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1 online resource. |
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Bucknell studies in Latin American literature and theory
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Bucknell studies in Latin American literature and theory.
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"National Sentiments, Transnational Realities focuses on the processes of Puerto Rican national identity formation as seen through the historical development of cinema on the island between 1897 and 1940. Anchoring my work in archival sources in film technology, economy, and education, I argue that Puerto Rico's position as a stateless nation allows for a fresh understanding of national cinema based on perceptions of productive cultural contributions rather than on citizenship or state structures. This book aims to contribute to recently expanding discussions of cultural networks by analyzing how Puerto Rican cinema navigates the problems arising from the connection and/or disjunction between nation and state. I argue that Puerto Rico's position as a stateless nation puts pressure on traditional conceptions of national cinema, which tend to rely on assumptions of state support or a bounded nation-state. I also contend that the cultural and business practices associated with early cinema reveal that transnationalism is an integral part of national identities and their development. In other words, I show throughout this project that the development and circulation of cinema in Puerto Rico illustrate how the "national" is built from transnational connections"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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1. Contexts for a National Cinema: Cultural, Political, and Economic Movements in Puerto Rico (1860-1951) -- Late Spanish Colonialism through 1898 -- Circumstances and Consequences of the U.S. Invasion -- Initial US. Congressional Rule and the Formation of Puerto Rican Identity -- Puerto Rican Conceptions of the Nation from 1930 Onward -- 2. Cinema Comes to Puerto Rico: Historical Uncertainties and Ambiguous Identities (1897-1909) -- Film Exhibition in Turn-of-the-Century Puerto Rico -- Rumors of War Footage -- Representing U.S. Colonial Puerto Rico -- 3. Stateless Nationhood, Transnationalism, and the Difficulties of Assigning Nationality: Rafael Colorado in Puerto Rican Historiography (1912-1916) -- Rafael Colorado, Film Exhibition, and the Transnational Circulation of Cultural Subjects -- Rafael Colorado as Cinematic Producer: Negotiating the Local and the Global -- Citizenship in a Stateless Nation: Constructing the Puerto Rican Subject -- 4. In the Company of the Elites: The Discourses and Practices of the Tropical Film Company (1916-1917) -- Inconsistencies in the Received Histories of the Tropical Film Company -- Educational/Cultural Project of the Tropical Film Company -- Tropical Film Company's Commercial Aims -- End of the Beginning: The Tropical Film Company's Demise and Legacy -- 5. Perilous Paradise: American Assignment and Appropriation of "Puerto Ricanness" (1917-1915) -- From Big Stick to Good Neighbor: Puerto Rico as Test Site for American Foreign Policy -- Fictional Puerto Rico and Colonial Angst -- Puerto Rico's Commercial Production Model -- U.S. Cinema Falls in Love with the Tropics -- MacManus/Pathe Productions -- Famous Players-Lasky/Paramount Comes to the Island -- Beyond Fiction: Other Aspects of the Puerto Rican Film Industry in the 1910s -- 6. Making the Nation Profitable: Industry-Centered Transnational Approaches to Filmmaking (1923-1940) -- Film Enthusiast: The Career of Juan E. Viguie Cajas -- Romance tropical: Remaking the Dream -- Film Impresario: The Career of Rafael Ramos Cobian -- Mis dos amores: The Union of Hollywood and Latin America -- Los hijos mandan: The Separation of Hollywood and Latin America -- End of an Era: The Local Government as Producer. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Motion pictures -- Puerto Rico -- History.
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Motion pictures. |
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Puerto Rico. |
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History. |
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Motion picture industry -- Puerto Rico -- History.
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Motion picture industry. |
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Motion pictures -- Social aspects -- Puerto Rico.
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Motion pictures -- Social aspects. |
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National characteristics in motion pictures.
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National characteristics in motion pictures. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Print version: García-Crespo, Naida, 1984- author. Early Puerto Rican cinema and nation building Lewisburg, PA : Bucknell University Press, [2019] 9781684481187 (DLC) 2019012861 (OCoLC)1057377600 |
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168448121X PDF |
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9781684481217 (electronic book) |
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