The US blockade against Cuba transcends the economic: it is a technological siege that strangles the digital infrastructure, makes connectivity more expensive and obstructs access to tools and platforms. In this scenario of extreme asymmetry, narrating "from the island" is an act of resistance: to build meaning in a global media ecosystem where hegemonic centers monopolize resources, amplification and distribution channels. This conference proposes to understand digital narrative not only as a creative exercise, but as a fundamental pillar of cultural and political defense. It is a strategic tool to weave, from the limitations, a story that connects the daily experiences, the rights conquered, the real difficulties and the collective projects of a people under sustained external pressure.
Sc.D. Rosa Miriam Elizalde Zorrilla
Country: Cuba
She has a Sc.D. in Communication Sciences and is an Assistant Professor at the University of Havana. Her professional career, developed within the Union of Journalists of Cuba (UPEC), covers creation, editorial direction and leadership in the field of digital journalism, academic research and union management. She was the founder and main editor of the pioneering digital media Cubadebate from its creation in 2005 until 2017, the year in which she assumed the First Vice-Presidency of the UPEC, a position she held until 2023. In recognition of her work and contribution to national journalism, she received the National Journalism Award in 2021. In parallel with her journalistic and managerial work, she develops a solid academic career as a professor at the Institute of Foreign Relations (ISRI) and a lecturer at various universities in the country, where she teaches and directs a research group specialized in the analysis of social networks. She also coordinates the Patria International Symposium, a reference space dedicated to the study and debate on digital communication.
