In this first systematic comparative study of Cuba and
Puerto Rico from both a historical and contemporary perspective, contributors
highlight the interconnectedness of the two archipelagos and encourage a more
nuanced and multifaceted study of the relationships between the islands and
their diasporas.
Carmen Haydée Rivera, professor of
English at the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras, is coeditor of Writing Off the Hyphen: New Critical
Perspectives on the Literature of the Puerto Rican Diaspora.
Jorge Duany, director of the Cuban Research Institute and professor of anthropology at Florida International University, is the editor of Picturing Cuba: Art, Culture, and Identity on the Island and in the Diaspora.