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Panelists: Sandy Placido, Jorell Meléndez-Badillo, Jorge Matos-Valldejuli, and Cristina Fontánez Rodriguez
Moderator: Cristel Jusino Díaz
In the words of Ruth Wilson Gilmore, radical traditions are transmitted across generations and geographical spaces as/through “infrastructures of feeling” that entail a process of constant selection and re-selection of political ancestors. This panel seeks to bring together authors and archivists who are taking new directions or casting light on previously little-known figures and voices in Puerto Rican radicalism. Panelists will address a wide range of topics, including the life and work of Puerto Rican Marxist internationalist and grassroots organizer Ana Livia Cordero; the archival practices and silences of Puerto Rico’s early twentieth-century working-class movement; the diverse less-known movements, organizations, and publications featured in the collection “A la Izquierda” within the Centro Archives; and the relevance of radical archival practices to the study of radical movements. Each participant will give a brief presentation of their work, followed by a conversation led by Centro Director of Research Programs and Public Humanities Cristel Jusino Díaz, on the transnational/diasporic legacies of their subjects, their own research experiences, and the importance of challenging dominant historiographic and archival paradigms in this kind of work.
Founded in 1973 by a coalition of students, faculty, and activists, the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College (CENTRO) is the largest university-based research institute, library, and archive dedicated to the Puerto Rican experience in the United States. Learn more at centropr.hunter.cuny.edu
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Panelists: Sandy Placido, Jorell Meléndez-Badillo, Jorge Matos-Valldejuli, and Cristina Fontánez Rodriguez
Moderator: Cristel Jusino Díaz
In the words of Ruth Wilson Gilmore, radical traditions are transmitted across generations and geographical spaces as/through “infrastructures of feeling” that entail a process of constant selection and re-selection of political ancestors. This panel seeks to bring together authors and archivists who are taking new directions or casting light on previously little-known figures and voices in Puerto Rican radicalism. Panelists will address a wide range of topics, including the life and work of Puerto Rican Marxist internationalist and grassroots organizer Ana Livia Cordero; the archival practices and silences of Puerto Rico’s early twentieth-century working-class movement; the diverse less-known movements, organizations, and publications featured in the collection “A la Izquierda” within the Centro Archives; and the relevance of radical archival practices to the study of radical movements. Each participant will give a brief presentation of their work, followed by a conversation led by Centro Director of Research Programs and Public Humanities Cristel Jusino Díaz, on the transnational/diasporic legacies of their subjects, their own research experiences, and the importance of challenging dominant historiographic and archival paradigms in this kind of work.
Founded in 1973 by a coalition of students, faculty, and activists, the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College (CENTRO) is the largest university-based research institute, library, and archive dedicated to the Puerto Rican experience in the United States. Learn more at centropr.hunter.cuny.edu
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Twitter: x.com/centropr
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Support our work by donating today at community.hunter.cuny.edu/supportcentro
