Overview

Pragmatic Liberation and the Politics of Puerto Rican Diasporic Drama explores the work of a unique group of playwrights--Puerto Rican dramatists writing in the United States--who offer a model of political engagement. As members of the Puerto Rican diaspora, they have a heightened awareness of the systematic discrimination and the colonial citizenship created by Puerto Rico’s territorial status. Pragmatic Liberation analyzes the work of established playwrights as well as work that has previously received little attention in the world of theater studies, including René Marqués’s Palm Sunday. The book demonstrates how these playwrights use basic strategies of dramatic world building, premise, and given circumstances to model a nuanced way of moving toward liberation, while sensitive to the potential impact these actions might have on those closest to us. This is a crucially important model that needs more attention in our currently polarized political moment.

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Author:   Jon D. Rossini
Publisher:   The University of Michigan Press
Imprint:   The University of Michigan Press
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780472056729

ISBN 10:   0472056727
Pages:   254
Publication Date:   31 May 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Introduction. Given Circumstances, Premise, and Pragmatic Strategies of Liberation Chapter 1. From Palm Sunday to REVOLT!: Rethinking the Political Horizon of Puerto Rican   Diasporic Drama Chapter 2. Symbolic Action as Pragmatic Politics: Lolita on the Stage Chapter 3. Diasporic Return and the Limits of Pragmatic Liberation Chapter 4. Before Revolution, Honesty?: The Everyday Pragmatics of Activist Work Chapter 5. After the Revolution: Massacres, Collateral Damage, and Moving Forward Conclusion. The Labyrinth of Free Association and Sustainable Pragmatic Liberation Notes References

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Jon D. Rossini is Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance and Performance Studies, at the University of California, Davis.

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