This book is a manifesto-like consideration of the potentialities of
radical political thought and action in contemporary Puerto Rico. Framed
within the context of the present economic crisis, of austerity
measures, PROMESA and mass migration, this book engages recent literary,
artistic and activist work on the island in order to highlight the
manners in which such work--however precarious, innocuous and/or
fleeting--fosters hope among audiences, artists, protesters and
onlookers alike for a more egalitarian and just society.
Autoethnographically grounded, informal in tone, and with an eye toward
intersectionality, this book serves as a unique contribution to the
field of Puerto Rican Studies, by offering alternate points of departure
for emergent theorizing and intellectual production across academic
disciplines.