This essay attends to the intersections of haunting, indebted citizenship, and economies of affec... more This essay attends to the intersections of haunting, indebted citizenship, and economies of affect, in media representations of national mourning. It centres on the concept of necromedia as it pertains to the mobilisation of a Puerto Rican indebted subjectivity based on a hauntological logic within a neoliberal and mediatic regime. Following Marcel O'Gorman's definition of necromedia as 'the collusion of death and technology,' I argue that as the site where the idioms of subalternity summon notions of citizenship and public mourning, necromedia has become the prevailing mode of representing the social death of the Nation-State's unwanted citizens, in what I have come to call the 'Puerto Rican Debt State' (O'Gorman 13).
My heart's devotion Let it sink back in the ocean Always the hurricanes blowing Always the popula... more My heart's devotion Let it sink back in the ocean Always the hurricanes blowing Always the population growing And the money owing … "America," West Side Story (1961) The storm(s) It was almost the end of another Caribbean summer when Puerto Rico experienced one of the most destructive hurricanes in its history. The torrential rains lasted days and the winds reached speeds of more than 100 miles per hour. Hundreds of people died in the floods, the mudslides, the lack of proper medical care, and thousands were left without shelter, food, or work. One could see the destruction of the farmlands, in the mountains where the coffee plantations were located, and on the shore where entire communities were wiped out. The storm aggravated the social and economic situation of Puerto Rico, which was already in dire straits at the time, leading some to speculate that it would have serious repercussions in years to follow. The year was 1899, and the name of the hurricane was San Ciriaco. In many respects the disaster San Ciriaco left behind would anticipate the destruction brought to the archipelago by hurricane Maria (September 20, 2017). Like San Ciriaco, Maria made landfall as a category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 155 miles per hour. As the eye of the storm moved across the mainland, heavy rain and wind gusts produced catastrophic floodingthousands of people died by its impact and aftermath, and losses are estimated at between $25 billion and $43 billion. A week after Maria, finding food, water and fuel was almost impossible, and since sectors of the population remained isolated, many resorted to drinking water from polluted sources. Maria, just like San Ciriaco more than a century ago, devastated the already moribund local agriculture, wiping out an estimated 80% of Puerto Rico's crop value (Robles and Sarduní 2017). But more on that later. Returning to 1899, Puerto Rico had already spent a year under the sovereignty of the United States, since under the terms of the Treaty of Paris,
... 124 Page 6. v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To: Sonia, Justina y Anabelle. I wish to express my deepest gr... more ... 124 Page 6. v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To: Sonia, Justina y Anabelle. I wish to express my deepest gratitude to my dissertation director, Aníbal “El Coronel” González Pérez, for your friendship, your example, and your professionalism ...
... Obsesiones necrófilas: Autoridad y ética en "Santa Evita" de Tomás Eloy Martínez. A... more ... Obsesiones necrófilas: Autoridad y ética en "Santa Evita" de Tomás Eloy Martínez. Autores: Jason Cortés; Localización: Revista de estudios hispánicos, ISSN 0034-818X, Vol. 42, Nº 2, 2008 , págs. 329-350. Fundación Dialnet. Acceso de usuarios registrados. ...
Cumplida su tarea de justiciero, ahora era nadie. Mejor dicho era el otro; no tenía destino sobre... more Cumplida su tarea de justiciero, ahora era nadie. Mejor dicho era el otro; no tenía destino sobre la tierra y había matado a un hombre.
... Jason Cortés. ... 6 Mito que permitirá que Santos sea loado como héroe que salva a una bailar... more ... Jason Cortés. ... 6 Mito que permitirá que Santos sea loado como héroe que salva a una bailarina de las manos depredadoras de marinos norteamericanos en Panamá; que se venere por tres trasvestidos en La Habana como "varón a todo dar" que "nunca estuvo al alcance del ...
This essay attends to the intersections of haunting, indebted citizenship, and economies of affec... more This essay attends to the intersections of haunting, indebted citizenship, and economies of affect, in media representations of national mourning. It centres on the concept of necromedia as it pertains to the mobilisation of a Puerto Rican indebted subjectivity based on a hauntological logic within a neoliberal and mediatic regime. Following Marcel O'Gorman's definition of necromedia as 'the collusion of death and technology,' I argue that as the site where the idioms of subalternity summon notions of citizenship and public mourning, necromedia has become the prevailing mode of representing the social death of the Nation-State's unwanted citizens, in what I have come to call the 'Puerto Rican Debt State' (O'Gorman 13).
My heart's devotion Let it sink back in the ocean Always the hurricanes blowing Always the popula... more My heart's devotion Let it sink back in the ocean Always the hurricanes blowing Always the population growing And the money owing … "America," West Side Story (1961) The storm(s) It was almost the end of another Caribbean summer when Puerto Rico experienced one of the most destructive hurricanes in its history. The torrential rains lasted days and the winds reached speeds of more than 100 miles per hour. Hundreds of people died in the floods, the mudslides, the lack of proper medical care, and thousands were left without shelter, food, or work. One could see the destruction of the farmlands, in the mountains where the coffee plantations were located, and on the shore where entire communities were wiped out. The storm aggravated the social and economic situation of Puerto Rico, which was already in dire straits at the time, leading some to speculate that it would have serious repercussions in years to follow. The year was 1899, and the name of the hurricane was San Ciriaco. In many respects the disaster San Ciriaco left behind would anticipate the destruction brought to the archipelago by hurricane Maria (September 20, 2017). Like San Ciriaco, Maria made landfall as a category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 155 miles per hour. As the eye of the storm moved across the mainland, heavy rain and wind gusts produced catastrophic floodingthousands of people died by its impact and aftermath, and losses are estimated at between $25 billion and $43 billion. A week after Maria, finding food, water and fuel was almost impossible, and since sectors of the population remained isolated, many resorted to drinking water from polluted sources. Maria, just like San Ciriaco more than a century ago, devastated the already moribund local agriculture, wiping out an estimated 80% of Puerto Rico's crop value (Robles and Sarduní 2017). But more on that later. Returning to 1899, Puerto Rico had already spent a year under the sovereignty of the United States, since under the terms of the Treaty of Paris,
... 124 Page 6. v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To: Sonia, Justina y Anabelle. I wish to express my deepest gr... more ... 124 Page 6. v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To: Sonia, Justina y Anabelle. I wish to express my deepest gratitude to my dissertation director, Aníbal “El Coronel” González Pérez, for your friendship, your example, and your professionalism ...
... Obsesiones necrófilas: Autoridad y ética en "Santa Evita" de Tomás Eloy Martínez. A... more ... Obsesiones necrófilas: Autoridad y ética en "Santa Evita" de Tomás Eloy Martínez. Autores: Jason Cortés; Localización: Revista de estudios hispánicos, ISSN 0034-818X, Vol. 42, Nº 2, 2008 , págs. 329-350. Fundación Dialnet. Acceso de usuarios registrados. ...
Cumplida su tarea de justiciero, ahora era nadie. Mejor dicho era el otro; no tenía destino sobre... more Cumplida su tarea de justiciero, ahora era nadie. Mejor dicho era el otro; no tenía destino sobre la tierra y había matado a un hombre.
... Jason Cortés. ... 6 Mito que permitirá que Santos sea loado como héroe que salva a una bailar... more ... Jason Cortés. ... 6 Mito que permitirá que Santos sea loado como héroe que salva a una bailarina de las manos depredadoras de marinos norteamericanos en Panamá; que se venere por tres trasvestidos en La Habana como "varón a todo dar" que "nunca estuvo al alcance del ...
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