To understand how complex the issue of Puerto Rico’s status is for us, see this piece which generates points in favor and against statehood, commonwealth, independence, and even participating in referendums on our status.
https://losangelesreview.org/its-complicated-by-leonardo-flores/
“It’s Complicated” Artist Statement “It’s Complicated” is inspired by a lifetime of considering and debating the issue of Puerto Rico’s status in relation to the United States and triggered by the recent Puerto Rico Status Act, which seeks “to resolve Puerto Rico’s political status” with a plebiscite that offers “eligible voters a choice of independence, […]
When a comedian at a Trump rally characterizes Puerto Rico as “a floating island of garbage” this is not about environmental issues: he’s describing how they see my people. He is saying the quiet part out loud.
And we remember how poorly Trump treated our island after Hurricane Maria.
The MLA-CCCC Task Force has a new working paper out, titled “Building a Culture for Generative AI Literacy in College Language, Literature, and Writing.”
Anyone interested in joining efforts for a panel proposal for ISEA 2025 in Seoul, South Korea?
https://isea2025.isea-international.org/submission/submission-guideline/
We are hiring!
Join me in a thriving and supportive English Department, at the prosperous Appalachian State University in beautiful Boone, North Carolina. https://english.appstate.edu/news/hiring-two-tt-assistant-professors-creative-writing-fiction-and-world-literature
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