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Dream Nation: Puerto Rican Culture and the Fictions of Independence
María Acosta Cruz
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Description for Dream Nation: Puerto Rican Culture and the Fictions of Independence
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Over the past fifty years, Puerto Rican voters have roundly rejected any calls for national independence. Yet the rhetoric and iconography of independence have been defining features of Puerto Rican literature and culture. In the provocative new book Dream Nation, María Acosta Cruz investigates the roots and effects of this profound disconnect between cultural fantasy and political reality.
Bringing together texts from Puerto Rican literature, history, and popular culture, Dream Nation shows how imaginings of national independence have served many competing purposes. They have given authority to the island’s literary and artistic establishment but have also been a badge ... Read more
Over the past fifty years, Puerto Rican voters have roundly rejected any calls for national independence. Yet the rhetoric and iconography of independence have been defining features of Puerto Rican literature and culture. In the provocative new book Dream Nation, María Acosta Cruz investigates the roots and effects of this profound disconnect between cultural fantasy and political reality.
Bringing together texts from Puerto Rican literature, history, and popular culture, Dream Nation shows how imaginings of national independence have served many competing purposes. They have given authority to the island’s literary and artistic establishment but have also been a badge ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
Series
Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813565460
SKU
V9780813565460
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About María Acosta Cruz
MARÍA ACOSTA CRUZ is an associate professor of Spanish at Clark University. Her work has appeared in the journals Hispanófila, Revista Iberoamericana, Revista de Estudios Hispánicos, and Chasqui Revista de Literatura Latinoamericana.
Reviews for Dream Nation: Puerto Rican Culture and the Fictions of Independence
"No other book weaves together so beautifully and completely the political, historical, social, economic, and cultural threads which make up the tapestry of Puerto Rican nationalism. Graceful, thought provoking, and deeply learned, Dream Nation will certainly have a lasting impact."
Frederick Luis Aldama
author of A Concise History of Latino/a Literature
"Gutsy and provocative, Dream Nation explores ... Read more
Frederick Luis Aldama
author of A Concise History of Latino/a Literature
"Gutsy and provocative, Dream Nation explores ... Read more