Rialta

Rialta
Rialta, Alianza Iberoamericana para la Literatura, las Artes y el Pensamiento
Founded2017
FounderCarlos Aníbal Alonso
TypeCultural and media organization
HeadquartersQuerétaro, Mexico
Websitehttps://rialta.org/

Rialta is a Cuban editorial and cultural project founded in 2017. Its activities include publishing the digital magazine Rialta magazine, books, and projects devoted to archives, information, and cultural dissemination.[1] Freedom House identifies it as one of the projects belonging to Cuba's "digital diaspora", consisting of sites operated from abroad which cover events in Cuba. The same report lists Rialta among the independent digital media outlets blocked in Cuba.[2]

History

Rialta emerged from an editorial project related to Cuban literature. According to its founder and editor Carlos Aníbal Alonso in an interview published by El Estornudo, the project's first book was Los dioses de Pegana by Lord Dunsany, published in December 2016, while the first issue of its magazine appeared in March 2017.[1] The project subsequently expanded into book publishing, cultural journalism, and the creation of a digital repository of publications and documents related to Cuban and Latin American cultural history.[1] In 2020, Rialta participated in international initiatives related to freedom of expression and Cuba's Decree-Laws 370 and 349. In 2021, it was among the independent media outlets that signed an international statement concerning freedom of expression and the right of assembly in Cuba.[3]

Rialta magazine

Rialta magazine is the digital magazine associated with the project. The International Standard Serial Number International Centre registers the publication under ISSN 2594-1550, as an online publication from Mexico.[4] The magazine publishes essays, art and film criticism, interviews, fiction, poetry, translations, cultural news and other material related to Cuban and Ibero-American culture.[5]

Rialta Ediciones

Rialta Ediciones is the publishing imprint associated with the project. Its publishing activity predates the magazine: the project's first book was Los dioses de Pegana by Lord Dunsany, published in December 2016.[1]

The catalog of Rialta Ediciones includes literature, essays, art, poetry, theater, and other works related to the humanities.[6]

Among its publications is El cuerpo nunca olvida: trabajo forzado, hombre nuevo y memoria en Cuba (1959-1980) by Abel Sierra Madero, published by Rialta Ediciones in 2022.[7]

In 2024, Rialta Ediciones published Fuera de Lugar / Out of Place: Voces de la literatura iberoamericana, an anthology associated with the Festival de Literatura Iberoamericana de Providence, organized by the Department of Hispanic Studies at Brown University.[8]

Among its editorial projects is Fantasma Material, an annual publication devoted to film developed in collaboration with the Instituto de Artivismo Hannah Arendt (INSTAR). Rialta Ediciones participates in the publication's editorial coordination, copyediting, and design.[9]

Archivo Rialta

The Archivo Rialta is devoted to the digital preservation and dissemination of publications and documents related to Cuban cultural history.[10] The archive contains files and materials related to periodicals and other documents from different periods of Cuban cultural history. Among the publications documented are Orígenes, Mariel, and Albur.[11] These materials also appear in external bibliographic projects. AméricaLee, a platform of the Center for Documentation and Research on the Culture of the Left (CeDInCI), includes references to materials preserved and documented by Rialta in its records of Cuban cultural publications.[12]

Cultural activities

Rialta has also participated in cultural and academic projects and events. In 2024, it co-organized the En Zona festival together with the Metropolitan Autonomous University and El Estornudo, with the collaboration of various cultural and academic institutions.[13]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Martínez, Jesús Adonis (October 29, 2020). "Rialta en el pórtico de una biblioteca saqueada. Entrevista con el editor Carlos Aníbal Alonso" [Rialta at the Gate of a Looted Library: An Interview with Editor Carlos Aníbal Alonso]. El Estornudo. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Cuba: Freedom on the Net 2022 Country Report". Freedom House. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Organizaciones y medios independientes llaman al Gobierno de Cuba a respetar el derecho de manifestación y la libertad de expresión y a detener la violencia contra manifestantes" [Organizations and independent media outlets call on the Cuban government to respect the right to demonstrate and freedom of expression and to stop violence against protesters]. Reporters Without Borders. July 15, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Rialta magazine". ISSN International Centre. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Magazine map". Rialta. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Books". Rialta Ediciones. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  7. ↑ Sierra Madero, Abel (2022). El cuerpo nunca olvida: trabajo forzado, hombre nuevo y memoria en Cuba (1959-1980). Rialta Ediciones. ISBN 9786079888473.
  8. ↑ "Fuera de Lugar / Out of Place". Rialta. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Fantasma Material: Revista Anual de Cine". INSTAR Film Festival. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Archivo Rialta". Rialta. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Press and magazines". Rialta. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Orígenes". AméricaLee, CeDInCI. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  13. ↑ "En Zona". Rialta. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
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