None of the Above: Puerto Ricans in the Global Era (New Directions in Latino American Cultures)

This volume sets out current debates about Puerto Rico. The title simultaneously refers to the results of a non-binding 1998 plebiscite held in San Juan to determine Puerto Rico's political status, the ambiguities that have historically characterized its political agency, and the complexities of its ethnic, national, and cultural identifications. None Of The Above Is A State-of-the-art Volume About Current Debates Regarding Puerto Rico And Puerto Ricans, Both In The United States And On The Island. The Title Simultaneously Refers To The Results Of A Non-binding 1998 Plebiscite Held To Determine The Island's Political Status, The Ambiguities That Have Historically Characterized Puerto Rican Political Agency, And The Complexities Of Puerto Rican Ethnic, National, And Cultural Identifications. The Absent State / Fernando Picó -- Sailing On The Uss Titanic : Puerto Rico's Unique Insertion To Global Economic Trends / Jaime Benson Arias -- Space Out Of Place : Consumer Culture In Puerto Rico / Laura L. Ortiz-negrón -- Nation And Migration : Rethinking Puerto Rican Identity In A Transnational Context / Jorge Duany -- The Political Status Of Puerto Rico : A Nonsense Dilemma / Carlos Pabón -- None Of The Above Means More Of The Same : Why Solving Puerto Rico's Status Problem Matters / Christina Duffy Burnett -- Vieques : Protest As A Consensual Spectacle / Juan Duchesne Winter -- Entertainment Tonight! Puerto Rican Media And The Privatization Of Politics / Silvia Alvarez-curbelo -- Beauty Salons : Consumption And The Production Of The Self / María Isabel Quiñones Arocho -- Getting F****d In Puerto Rico : Metaphoric Provocations And Queer Activist Interventions / Juana María Rodríguez -- Imagining Puerto Rican Queer Citizenship : Frances Negrón-mutaner's Brincando El Charco : Portrait Of A Puerto Rican / Alberto Sandoval-sánchez -- Exposed Bodies : Media And U.s. Puerto Ricans In Public Space / Frances R. Aparicio -- Transing The Standard : The Case Of Puerto Rican Spanish / Gloria D. Prosper-sánchez -- Boricua (between) Borders : On The Possibility Of Translating Bilingual Narratives / Yolanda Martínez-san Miguel -- The Diaspora Strickes Back : Nation And Location / Juan Flores -- Will The Real Puerto Rican Culture Please Stand Up? Thoughts On Cultural Nationalism / Raquel Z. Rivera -- Salsa, Bad Boys And Brass / José Quiroga -- (a.k.a. : The Sex/salsa/identity Show) / Félix Jiménez -- Living La Vida Global : The Case Of Jose Padilla / Abdullah Al Muhajir / Frances Negrón-muntaner. Edited By Frances Negrón-muntaner. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction....Pages 1-17 Front Matter....Pages 19-19 The Absent State....Pages 21-28 Sailing on the USS Titanic: Puerto Rico’s Unique Insertion to Global Economic Trends....Pages 29-38 Space out of Place: Consumer Culture in Puerto Rico....Pages 39-50 Nation and Migration: Rethinking Puerto Rican Identity in a Transnational Context....Pages 51-63 The Political Status of Puerto Rico: A Nonsense Dilemma....Pages 65-72 “None of the Above” Means More of the Same: Why Solving Puerto Rico’s Status Problem Matters....Pages 73-83 Front Matter....Pages 85-85 Vieques: Protest as a Consensual Spectacle....Pages 87-97 Entertainment Tonight! Puerto Rican Media and the Privatization of Politics....Pages 99-107 Beauty Salons: Consumption and the Production of the Self....Pages 109-128 Getting F****d in Puerto Rico: Metaphoric Provocations and Queer Activist Interventions....Pages 129-145 Imagining Puerto Rican Queer Citizenship: Frances Negrón-Muntaner’s Brincando el charco: Portrait of a Puerto Rican....Pages 147-164 Exposed Bodies: Media and U.S. Puerto Ricans in Public Space....Pages 165-179 Front Matter....Pages 181-181 Transing the Standard: The Case of Puerto Rican Spanish....Pages 183-194 Boricua (Between) Borders: On the Possibility of Translating Bilingual Narratives....Pages 195-210 The Diaspora Strikes Back: Nation and Location....Pages 211-216 Will the “Real” Puerto Rican Culture Please Stand Up? Thoughts on Cultural Nationalism....Pages 217-231 Salsa, Bad Boys, and Brass....Pages 233-239 [a. k. a.: The Sex/Salsa/Identity Show]....Pages 241-252 Front Matter....Pages 253-253 Living La Vida Global: The Case of Jose Padilla/Abdullah Al Muhajir....Pages 255-269 Back Matter....Pages 271-283 None of the Above is a state-of-the-art volume about current debates regarding Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans, both in the United States and on the Island. The title simultaneously refers to the results of a non-binding 1998 plebiscite held in San Juan to determine the Island's political status, the ambiguities that have historically characterized Puerto Rican political agency, and the complexities of Puerto Rican ethnic, national, and cultural identifications