Amilcar Barreto Professor of Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies and Interim Director of the International Affairs Program a.barreto@northeastern.edu (617) 536-4887 Expertise American identity, Collective action, Ethnicity & Nationalism, Language policy and the politics of identity, Political science, Puerto Rican studies, Puerto Rico Amílcar Barreto in the Press Bad Bunny Is the Most Popular American on Earth. Why the MAGA Backlash? “If you’re thinking about music culture right now, he’s at the top of the summit,” said Amílcar Barreto, a political science professor at Northeastern University. Republican Senator Blast NFL Booking ‘Second-Rate’ Bad Bunny for Super Bowl Amílcar Barreto, a political science professor at Northeastern University, told Newsweek: “If you’re thinking about music culture right now, he’s at the top of the summit. But by doing it in Spanish, he’s challenging the idea that English is the only legitimate language in American life. That’s why it reads like a provocation—it’s not just music.” Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl backlash part of history for Latino performers The anger about the Bad Bunny stems from ignorance that Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens and that he’s an outspoken Latino artist, Amílcar Antonio Barreto, Northeastern professor of Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies, told Axios. Donald Trump Faces Puerto Rican Fury in Pennsylvania Amílcar Antonio Barreto, a Northeastern University professor whose work has focused on Puerto Rico and Latinos in the U.S., told Newsweek that Trump’s “anti-Latino rhetoric in general, and utter disrespect for Puerto Ricans in particular, is nothing new.” For Puerto Rico’s earthquake families, trauma continues thousands of miles from home “Since you don’t have people dying now, there is not the same sense of urgency,” said Amílcar Antonio Barreto, a professor at Northeastern University. Third Puerto Rico Governor Since Friday Steps Up Reluctantly “The real wild card we have at the moment is we’re not sure how long she wants to stay in office,” said Amilcar Antonio Barreto, a political scientist at Northeastern University in Boston who studies Puerto Rico. Mic America shares the blame for the “massive debt” in hurricane-stricken Puerto Rico The debt itself isn’t necessarily the dominant issue. It’s the debt combined with a failed economy, which then leads to high rates of poverty and unemployment along with very small tax base to keep the island afloat. “First and foremost, it was decades of Puerto Rican politicians abusing Puerto Rico’s credit card,” Amílcar Antonio Barreto, […] Slow arrival of hurricane aide revives statehood debate in Puerto Rico “We don’t know if these folks are overwhelmingly pro-statehood, or pro-commonwealth…. We have no idea who’s leaving the island,” said Amilcar Barreto, an associate professor of political science, international affairs and public policy at Northeastern University. Trump called San Juan’s mayor a weak leader. Here’s what her leadership looks like But that is a far cry from being a tool of Democrats, said Amilcar Barreto, a Puerto Rican political expert at Northeastern University. “Complaining about people on the island not having food, electricity, water is not partisan. That’s just basic human necessity.” Trump defends response to devastation in Puerto Rico, promises visit Amilcar Antonio Barreto, an associate professor at Northeastern University who specializes in Puerto Rico politics, accused the Trump administration of treating the territory with an attitude of “benign neglect” and criticized the president for failing to acknowledge the humanitarian crisis unfolding there in the aftermath of Maria. Amílcar Barreto for Northeastern Global NewsCan Puerto Ricans vote in the presidential election? What role do US territories play in elections? by Tanner Stening October 28, 2024 Research on international business norms leads Northeastern professor to win Fulbright Scholarship award by Beth Treffeisen April 13, 2023 Protests in Puerto Rico won’t solve the US territory’s problems caused by Hurricane Maria, government corruption, and bankruptcy, says Northeastern University professor by Irvin Zhang July 23, 2019 The changing face of Puerto Rican migration by Molly Callahan April 11, 2018 ‘Wild card’ at play in weekend’s Puerto Rico status vote by Molly Callahan June 9, 2017 What’s next for Puerto Rico’s debt crisis, and why Americans should pay attention by Jason Kornwitz May 18, 2017 3Qs: ‘Pessimistic’ prognosis on fix to Puerto Rico’s debt crisis by Jason Kornwitz August 7, 2015 3Qs: Historic policy shift for US and Cuba by Joe O'Connell December 19, 2014 Racial divisions in Obama’s America by Jason Kornwitz February 10, 2014
Bad Bunny Is the Most Popular American on Earth. Why the MAGA Backlash? “If you’re thinking about music culture right now, he’s at the top of the summit,” said Amílcar Barreto, a political science professor at Northeastern University.
Republican Senator Blast NFL Booking ‘Second-Rate’ Bad Bunny for Super Bowl Amílcar Barreto, a political science professor at Northeastern University, told Newsweek: “If you’re thinking about music culture right now, he’s at the top of the summit. But by doing it in Spanish, he’s challenging the idea that English is the only legitimate language in American life. That’s why it reads like a provocation—it’s not just music.”
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl backlash part of history for Latino performers The anger about the Bad Bunny stems from ignorance that Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens and that he’s an outspoken Latino artist, Amílcar Antonio Barreto, Northeastern professor of Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies, told Axios.
Donald Trump Faces Puerto Rican Fury in Pennsylvania Amílcar Antonio Barreto, a Northeastern University professor whose work has focused on Puerto Rico and Latinos in the U.S., told Newsweek that Trump’s “anti-Latino rhetoric in general, and utter disrespect for Puerto Ricans in particular, is nothing new.”
For Puerto Rico’s earthquake families, trauma continues thousands of miles from home “Since you don’t have people dying now, there is not the same sense of urgency,” said Amílcar Antonio Barreto, a professor at Northeastern University.
Third Puerto Rico Governor Since Friday Steps Up Reluctantly “The real wild card we have at the moment is we’re not sure how long she wants to stay in office,” said Amilcar Antonio Barreto, a political scientist at Northeastern University in Boston who studies Puerto Rico.
Mic America shares the blame for the “massive debt” in hurricane-stricken Puerto Rico The debt itself isn’t necessarily the dominant issue. It’s the debt combined with a failed economy, which then leads to high rates of poverty and unemployment along with very small tax base to keep the island afloat. “First and foremost, it was decades of Puerto Rican politicians abusing Puerto Rico’s credit card,” Amílcar Antonio Barreto, […]
Slow arrival of hurricane aide revives statehood debate in Puerto Rico “We don’t know if these folks are overwhelmingly pro-statehood, or pro-commonwealth…. We have no idea who’s leaving the island,” said Amilcar Barreto, an associate professor of political science, international affairs and public policy at Northeastern University.
Trump called San Juan’s mayor a weak leader. Here’s what her leadership looks like But that is a far cry from being a tool of Democrats, said Amilcar Barreto, a Puerto Rican political expert at Northeastern University. “Complaining about people on the island not having food, electricity, water is not partisan. That’s just basic human necessity.”
Trump defends response to devastation in Puerto Rico, promises visit Amilcar Antonio Barreto, an associate professor at Northeastern University who specializes in Puerto Rico politics, accused the Trump administration of treating the territory with an attitude of “benign neglect” and criticized the president for failing to acknowledge the humanitarian crisis unfolding there in the aftermath of Maria.
