Weekend In Havana

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After viewing Weekend in Havana (PBS) and Life and Debt I was able to find connections with the articles by Alex Dupuy, Stuart Hall, and Shannon Sullivan that we read for this course. The films and the readings both represent what we learned in the world modules from the importance of globalization, farming, traditions, etc. which had an influential role on the islands of the Caribbean’s current economies and culture.
PBS produced Weekend in Havana with a target audience of PBS traditional viewers who are people looking for trusted programming network that is uniquely different from commercial broadcasting. I would also expect people interested in the effects globalization has had on Cuba. Another target audience would be anyone considering visiting Cuba because the show goes to the most iconic tourist locations in Havana. Additionally, some viewers of the film would be anyone trying to learn more about the history …show more content…
Although the film talks about the current economy a lot throughout the episode, I think that the film needs to mention more information about how the cold war affected Cuba. The film does touch on global trade and the effect of the cold war only for a quick segment while talking about how the cars in Havana have not been a modernized due to the cold war conflict and the trade restrictions that resulted from it. I read some articles recently about how there was a shortage of prescription medicine as a result of the Cold War which I think would have been ideal for this film to mention. Another thing missing from this film is how Cuba became colonized by Christopher Columbus and the events that led to Cuba’s liberation. In class, we talked a lot about Caribbean societies and what the current culture is in Cuba. The film spoke explicitly about the culture in Havana but did not talk about what it’s like outside the capital city. There has been an increase in poverty all around Cuba due to an effect of
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