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Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group

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.

Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group

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.

Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group

Reading: WAPA Radio and María’s Death Toll from Aftershocks of Disaster: Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm, (pg 63-79). Register to become a member of the Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group & join this meeting.

Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group

Reading: ¡Ay María! from Aftershocks of Disaster: Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm, (pg 38-60). Register to become a member of the Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group & join this meeting.

Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group

Reading: The Trauma Doctrine: A Conversation between Yarimar Bonilla and Naomi Klein from Aftershocks of Disaster: Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm, (pg 21-37). Register to become a member of the Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group & join this meeting.

Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group

Reading: Foreward and Introduction from Aftershocks of Disaster: Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm, (pg ix-xii and 1-17) & Viewing: Aftershocks of Disaster, a film by Juan Carlos Dávila and Yarimar Bonilla. Register to become a member of the Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group & join this meeting.