For this meeting we will discuss pg. 80-109 from section 2 of the book, “Narrating the Trauma”. This set of readings is made up of 6 short chapters that narrate the experiences of the storm in different formats, from personal storytelling to visual art to poetry.
READINGS: "Our Fellow Americans: Why Calling Puerto Ricans 'Americans' Will Not Save Them" and "US Media Depictions of Climate Migrants: The Recent Case of Puerto Rican 'Exodus'" from Aftershocks of Disaster (pg. 113-133). Register to become a member of the Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group & join this meeting.
READINGS: "Accountability and Representation: Photographic Coverage after the Disaster" by Erika P. Rodriguez and "Lifting the Veil: Portraiture as a Tool for Bilateral Representation" by Christopher Gregory from Aftershocks of Disaster (pg. 138-160). Register to become a member of the Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group & join this meeting.
READINGS: "The Importance of Politically Engaged Artistic and Curatorial Practices in the Aftermath of Hurricane María" and "Si no pudiera hacer arte, me iba: The Aesthetics of Disaster as Catharsis in Puerto Rican Art" from Aftershocks of Disaster (pg. 161-189). Register to become a member of the Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group & join this meeting.
READINGS & ART SHARE: "Art and a Threshold Called Dignity" and "Picking up the Pieces" from Aftershocks of Disaster (pg. 191-210). Register to become a member of the Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group, & receive instructions for this meetings art share as well as how to join this meeting.
READINGS: "Puerto Rico's Unjust Debt" and "Puerto Rico's Debt Is Odious" from Aftershocks of Disaster (pg. 311-233). Register to become a member of the Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group & join this meeting.
READINGS: "Dismantling Public Education in Puerto Rico" by Rima Brusi and Isar Godreau from Aftershocks of Disaster (pg. 234-249) and "Department of Education Is Planning a New Wave of School Closings" from Centro de Periodismo Investigativo.
RESOURCE SHARING TOPIC: Education
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Join Raíces Cultural Center to move and groove during our 8 week Introduction to Bomba class series this spring. Over the course of 8 weeks we will: Learn the rudiments […]
Join Raíces Cultural Center to move and groove during our 8 week Introduction to Bomba class series this spring. Over the course of 8 weeks we will: Learn the rudiments of this art form utilizing the Barriles (Afro-Puertorican Drums), the Maraca (Taíno hand gourd) and the Cuá (Drum sticks played on a small barrel). Learn […]
READING: "Puerto Rico's Fight for a Citizen Debt Audit: A Strategy for Public Mobilization and a Fair Reconstruction" by Eva L. Prados-Rodríguez.
RESOURCE SHARING TOPIC: Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis
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Join us for an interactive conversation about how public humanities have affected New Jerseyans over the past fifty years. You're invited! The New Jersey Council for the Humanities has been helping grantees and program partners harness the power of the public humanities for fifty years. Over the past five decades, NJCH: -Administered millions of dollars […]
Join Raíces Cultural Center to move and groove during our 8 week Introduction to Bomba class series this spring. Over the course of 8 weeks we will: Learn the rudiments of this art form utilizing the Barriles (Afro-Puertorican Drums), the Maraca (Taíno hand gourd) and the Cuá (Drum sticks played on a small barrel). Learn […]