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