New Itineraries of Lydia Cabrera’s El monte : Afrodiasporic Spirituality in the Contemporary Caribbean

Abstracts exploring El monte’s transnational influence, its contribution to Afrodiasporic spirituality and ethnomedicinal practices, and how Cabrera’s interviews with those acquainted with both oppression and freedom can serve as a model of emancipatory narratives.

Deadline for submissions: Friday, March 20, 2026

Beatriz Rivera-Barnes, Penn State University (bur3@psu.edu )