Of-age Parties in Contemporary Havana, Cuba

What This Module Covers

• Core Argument
• Key Terms (all Defined)
• The Researcher and Method
• Theoretical Framework
• Historical Origins
• Afro-caribbean Kinship and Why It Matters for the Quince
• The Quince as a Sexual Ritual
• Agency and Objectification — Holding Both
• Gender Reproduction Through Ritual
• Race, Class, and the Quince's Commercial Transformation
• The Mother's Role
• Global and State-level Forces Shaping the Ritual
• Core Conclusions
• Scholars and Sources to Know