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The series reVolucionA offers here the bilingual publication Against Muerto Rico: Lessons from the Verano Boricua /Contra Muerto Rico: lecciones del Verano Boricua. The book approaches the Verano Boricua 2019 from a sociological standpoint, highlighting what its author, Marisol LeBr�n, considers the six most significant political lessons to be garnered from the rebellion for the ongoing struggle against the forces of death in Puerto Rico. These lessons are: (1) the struggle must be intersectional; (2) the criollo elite are a murderous class; (3) debt is death, protest is life; (4) protests are sites of pleasure; (5) la polic�a el pueblo; and (6) the diaspora must be a part of the struggle for Puerto Rico's future. La serie reVolucionA ofrece aqu� la publicaci�n biling�e Against Muerto Rico: Lessons from the Verano Boricua / Contra Muerto Rico: lecciones del Verano Boricua. El libro se acerca al Verano Boricua 2019 desde una perspectiva sociol�gica, destacando las seis lecciones pol�ticas que su autora, Marisol LeBr�n, considera m�s significativas de la rebeli�n para beneficio de la lucha en curso contra las fuerzas de la muerte en Puerto Rico. Las lecciones son: (1) la lucha debe ser interseccional; (2) la �lite criolla es una clase asesina; (3) la deuda es muerte; la protesta es vida; (4) las protestas son espacios de placer; (5) la polic�a el pueblo; y (6) la di�spora debe ser parte de la lucha por el futuro de Puerto Rico.

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Marisol LeBr�n is an Assistant Professor of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research and teaching focus on policing, race, and protest in Puerto Rico and U.S. Latina/o communities.

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