From Bomba to Hip-Hop - Puerto Rican Culture and Latino Identity

Informationen zum Autor Juan Flores Klappentext Neither immigrants nor ethnics! neither foreign nor "hyphenated Americans" in the usual sense of that term! Puerto Ricans in New York have created a distinct identity both on the island of Puerto Rico and in the cultural landscape of the United States. Juan Flores considers the uniqueness of Puerto Rican culture and identity in relation to that of other Latino groups in the United States -- as well as to other minority groups! especially African Americans. Architecture and urban space! literary traditions! musical styles! and cultural movements provide some of the sites and moments of a cultural world defined by the interplay of continuity and transformation! heritage and innovation! roots and fusion. Exploring this wide range of cultural expression -- both in the diaspora and in Puerto Rico -- Flores highlights the rich complexities and fertile contradictions of Latino identity. Zusammenfassung As the populations of Latin American and Caribbean background in the USA proliferate! it becomes all the more important to understand the distinctions among nationalities and regional groups. To this end! this text investigates the historical experience of Puerto Ricans in New York. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prelude: From Bomba to Hip-HopIntroduction1. "pueblo pueblo'': Popular Culture in Time2. The Lite Colonial: Diversions of Puerto Rican Discourse3. Broken English Memories: Languages in the Trans-Colony4. "Salvacion Casita'': Space! Performance! and Community5. "Cha-Cha with a Backbeat'': Songs and Stories of Latin Boogaloo6. Puerto Rocks: Rap! Roots! and Amnesia7. Pan-Latino/Trans-Latino: Puerto Ricans in the "New Nueva York''8. Life Off the Hyphen: Latino Literature and Nuyorican Traditions9. The Latino Imaginary: Meanings of Community and Identity10. Latino Studies: New Contexts! New ConceptsPostscript 1998: "None of the Above''

Product details

• Authors: Juan Flores, Flores Juan
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.05.2000
• EAN: 9780231110778
• ISBN: 978-0-231-11077-8
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives; Popular Cultures, Everyday Liv; Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); New York, Puerto Rico, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Cultural Studies, The arts: general issues, Anthropology, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rap & Hip Hop, MUSIC / Ethnic, Regional / International studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / Hispanic & Latino