historical issues raised by the Cuban revolution. The book concludes that the study of this popular genre in Cuba is of crucial importance to the scholar who wishes to reach as full an understanding of the social dynamics within that society as possible.
Talks by Stephen Wilkinson
University of Buckingham
Department of Economic and International Studies
Winter Seminar Series
... more University of Buckingham
Department of Economic and International Studies
Winter Seminar Series
Wednesday 24th February 4:45pm - AdRB 1
Stephen Wilkinson - Associate Lecturer, King’s College London. He is also the Editor of the International Journal of Cuban Studies.
‘The US move towards Cuba and Cuba’s move towards the market’
Since 17 December 2014 when the rapprochement between the United States and Cuba was announced, there has been an intensified focus on Cuba in the media. Speculation is mounting that the United States is preparing to lift its 50-year-old economic embargo of the island. This paper places this diplomaic development in the broader context of the process of economic and political liberalisation that has been taking place in the island under the leadership of Raúl Castro and the changing demographics of southern Florida. It argues that, regardless of the outcome of the electoral process in the United States, the convergence between the United States and Cuba will continue.
This screening will be followed by a Q&A with IISC Chairman Dr Stephen Wilkinson, journalists Ju... more This screening will be followed by a Q&A with IISC Chairman Dr Stephen Wilkinson, journalists Juliana Ruhfus, Seamus Mirodan and others.
An informative evening for those planning their first trip to Cuba. Network with exhibitors, shar... more An informative evening for those planning their first trip to Cuba. Network with exhibitors, share plans with fellow travellers and ask questions of our expert panellists: travel writer, photographer, guidebook author and Cubaphile Claire Boobbyer; and lecturer on Cuban literature and society and chairman of the International Institute for the Study of Cuba Dr Stephen Wilkinson.
Join the celebrated Cuban author Leonardo Padura Fuentes and his UK publisher Bitter Lemon Press ... more Join the celebrated Cuban author Leonardo Padura Fuentes and his UK publisher Bitter Lemon Press for an evening of conversation about his latest book in translation, The Man Who Loved Dogs.
Leonardo is in London as part of a world tour. Already Cuba’s most acclaimed author in the hispanophone world, with the publication in English of this epic historical novel about the death of Russian Revolutionary Leon Trotsky, Leonardo is poised to become equally recognised in the UK and the US.
This evening Leonardo will be discussing his life and work and the current situation in Cuba with Dr Stephen Wilkinson, Editor of the International Journal of Cuban Studies and author of Detective Fiction in Cuban Society and Culture (Peter Lang 2006) which analyses Leonardo’s early detective stories, also published in translation by Bitter Lemon Press.
A wine reception will follow the event and there will be an opportunity to purchase signed copies of the works discussed.
Join the celebrated Cuban author Leonardo Padura Fuentes and his UK publisher Bitter Lemon Press ... more Join the celebrated Cuban author Leonardo Padura Fuentes and his UK publisher Bitter Lemon Press for an evening of conversation about his latest book in translation, The Man Who Loved Dogs.
On the occasion of the publication of The Contemporary Spanish American Novel by Bloomsbury, Dr S... more On the occasion of the publication of The Contemporary Spanish American Novel by Bloomsbury, Dr Stephen Wilkinson will deliver a lecture on the life and work of Leonardo Padura Fuentes, currently Cuba’s most internationally successful author. Dr Wilkinson will examine how, in the early 1990s, Padura Fuentes renovated the Cuban detective genre and then discuss his more recent historical novels. The latest of these, The Man who Loved Dogs, which centres upon the murder of Trotsky, will shortly be published in English by Bitter Lemon Press. Padura Fuentes’ fiction presents a critical insider’s representation of socialist Cuba that challenges orthodox readings of the revolution and its history in the post-Soviet era.
This presentation compares and contrasts the EU nations' policy towards Cuba with that of the Uni... more This presentation compares and contrasts the EU nations' policy towards Cuba with that of the United States. It argues that the two have different goals and different means to achieve the goals that leave both ineffective. It concludes that for the western democracies to have any real influence in Cuba then the EU and the US try to converge their policies in the near future.
Discussion on 50 Years of Cuban Revolution.
