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Main Author: David J. Vázquez
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: The City University of New York 2009
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Online Access:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37721248004
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  • Jesús Colón and the Development of Insurgent Consciousness David J. Vázquez Sociología Nuyoricans Jesús Colón autobiography Communist Party social movements Jesús Colón's autobiographical A Puerto Rican in New York evidences a transitional stage in the intellectual development of oppositional consciousness in Puerto Rican communities. In particular, his work mediates Popular Front activism with the cultural nationalisms of the 1960s and 70s. Colón utilizes the insights of a nascent cultural studies to make a case for the historical and cultural legitimacy of Boricua communities on the mainland. Accordingly, the author examinescomplex cultural sites in order to understand how Puerto Ricans create movement spaces that contest racist ideologies during the post-World-War-Two period. 2009 artículo científico 1538-6279 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37721248004 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=377 Centro Journal application/pdf The City University of New York Centro Journal (Estados Unidos de América) Num.1 Vol.XXI