Book: Island in the Net: Digital Culture in Post-Castro Cuba
ISBN: 9780691273136
Published: Feb 10, 2026
Pages: 256
Size: 6.13 x 9.25 in.
Illus: 12 b/w illus.
Until just a few years ago, Cuba was one of the least-connected countries in the world. But as digital technology has become increasingly available, Cubans have found inventive ways to work around such remaining barriers as slow speeds, high costs, and inadequate infrastructure. In Island in the Net, Steffen Köhn examines Cuba’s nascent digital culture and how it has reconfigured the relationship between the state and its citizens. Köhn shows that through innovations including “sneakernets” (the physical transfer of information by flash drives and other devices), digital black markets, and online spaces for political debates, Cubans have successfully challenged the government’s monopoly on media and public discourse.
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