Silencing Race: Disentangling Blackness, Colonialism, and National Identities in Puerto Rico

Via painstaking analysis of census records, civil and criminal records, newspaper articles, manifestos, public speeches, private correspon- dence, and works of fiction, she demonstrates how the narrative of racial fusion and the strategic erasure of indigenous and African narratives have veiled the...

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Published in:New West Indian Guide 2014, Vol.88 (3/4), p.372-374
Main Author: Pousada, Alicia
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Abolition of slavery
Colonialism
Culture
National identity
Race
Working class
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Summary:Via painstaking analysis of census records, civil and criminal records, newspaper articles, manifestos, public speeches, private correspon- dence, and works of fiction, she demonstrates how the narrative of racial fusion and the strategic erasure of indigenous and African narratives have veiled the history of racial struggle in Puerto Rico and made it difficult for Afro-Puerto Ricans to collectively denounce discrimination. [...]it examines the racial under- pinnings of the public health campaigns with their eugenic orientation. The book is recommended reading for anyone interested in the historical devel- opment of race, class, gender, and identity in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean more generally or the effects of double colonial subjugation on a national psy- che. It would also be of considerable interest to scholars or students working in the area of critical discourse analysis.
ISSN:1382-2373
2213-4360
DOI:10.1163/22134360-08803033