Granice rzeczywiste i symboliczne. Przypadek Portoryko
Borders and Boundaries, Real and Symbolic: The Case of Puerto Rico
Author(s): Anna Kaganiec-KamieńskaSubject(s): Social Sciences, Geography, Regional studies, Sociology, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Puerto Rico; United States; Nuyoricans; diaspora; boundaries; borders; identity
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to outline the real and symbolic borders and boundaries, of geographical, political, cultural and racial nature, in the history and present of Puerto Rico, and their role in shaping and transforming the Puerto Rican identity. The main part of the article focuses on the borders and boundaries between Puerto Rico and the United States. The second part looks at the lines dividing the population in the island and the Puerto Rican diaspora in the US.
Journal: Sprawy Narodowościowe
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 52
- Page Range: 1-14
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Polish