Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. Contexts for a National Cinema: Cultural, Political, and Economic Movements in Puerto Rico (1860–1952) 14
5. 2. Cinema Comes to Puerto Rico: Historical Uncertainties and Ambiguous Identities (1897–1909) 35
6. 3. Stateless Nationhood, Transnationalism, and the Difficulties of Assigning Nationality: Rafael Colorado in Puerto Rican Historiography (1912–1916) 56
7. 4. In the Company of the Elites: The Discourses and Practices of the Tropical Film Company (1916–1917) 78
8. 5. Perilous Paradise: American Assignment and Appropriation of “Puerto Ricanness” (1917–1925) 103
9. 6. Making the Nation Profitable: Industry-Centered Transnational Approaches to Filmmaking (1923–1940) 139
10. Conclusion: Early Puerto Rican Cinema and Stateless Nation Building 168
11. Acknowledgments 175
12. Notes 177
13. Bibliography 209
14. Index 223
15. About the Author 227