Nineteenth-century Havana on any given January 6 could push you back to the future.

All gender studies must include the Native American "mediator," which challenges gender itself.

Often overlooked, Cuba's Lydia Cabrera remains a key figure in the history of anthropology.

Author Jamaica Kincaid's 1988 definition of the nature of tourism vitally revised staid definitions.

Chicago-born Chicana writer Ana Castillo helps sharpen the all-too-facile "citizen of the world" label.

Cuban author Daína Chaviano advances the cause of the island's little-discussed heritage.

Questions can matter as much or more than answers, something Sherman Alexie understands.