Cristina Venegas is an associate professor of film and media studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

"Cristina Venegas's well-researched and highly original work brings to the forefront an important and under-researched topic." - Yiedy Rivero (author of Tuning Out Blackness) "This book will make an important contribution both to Cuban studies and to Hispanic media studies." - Marvin D'Lugo (Clark University) "A nuanced analysis based on careful research and firsthand experience. This work will benefit readers interested in Cuba's recent transformation and also those seeking to understand the emergence of new media in Latin America and the challenges digital culture poses. Highly recommended." (Choice) "Cristina Venegas's well-researched and highly original work brings to the forefront an important and under-researched topic." - Yiedy Rivero (author of Tuning Out Blackness) "This book will make an important contribution both to Cuban studies and to Hispanic media studies." - Marvin D'Lugo (Clark University) "A nuanced analysis based on careful research and firsthand experience. This work will benefit readers interested in Cuba's recent transformation and also those seeking to understand the emergence of new media in Latin America and the challenges digital culture poses. Highly recommended." (Choice)

• List of IllustrationsList of AcronymsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Inventing, Recycling, and Deploying Technologies2 Media Technologies and "Cuban Democracy"3 Tourism and the Social Ramifications of 3 Media Technologies4 Film Culture in the Digital Millennium5 Digital Communities and the Pleasures of TechnologyConclusion

Cristina Venegas is an associate professor of film and media studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

"Cristina Venegas's well-researched and highly original work brings to the forefront an important and under-researched topic." - Yiedy Rivero (author of Tuning Out Blackness) "This book will make an important contribution both to Cuban studies and to Hispanic media studies." - Marvin D'Lugo (Clark University) "A nuanced analysis based on careful research and firsthand experience. This work will benefit readers interested in Cuba's recent transformation and also those seeking to understand the emergence of new media in Latin America and the challenges digital culture poses. Highly recommended." (Choice) "Cristina Venegas's well-researched and highly original work brings to the forefront an important and under-researched topic." - Yiedy Rivero (author of Tuning Out Blackness) "This book will make an important contribution both to Cuban studies and to Hispanic media studies." - Marvin D'Lugo (Clark University) "A nuanced analysis based on careful research and firsthand experience. This work will benefit readers interested in Cuba's recent transformation and also those seeking to understand the emergence of new media in Latin America and the challenges digital culture poses. Highly recommended." (Choice)

• List of IllustrationsList of AcronymsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Inventing, Recycling, and Deploying Technologies2 Media Technologies and "Cuban Democracy"3 Tourism and the Social Ramifications of 3 Media Technologies4 Film Culture in the Digital Millennium5 Digital Communities and the Pleasures of TechnologyConclusion

Cristina Venegas is an associate professor of film and media studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

"Cristina Venegas's well-researched and highly original work brings to the forefront an important and under-researched topic." - Yiedy Rivero (author of Tuning Out Blackness) "This book will make an important contribution both to Cuban studies and to Hispanic media studies." - Marvin D'Lugo (Clark University) "A nuanced analysis based on careful research and firsthand experience. This work will benefit readers interested in Cuba's recent transformation and also those seeking to understand the emergence of new media in Latin America and the challenges digital culture poses. Highly recommended." (Choice) "Cristina Venegas's well-researched and highly original work brings to the forefront an important and under-researched topic." - Yiedy Rivero (author of Tuning Out Blackness) "This book will make an important contribution both to Cuban studies and to Hispanic media studies." - Marvin D'Lugo (Clark University) "A nuanced analysis based on careful research and firsthand experience. This work will benefit readers interested in Cuba's recent transformation and also those seeking to understand the emergence of new media in Latin America and the challenges digital culture poses. Highly recommended." (Choice)

• List of IllustrationsList of AcronymsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Inventing, Recycling, and Deploying Technologies2 Media Technologies and "Cuban Democracy"3 Tourism and the Social Ramifications of 3 Media Technologies4 Film Culture in the Digital Millennium5 Digital Communities and the Pleasures of TechnologyConclusion