THE SELF/VES AS LOCATIONS OF RESISTANCE IN LA BORINQUEÑA

Tim Monreal

doi:10.4324/9781003664970-16

THE SELF/VES AS LOCATIONS OF RESISTANCE IN LA BORINQUEÑA

Tim Monreal

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Abstract

La Borinqueña (Miranda-Rodriguez, 2022) is one of a series of comics in which the title character supports everyday Puerto Ricans working toward political and environmental justice. Rooted in Afro-Latinx, Indigenous, and community knowledge, La Borinqueña shows how we might draw on our different self/ves (as community members, individuals, even superheroes) to work for grassroots change. This chapter outlines how students and teachers reading La Borinqueña can apply two concepts—Muhammad’s (2020) distinction of critical/Critical and Gamez and Monreal’s (2025) theorization of unruly Latinidad(es)—to better understand how the multiplicities of our identities provide different locations of (everyday) resistance and advocacy.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Identity, Criticality, and Advocacy in Young Adult Literature
Subtitle of host publication	Training Teachers to Empower Students in the ELA Classroom
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	143-152
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781040577462
ISBN (Print)	9781041124757
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003664970-16
State	Published - Jan 1 2026

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