Emilio Jorge Rodríguez (born 1947) is a Cuban essayist and literary critic.
Rodríguez earned a degree in Spanish and Latin American Literature at the University of Havana.
Rodríguez also has served on the board for Scientific Degrees at the Cuban Literature and Linguistic Institute.
He is also member on the editorial board of Revista Mexicana del Caribe, Academic Committee of the Biblioteca del Caribe Series and the Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba.
Anales del Caribe (1979–) is a magazine/production created by Rodríguez, in collaboration with the Casa de las Américas Center for Caribbean Studies.
Books: Book contributions: Anthologies edited by Rodríguez: His writings have also appeared in several magazines, newspapers, and journals, including Bim, Caribbean Quarterly, Revue Internationale de Littérature Comparée, Del Caribe, Gacetaole Cuba, and Letras Cubanas.
In Haiti and Trans-Caribbean Identity, he explores relations between Haiti and Cuba through a series of essays based on famous Haitian authors such as Fernand Hibbert, Jacques Stephen Alexis, Alejo Carpentier, and Nicolás Guillén.
Rodríguez believes that there needs to be a greater importance and recognition of the relations and interactions between Haiti and its neighboring countries post-Haitian revolution (1791–1804).
Although Rodríguez has won several notable awards for his work in this area of study, he has also been criticized for focusing heavily on Haiti's relations with its Hispanic counterparts.
"The geographical reach of the essays can hardly be called 'trans-Caribbean' when the real focus appears to be the literary contacts between Haiti and the Hispanic Caribbean," notes Dash.
"At times more commissar than critic, his ultimate approval or disapproval depends on whether the novelist does or does not 'understand class struggle' (p.
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