How to not discuss Puerto Rico…

The American Studies Association, of which I am a member, had a statement on the situation in Puerto Rico, and for me, to be honest… It was not a good statement. I’ll paste here and edit something I posted previously on social media: With some very good scholars on the Executive Committee, no one apparently… Continue reading How to not discuss Puerto Rico…

Queer Boricua Geopolitics and the Pulse Shooting

  Queer anthropology’s focus must turn attention to these understandings of the queer geopolitical if we are to understand how homosexuality gets attached to values whether or not they have anything to do with actual lived experiences of LGBT, homosexual, or non-heterosexual peoples.  Tamar Shirinian, “The Queer Political is Geopolitical” In the colony, the “world”… Continue reading Queer Boricua Geopolitics and the Pulse Shooting