| Boricua Pop: Puerto Ricans and the Latinization of American Culture Contributor(s): Negrón-Muntaner, Frances (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814758177 ISBN-13: 9780814758175 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $88.11 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: View the Table of Contents. Read the Introduction. "A perspicacious new book and one of the most intellectually exciting works of recent years, "Boricua Pop: Puerto Ricans and the latinization of American Culture" gives new meaning to the idea of the >>pleasure of the text.QBR" "Provocative and broad-ranging . . . This eclectic, always interesting work will be certain to elicit discussion among faculty and students of ethnic studies, US popular culture, and Puerto Rican and Latino studies."--"Choice" "Mixing the down and dirty with high culture to come up with good look at the transculture effects of it all." a groundbreaking piece of work on the persistence of colonialism-irreverent, tragicomical, and bittersweet. "Important, timely, and innovative, "Boricua Pop" is a stellar addition to a body of work that grows in importance over time. Negron-Muntaner's book is eagerly anticipated." ""Boricua Pop"" is a foundational text in American, Latino/a, Queer, Performance, and Cultural Studies." Boricua Pop is the first book solely devoted to Puerto Rican visibility, cultural impact, and identity formation in the U.S. and at home. Frances Negron-Muntaner explores everything from the beloved American musical "West Side Story" to the phenomenon of singer/actress/ fashion designer Jennifer Lopez, from the faux historical chronicle Seva to the creation of Puerto Rican Barbie, from novelist Rosario Ferre to performer Holly Woodlawn, and from painter provocateur Andy Warhol to the seemingly overnight success story of Ricky Martin.Negron-Muntaner traces some of the many possible itineraries of exchange between American and Puerto Rican cultures, including the commodification of Puerto Rican cultural practices such as voguing, graffiti, and the Latinization of pop music. Drawing from literature, film, painting, and popular culture, and including both the normative and the odd, the canonized authors and the misfits, the island and its diaspora, Boricua Pop is a fascinating blend of low life and high culture: a highly original, challenging, and lucid new work by one of our most talented cultural critics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 305.868 |
| LCCN: 2003025217 |
| Series: Sexual Cultures |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 6.16" W x 9.06" (1.32 lbs) 337 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Ethnic Orientation - Latino |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Boricua Pop is the first book solely devoted to Puerto Rican visibility, cultural impact, and identity formation in the U.S. and at home. Frances Negr n-Muntaner explores everything from the beloved American musical West Side Story to the phenomenon of singer/actress/ fashion designer Jennifer Lopez, from the faux historical chronicle Seva to the creation of Puerto Rican Barbie, from novelist Rosario Ferr to performer Holly Woodlawn, and from painter provocateur Andy Warhol to the seemingly overnight success story of Ricky Martin. Negr n-Muntaner traces some of the many possible itineraries of exchange between American and Puerto Rican cultures, including the commodification of Puerto Rican cultural practices such as voguing, graffiti, and the Latinization of pop music. Drawing from literature, film, painting, and popular culture, and including both the normative and the odd, the canonized authors and the misfits, the island and its diaspora, Boricua Pop is a fascinating blend of low life and high culture: a highly original, challenging, and lucid new work by one of our most talented cultural critics. |
Contributor Bio(s): Negron-Muntaner, Frances: - Frances Negron-Muntaner is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, journalist, and cultural critic. She is the co-editor of Puerto Rican Jam and author of Anatomy of a Smile. She currently teaches at Columbia University and lives in New York City. |