Aftershocks of disaster : Puerto Rico before and after the storm

Author(s)

• Bonilla, Yarimar
• LeBrón, Marisol

Bibliographic Information

Aftershocks of disaster : Puerto Rico before and after the storm

[edited by] Yarimar Bonilla and Marisol LeBrón

Haymarket Books, 2019

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Two years after Hurricane Maria hit, Puerto Ricans are still reeling from its effects and aftereffects. Aftershocks collects poems, essays and photos from survivors of Hurricane Maria detailing their determination to persevere. The concept of "aftershocks" is used in the context of earthquakes to describe the jolts felt after the initial quake, but no disaster is a singular event. Aftershocks of Disaster examines the lasting effects of hurricane Maria, not just the effects of the wind or the rain, but delving into what followed: state failure, social abandonment, capitalization on human misery, and the collective trauma produced by the botched response.

Table of Contents

I.Aftershocks of Maria --Introduction by Yarimar Bonilla II.Disaster and Imperial Capitalism -a dialogue between Naomi Klein and Yarimar Bonilla III.Performing Maria-Interview with Teatro Rodante by Yarimar Bonilla IV.Narrating Maria V.Visualizing Maria VI.Capitalizing on Maria VII.Transforming Maria VIII.Afterword

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BC07804649
• ISBN:
  • 9781642590302
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Chicago
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 366 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 363.34922097295
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Hurricane Maria, 2017
  • LCSH : Hurricanes -- Social aspects -- Puerto Rico
  • LCSH : Puerto Rico -- Social conditions