Experts in Latin American history, arts and economics will speak today during the annual meeting of the New England Council on Latin American Studies at the Center for International Affairs, 1737 Cambridge St.

Cuban novelist Edmundo Desnoes, an official in the National Union of Cuban Writers and Artists and author of the book and movie "Memories of Under-development," will discuss the experience of being a writer in Cuba.

"He will address an array of things, ranging from censorship to material conditions for writers in Cuba to their themes and techniques." Jorge I. Dominguez, professor of government and a research fellow in the Center for International Affairs, said yesterday.

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"Desnoes is controversial in the sense that anyone in a Cuban official role is controversial. We don't expect that session to be dull," Dominguez, who is coordinating the convention added.

Other panelists include Clemency C. Coggins '68, teaching assistant in Fine Arts and a research fellow at the Peabody Museum, who will speak on pre-hispanic art history; Marguala I. Arenas, professor of Latin American literature at the American International College, who will discuss the role of the Indian in Ecuadoriaon and Peruvian literature; and Patricia Fernandez-Kelly of Rutgers University, Duke University and Colegie de Mexico, who will speak on women's work and social change in Mexican border industries. Other panelists will discuss economic and energy policies in Latin America.