Ending El Silencio on Intimate Partner Violence in Puerto Rico
…victims of a colonial patriarchy where machismo masquerades as protection, and violent jealousy is disguised as deep love. Much as I am a fiercely proud Boricua, I refuse to sugarcoat…
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Benny Blanco, "Latino" AI, and the Commodification of Latinidad
…Bad Bunny became one of the world’s most powerful entertainers without sanding down his Puerto Ricanness for Anglo consumption. He kept his Spanish, Puerto Rican slang, and confrontations with colonialism,…
Latina Authors Are Changing the Game with Romantasy
…We follow Nena, a curandera and the daughter of a wealthy rancher, who is trying to survive Anglo settlers’ land grab. As if colonial displacement were not enough, literal vampires…
"Little House on the Prairie" Tells the Same Old Lies
…if he did not have accomplices among the oppressed.” The reality of colonization is not a pretty picture – it’s abuse, gun violence, and resource exploitation. If the colonizer did…
Five Short Films Making the Most of Their Format
…– what happens when colonialism, government neglect, and failing infrastructure become part of everyday life. Puerto Rico is facing another water emergency with severe water shortages affecting some of Puerto…
“Todo Parecía Posible” in Puerto Rico Then and Now
…documentary hits hardest – capturing the struggles, dreams, and contradictions of a people caught in a colonial trap – via exploring examples of early Puerto Rican cinema. Conceived as a…
“Cultural Capital” Interrogates Museums’ Ongoing Colonial Theft
…uncomfortable truths: some of the most celebrated objects in Western museums did not arrive there through admiration or exchange, but through violence, colonial extraction, and theft. Conversations around decolonization often…
We Shouldn't Need a Fictional President to Save Puerto Rico
…but an infrastructure one. Puerto Rico has a lot of resources, but also the most corrupt government in our history. Republican Governor Jenniffer Gonzalez Colón is a small replica of…
Why “Colonial Stockholm Syndrome” Matters
…emerge between colonized populations and colonial systems. It examines how generations living under colonial rule may develop complicated loyalties, emotional dependencies, and identity negotiations that make resistance difficult even when…
Premiering at LALIFF, "Mataron a Pedro" Revisits Puerto Rico’s Colonial Wounds
Kristian Mercado’s Mataron a Pedro carries the weight of history, memory, and Puerto Rican colonization into LALIFF. Premiering at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) on May 28,…