Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-220) and index.
Contents:
Part 1. Competing historical narratives regarding Taino extinction -- The stakes of being Taino -- Historical discourses and debates about Puerto Rico's indigenous trajectory -- Part 2. The Puerto Rican nation and ethnoracial regimes in Puerto Rico -- Jibaros and jibaridades, ambiguities and possibilities -- Impossible identities -- Part 3. Taino heritage and political mobilization -- (Re)Constructing heritage: narratives of linguistic belonging among Taino activists -- How do you see the world as a Taino? : Conceptualizing the Taino gaze -- Protest, surveillance, and ceremony -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"A Contested Caribbean Indigeneity is an in-depth analysis of the debates surrounding Taino/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 Drawing on in-depth ethnographic research, media analysis, and historical documents, the book explores the varied experiences and motivations of Taino/Boricua activists as well as the alternative fonts of authority they draw on to claim what is commonly thought to be an extinct ethnic category. It explores the historical and interactional challenges involved in claiming membership in, what for many Puerto Ricans, is an impossible affiliation. In focusing on Taino/Boricua activism, the books aims to identify a critical space from which to analyze and decolonize ethnoracial ideologies of Puerto Ricanness, issues of class and education, Puerto Rican nationalisms and colonialisms, as well as important questions regarding narrative, historical memory, and belonging"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.