Puerto Rico Is in the Heart

Emigration, Labor, and Politics in the Life and Work of Frank Espada
2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-33141-0
Verlag: Springer Nature B.V.

Buch, Englisch, 136 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 2961 g

Set against the backdrop of contemporary US economic history, Puerto Rico Is in the Heart examines the emigration, labor, and political experiences of documentary photographer, human rights activist, and Puerto Rican community leader Frank Espada and considers the cultural impact of neoliberal programs directed at Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Carvalho, E.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. 1. Beloved and Reviled 2. "We came to this country broke" 3. "[N]ot good enough" 4. Organizing: "[A] Question of Survival" 5. Conclusion: The Return Postscript: "Without love."

Über Autor(innen)

Edward J. Carvalho is Assistant Professor of English at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA. He is co-editor of Academic Freedom in the Post-9/11 Era, guest editor for the Works and Days special journal issue Academic Freedom and Intellectual Activism in the Post-9/11 University (2008-2009), and author of solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short (2007).