Keywords:
Puerto Ricans Social life and customs
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Popular culture
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Puerto Ricans Ethnic identity
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Puerto Ricans Intellectual life
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Arts, Puerto Rican
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Shame Social aspects
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Puerto Ricans-United States-Social life and customs
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Puerto Ricans-United States-Ethnic identity
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Puerto Ricans-United States-Intellectual life
;
Arts, Puerto Rican-United States
;
Popular culture-United States
;
Shame-Social aspects-United States
;
United States-Social life and customs
;
United States-Civilization-Hispanic influences
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United States-Relations-Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico-Relations-United States
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United States - Civilization
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Electronic books
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Puerto Rico Relations
;
United States Relations
;
United States Social life and customs
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United States Civilization
;
Hispanic influences
Description / Table of Contents:
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 Negrón-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 Ferré to performer Holly Woodlawn, and from painter provocateur Andy Warhol to the seemingly overnight success story of Ricky Martin. Negrón-Muntaner traces some of the many possible itineraries o
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xviii, 337 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0814758185
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0814758177
Series Statement:
Sexual cultures
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DDC:
305.868/7295073
Language:
English
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-328) and index
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Part I Founding Spectacles; 1 Weighing In Theory; 2 1898; 3 Feeling Pretty; Part II Boricuas in the Middle; 4 From Puerto Rico with; 5 The Writing on the Wall; 6 Flagging Madonna; Part III Boricua Anatomies; 7 Rosario's Tongue; 8 Barbie's Hair; 9 Jennifer's Butt; 10 Ricky's Hips; Postscript; Notes; Index; About the Author
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
