Vejigantes: The Masked Mulatta

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by Francisco Arriví

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

Av Thomas Wayne Edison

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Vejigantes: The Masked Mulatta is a translation of a very popular Puerto Rican play published by the island’s Father of Puerto Rican Theater, Francisco Arriví in 1958. This work reveals the complexities of internalized self-hatred based on natural hair texture of individuals of African ancestry on the island and cultural tensions that arise when the United States arrives to the island in the middle of the twentieth century as result of Operation Bootstrap (1947). The play reflects the cultural difference between the mainland and the island at a time when many companies established on the island. This translation will allow this wonderful drama to be accessible to an English-speaking audience. The work translates the central theme of imposition of colonial and imperialist values, while keeping the rich culture of la isla de encanto (Island of Enchantment).

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-02-28
Mått163 x 239 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieAris & Phillips Hispanic Classics
Antal sidor192
FörlagLiverpool University Press
ISBN9781805967187

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Dr Thomas Wayne Edison is an Associate Professor of Spanish in the Department of Classical and Modern Languages at the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. His area of scholarship includes Afro-Caribbean Culture and Identity. This two-time Fulbright Scholar published his first book titled Ashe-Caribbean Literary Aesthetic in the Cuban, Colombian, Costa Rican, and Panamanian Novel of Resistance in 2020 with Lexington Books. The book focuses on the intersection between African spirituality and selected Hispanophone Caribbean novel. His most recent book that he edited is titled Candombe: arte universal and was published in Baker Books (2024). Dr. Edison is very committed to looking at Black identity from a global perspective, especially the erasure of Afro-Latinx populations.