Experiencing Puerto Rican Citizenship and Cultural Nationalism

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. The Subjective Experience of Citizenship and National Identity: An Introduction

   • Jacqueline N. Font-Guzmán

   Pages 1-19

3. A Socio-legal History of Puerto Rico: An Account of Repression, Limited Democratic Participation, and Partial Rewards

   • Jacqueline N. Font-Guzmán

   Pages 21-60

4. The Power of Not Wanting: Renouncing US Citizenship

   • Jacqueline N. Font-Guzmán

   Pages 61-81

5. Puerto Rican Citizenship and Construction of Counter-Narratives: Ramírez de Ferrer v. Mari Brás 144 D.P.R. 141, 1997

   • Jacqueline N. Font-Guzmán

   Pages 83-113

6. Experiencing Puertorriqueñidad through Citizenship

   • Jacqueline N. Font-Guzmán

   Pages 115-144

7. The Performativity of Puertorriqueñidad and Citizenship

   • Jacqueline N. Font-Guzmán

   Pages 145-171

8. Final Comments

   • Jacqueline N. Font-Guzmán

   Pages 173-184

9. Back Matter

   Pages 185-230

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Drawing from in-depth interviews with a group of Puerto Ricans who requested a certificate of Puerto Rican citizenship, legal and historical documents, and official reports not publicly accessible, Jacqueline Font-Guzmán shares how some Puerto Ricans construct and experience their citizenship and national identity at the margins of the US nation.

Winner of the 2015 Juridical Book of the Year in the category of ‘Essay Promoting Critical Thinking and Analysis of Juridical and Social Issues.’

• Puerto Rico
• Caribbean
• national identity
• colonialism
• nationalism
• citizenship
• Puerto Rican citizenship
• US citizenship
• cultural nationalism
• identity
• Nation
• participation

Jacqueline N. Font-Guzmán is Associate Professor at The Werner Institute - Creighton University School of Law, USA.

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