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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-100755635507

ISBN-139780755635504

eBay Product ID (ePID)19050089603

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Number of Pages160 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameWhiteness in Puerto Rico : Translation at a Loss

Publication Year2023

SubjectDiscrimination & Race Relations, Comparative Politics, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Sociology / Social Theory

TypeTextbook

AuthorGuillermo Rebollo Gil

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, History

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight14.3 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2022-056549

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Guillermo Rebollo-Gil's Whiteness in Puerto Rico is a remarkable reflection on the hegemonic, but not monolithic, power of whiteness in Puerto Rico. Clear, crisp, and beautifully written, Rebollo-Gil's auto-ethnography achieves a level of creativity, honesty, and intimacy that is rare, refreshing, and admirable, without ever falling on trite anti-racist posturing. Mandatory reading for anyone interested in understanding how white privilege operates in so-called "racial democracies," and developing effective anti-racist collective projects in Puerto Rico and beyond." -- Ana Y. Ramos-Zayas, author of 'Parenting Empires: Class, Whiteness and the Moral Economy of Privilege in Latin America', Guillermo Rebollo-Gil's Whiteness in Puerto Rico is a remarkable reflection on the hegemonic, but not monolithic, power of whiteness in Puerto Rico. Clear, crisp, and beautifully written, Rebollo-Gil's auto-ethnography achieves a level of creativity, honesty, and intimacy that is rare, refreshing, and admirable, without ever falling on trite anti-racist posturing. Mandatory reading for anyone interested in understanding how white privilege operates in so-called "racial democracies," and developing effective anti-racist collective projects in Puerto Rico and beyond., "Guillermo Rebollo-Gil's Whiteness in Puerto Rico is a remarkable reflection on the hegemonic, but not monolithic, power of whiteness in Puerto Rico. Clear, crisp, and beautifully written, Rebollo-Gil's auto-ethnography achieves a level of creativity, honesty, and intimacy that is rare, refreshing, and admirable, without ever falling on trite anti-racist posturing. Mandatory reading for anyone interested in understanding how white privilege operates in so-called "racial democracies," and developing effective anti-racist collective projects in Puerto Rico and beyond." -- Ana Y. Ramos-Zayas, author of 'Parenting Empires: Class, Whiteness and the Moral Economy of Privilege in Latin America' " The category blanquito in Puerto Rico means more than just whiteness. It refers to a specific form of embodied white privilege that combines race, class, (colonial)power, place and even language. As a blanquito himself (or born and raised as one) and an experienced narrator, the author skillfully uses his own biography, complemented with interviews and recent historical events, to show us how blanquitos happen, how they learn to be and behave, how they stay in power and how they help perpetuate racism. Rebollo Gil has given us a highly engaging book that should be read by anyone interested in the use of autoethnography to tackle difficult questions and understand contemporary social issues. " -- Rima Brusi, anthropologist and author of 'Fantasmas' "Whiteness rules best in silence. In this important collection of essays, Professor Rebollo Gil cracks its rule by discussing how blanquitos (rich white folks) in Puerto Rico deploy their whiteness in a variety of ways and spaces. His interrogation comes from a deep place as he is himself a blanquito. This book deserves serious attention as it unveils a face of whiteness in a self-proclaimed racial paradise." -- Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, author of 'Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America'

Dewey Decimal305.80097295

Table Of ContentAcknowledgements 1. A Noose 2. White Privilege en español 3. A Small Book 4. Dedication 5. A Problem 6. How Blanquitos Belong 7. Scandal 8. Scandal, too 9. Assorted Lessons on and around White Privilege in Puerto Rico 10. Whiteness for the Rest of US 11. The Ugliness of Whiteness: Three Variations 12. Two Poems 13. How Blanquitos Belong, a Reprise 14. Black Lives Matter en español 15. Go Home 16. Erasure 17. For Life 18. Translation at a Loss 19. Ransacked 20. On Audacity 21. A Modest Proposal for White Antiracism in Puerto Rico 22. To Resist and Rescind 23. Sons of María References Index

SynopsisUsing autoethnography to examine the social construction of whiteness in Puerto Rico. Guillermo Rebollo Gil draws from artistic, activist and popular culture registers to examine the multifarious yet often subtle ways race privilege shapes and informs daily life in the Puerto Rican archipelago. Cross-disciplinary in approach, Whiteness in Puerto Rico speaks to the present political moment in a country marked by austerity, disaster capitalism and protest., Using autoethnography to examine the social construction of whiteness in Puerto Rico. Guillermo Rebollo Gil draws from artistic, activist and popular culture registers to examine the multifarious yet often subtle ways race privilege shapes and informs daily life in the Puerto Rican archipelago. Cross-disciplinary in approach, Whiteness in Puerto Rico speaks to the present political moment in a country marked by austerity, disaster capitalism and protest

LC Classification NumberF1983.W48 2023