Papers by Stephen Wilkinson
The International Journal of Cuban Studies, Apr 1, 2010
The key focus in this article is upon the leadership pairing of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, the... more The key focus in this article is upon the leadership pairing of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, the Cuban and the Argentine (the insider and outsider). There are many perspectives of interest in this relationship but our focus is on ‘Messianic leadership’ (Western 2008). Exploring this we utilise theory from the British Object Relations approach to psychoanalysis citing Melanie Klein and Wilfred Bion in particular, to help explain how this pairing has had a lasting symbolic impact, particularly influencing and possibly contributing to the longevity of Fidel Castro’s leadership.
Detective Fiction in Cuban Society and Culture, 2006
International Journal of Cuban Studies, 2014
This article examines the unique institutional environment of socialist Cuba, where currently a p... more This article examines the unique institutional environment of socialist Cuba, where currently a process of controlled marketisation and expansion of private enterprise is taking place. The article investigates business behaviour in Cuba with particular reference to implicit assumptions relating to socially responsible enterprise, or ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ (CSR) as the term is understood in Western Liberal Democracies. It draws upon a series of interviews with business practitioners and business commentators (both Cuban and non-Cuban residents on the island). The interviews focused on the participants' awareness of business ethics and socially responsible enterprise, and the cultural differences in assumptions and expectations relating to the concept of CSR between the Cuban and non-Cuban interviewees. We find that Cuba at this early stage of tentative marketisation presents a positive role model of socially responsible enterprise. Both the highly regulated State econo...
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Books by Stephen Wilkinson
Talks by Stephen Wilkinson
Department of Economic and International Studies
Winter Seminar Series
Wednesday 24th February 4:45pm - AdRB 1
Stephen Wilkinson - Associate Lecturer, King’s College London. He is also the Editor of the International Journal of Cuban Studies.
‘The US move towards Cuba and Cuba’s move towards the market’
Since 17 December 2014 when the rapprochement between the United States and Cuba was announced, there has been an intensified focus on Cuba in the media. Speculation is mounting that the United States is preparing to lift its 50-year-old economic embargo of the island. This paper places this diplomaic development in the broader context of the process of economic and political liberalisation that has been taking place in the island under the leadership of Raúl Castro and the changing demographics of southern Florida. It argues that, regardless of the outcome of the electoral process in the United States, the convergence between the United States and Cuba will continue.
Leonardo is in London as part of a world tour. Already Cuba’s most acclaimed author in the hispanophone world, with the publication in English of this epic historical novel about the death of Russian Revolutionary Leon Trotsky, Leonardo is poised to become equally recognised in the UK and the US.
This evening Leonardo will be discussing his life and work and the current situation in Cuba with Dr Stephen Wilkinson, Editor of the International Journal of Cuban Studies and author of Detective Fiction in Cuban Society and Culture (Peter Lang 2006) which analyses Leonardo’s early detective stories, also published in translation by Bitter Lemon Press.
A wine reception will follow the event and there will be an opportunity to purchase signed copies of the works discussed.
Papers by Stephen Wilkinson
Department of Economic and International Studies
Winter Seminar Series
Wednesday 24th February 4:45pm - AdRB 1
Stephen Wilkinson - Associate Lecturer, King’s College London. He is also the Editor of the International Journal of Cuban Studies.
‘The US move towards Cuba and Cuba’s move towards the market’
Since 17 December 2014 when the rapprochement between the United States and Cuba was announced, there has been an intensified focus on Cuba in the media. Speculation is mounting that the United States is preparing to lift its 50-year-old economic embargo of the island. This paper places this diplomaic development in the broader context of the process of economic and political liberalisation that has been taking place in the island under the leadership of Raúl Castro and the changing demographics of southern Florida. It argues that, regardless of the outcome of the electoral process in the United States, the convergence between the United States and Cuba will continue.
Leonardo is in London as part of a world tour. Already Cuba’s most acclaimed author in the hispanophone world, with the publication in English of this epic historical novel about the death of Russian Revolutionary Leon Trotsky, Leonardo is poised to become equally recognised in the UK and the US.
This evening Leonardo will be discussing his life and work and the current situation in Cuba with Dr Stephen Wilkinson, Editor of the International Journal of Cuban Studies and author of Detective Fiction in Cuban Society and Culture (Peter Lang 2006) which analyses Leonardo’s early detective stories, also published in translation by Bitter Lemon Press.
A wine reception will follow the event and there will be an opportunity to purchase signed copies of the works discussed.