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This book 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 Drawing on in-depth ethnographic research, media analysis, and historical documents, the book explores the varied experiences and motivations of Taíno/Boricua activists claiming what is commonly thought to be an extinct ethnic category.
List of contents
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
Glossary
Transcription Conventions
Prologue
Introduction
Part I: Competing historical narratives regarding Taíno extinction
1 The Stakes of Being Taíno
2 Historical Discourses and Debates about Puerto Rico's Indigenous Trajectory
Part II: The Puerto Rican Nation and Ethnoracial Regimes in Puerto Rico
3 Jíbaros and Jibaridades, Ambiguities and Possibilities
4 Impossible Identities
Part III: Taíno Heritage and Political Mobilization
5 (Re)Constructing Heritage, Narratives of Linguistic Belonging
6 How Do You See the World as a Taíno? Conceptualizing the Taíno Gaze
7 Protest, Surveillance, and Ceremony
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
SHERINA FELICIANO-SANTOS is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of South Carolina in Columbia.
Summary
Offers an in-depth analysis of the debates surrounding TaÍno/Boricua activism in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean diaspora in New York City. Drawing on ethnographic research, media analysis, and historical documents, the book explores the varied experiences and motivations of TaÍno/Boricua activists.
