Objetivos, discursos y protagonistas del Congreso Cultural de La Habana (1968)

Abstract

This article ponders on the Cultural Congress held in Havana in January 1968. In that event, more than four hundred intellectuals from all over the world were summoned to discuss the effects of colonialism and neocolonialism on the development of peoples and the responsibility of intellectuals in the face of the cultural penetration of imperialism, the overcoming of underdevelopment and the advance of liberation struggles. The text will focus on the context of the congress, motivations for its celebration and ideas formulated during its sessions.