Art as forms of resistance and construction of collective memory after the social explosion of July 11, 2021 in Cuba: The Patria y Vida movement

Abstract

July 11, 2021 (hereinafter 11J) marked a turning point in Cuba's recent history. Thousands of citizens took to the streets in various cities of the country to demonstrate peacefully against the health and economic crisis, and the lack of political and civil liberties; “although there is no official data on the size of the protests, some media reported that ‘thousands’ or ‘tens of thousands’ of Cubans took to the streets and spoke of the ‘mobilized people’ (Bobes, 2024, p. 152).”