Erika Abad
Biographic Data
| ID | 4879876 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erika Abad |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erika |
| FAMILY NAME | Abad |
| SIGNATURE | ABAD E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Film Independent |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Farm of Forgetting
Mamá,As the earth shudders, you open your eyes.Your eyes take in the cold gray sky hovering behind palm trees that survivedHurricane Maria, the hurricane that split your cabinets.Earthquakes cracked your walls.You hear your name. Feel fingers smoothingAgainst your brow. Gray sky, quaking earth, persistent palm treesBegin preparing for your return.From your bed, your frail voice calls out toYour Amados, your beloveds. Amado Sr.,Your beloved husban…
Defending their own in the cold
Papá's Lessons
Integrating autoethnographic poetry with theoretical analysis, this article explores how the political distance between settler and immigrant generations within a family shape the extent to which that understanding is possible. The use of poetry is critical in this vein, given the manner in which discussions of cultural memory and historical exploration can be made accessible. Referencing the influence of Diasporic Caribbean in the U.S. writers s…
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Defending their own in the cold
Papá's Lessons
Integrating autoethnographic poetry with theoretical analysis, this article explores how the political distance between settler and immigrant generations within a family shape the extent to which that understanding is possible. The use of poetry is critical in this vein, given the manner in which discussions of cultural memory and historical exploration can be made accessible. Referencing the influence of Diasporic Caribbean in the U.S. writers s…
Farm of Forgetting
Mamá,As the earth shudders, you open your eyes.Your eyes take in the cold gray sky hovering behind palm trees that survivedHurricane Maria, the hurricane that split your cabinets.Earthquakes cracked your walls.You hear your name. Feel fingers smoothingAgainst your brow. Gray sky, quaking earth, persistent palm treesBegin preparing for your return.From your bed, your frail voice calls out toYour Amados, your beloveds. Amado Sr.,Your beloved husban…
Latin American and Latino Studies (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Representation (politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Art history (1 work) · Caribbean and African Literature and Culture (1 work)