U.S. Congress and the invisibility of coloniality: The case of Puerto Rico's political status revisited

By establishing the dangerous limitations of postcolonialtheory, this essay explores the invisibility ofPuerto Rico´s colonial status. Mainly, it argues thatpostcolonial theory has enabled U.S. Congress tokeep Puerto Rico as a territory. Using selected quotesfrom the last three Congressional Hearing...

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Published in:Centro Journal
Main Author: Carmen R. Lugo-Lugo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The City University of New York 2006
Subjects:
Sociología
Colony
Coloniality
Commonwealth
Constitution
Puerto Rico U
Online Access:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37718207
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