A Contested Caribbean Indigeneity

A Contested Caribbean Indigeneity
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Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 9781978808195
ISBN-13 : 1978808194
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Book Synopsis A Contested Caribbean Indigeneity by : Sherina Feliciano-Santos

Download or read book A Contested Caribbean Indigeneity written by Sherina Feliciano-Santos and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2021-02-12 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Contested Caribbean Indigeneity is an in-depth analysis of the debates surrounding Taíno/Boricua activism in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean diaspora in New York City. Drawing on in-depth ethnographic research, media analysis, and historical documents, the book explores the varied experiences and motivations of Taíno/Boricua activists as well as the alternative fonts of authority they draw on to claim what is commonly thought to be an extinct ethnic category. It explores the historical and interactional challenges involved in claiming membership in, what for many Puerto Ricans, is an impossible affiliation. In focusing on Taíno/Boricua activism, the books aims to identify a critical space from which to analyze and decolonize ethnoracial ideologies of Puerto Ricanness, issues of class and education, Puerto Rican nationalisms and colonialisms, as well as important questions regarding narrative, historical memory, and belonging.


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