American Book Awards
1回登壇
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第32回（2011年） Winner
Juan Flores
フアン・フローレス
Juan Flores
ペンネーム:
John Martin Flores（Birth name (sometimes published as John Flores)）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1943-09-29 （Alexandria, Virginia）
- 死没
- 2014-12-02 （Durham, North Carolina (Duke University Medical Center)） 71歳
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English, Spanish
- 居住地歴
- New York City (work and research) → Durham, North Carolina (later life)
経歴
- 職業
- Scholar, Professor, Latino Studies Scholar
- 活動期間
- 1970年〜2014年
- 所属
- New York University, Latino Studies Program
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens College, City University of New York | — | Literature | B.A. | — | United States |
| Yale University | — | German Literature | M.A. | — | United States |
| Yale University | — | German Literature | Ph.D. | — | United States |
Queens College, City University of New York
Literature
学位:
B.A.
国:
United States
Bachelor's degree (exact graduation year unknown)
Yale University
German Literature
学位:
M.A.
国:
United States
Master's program (exact year unknown)
Yale University
German Literature
学位:
Ph.D.
国:
United States
Ph.D. (exact year unknown)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Casa de las Américas Prize (Insularismo e ideologia burguesa en Antonio Pedreira) | Insularismo e ideologia burguesa en Antonio Pedreira | — | Casa de las Américas | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Ford grant (The Afro-Latin@ Project) | The Afro-Latin@ Project | — | Ford Foundation | 助成 |
| 2007 | National Endowment for the Humanities Research Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | フェローシップ |
| 2008 | Smithsonian Latino Legacy Award | — | — | Smithsonian Institution | 受賞 |
| 2011 | American Book Award (The Afro-Latin@ Reader) | The Afro-Latin@ Reader: History and Culture in the United States | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞（共同編集者 Miriam Jiménez Román と） |
| 2009 | Casa de las Américas Prize (Bugalú y otros guisos) | Bugalú y otros guisos: essays on Latino cultures in the United States | — | Casa de las Américas | 受賞 |
Casa de las Américas Prize (Insularismo e ideologia burguesa en Antonio Pedreira)
1980
対象作品:
Insularismo e ideologia burguesa en Antonio Pedreira
主催:
Casa de las Américas
結果:
受賞
Ford grant (The Afro-Latin@ Project)
2002
対象作品:
The Afro-Latin@ Project
主催:
Ford Foundation
結果:
助成
National Endowment for the Humanities Research Fellowship
2007
主催:
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
結果:
フェローシップ
Smithsonian Latino Legacy Award
2008
主催:
Smithsonian Institution
結果:
受賞
American Book Award (The Afro-Latin@ Reader)
2011
対象作品:
The Afro-Latin@ Reader: History and Culture in the United States
主催:
Before Columbus Foundation
結果:
受賞（共同編集者 Miriam Jiménez Román と）
Casa de las Américas Prize (Bugalú y otros guisos)
2009
対象作品:
Bugalú y otros guisos: essays on Latino cultures in the United States
主催:
Casa de las Américas
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Poetry in East Germany
1970年 Scholarly workA study of poetry in East Germany examining poetic expression in relation to politics and society.
East German literaturePoetryPolitics and expression
Insularismo e ideologia burguesa en Antonio Pedreira
1980年 Scholarly workA study on Puerto Rican culture and ideology; recipient of the Casa de las Américas Prize.
Puerto Rican cultureIdeology
Divided Borders: Essays on Puerto Rican Identity
1993年 Essay collectionA collection of essays on Puerto Rican identity, addressing culture, history, and literature.
IdentityMigrationCultural studies
La venganza de Cortijo
1997年 Essay/StudyA collection including cultural reflections related to Puerto Rican musician Rafael Cortijo.
Music culturePuerto Rico
From Bomba to Hip-Hop: Puerto Rican Culture and Latino Identity
2000年 Scholarly work / Cultural studiesExamines how Puerto Rican culture, from bomba to hip-hop, shaped Latino identity in the United States.
Music and cultureIdentityDiaspora
Cortijo's Wake
2004年 Translation (literary)English translation of Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá's El entierro de Cortijo, a literary account of Rafael Cortijo's funeral.
TranslationMusic cultureMemory
A Companion to Latino Studies
2007年 Edited volumeCo-edited with Renato Rosaldo, a volume collecting essays on Latina/o identity by leading scholars.
Latino studiesIdentityInterdisciplinary research
The Diaspora Strikes Back: Caribeño Tales of Learning and Turning
2009年 Scholarly work / Diaspora studiesDiscusses the concept of the 'new' diaspora and cultural/social exchanges between homelands and host countries.
DiasporaTransnationalismCultural remittances
Bugalú y otros guisos: essays on Latino cultures in the United States
2010年 Essay collectionA collection of essays examining Latino cultures in the United States.
Latino cultureSocial history
The Afro-Latin@ Reader: History and Culture in the United States
2011年 Edited readerAn edited reader on the history and culture of Afro-Latinos in the U.S., co-edited with Miriam Jiménez Román; recipient of an American Book Award.
Afro-LatinoRacial categorizationHistory
Salsa Rising: New York Latin Music of the Sixties Generation
2016年 Music history / Cultural studiesA study of New York Latin music of the 1960s and its generational significance (published posthumously).
SalsaMusic and generationsUrban culture
全著作
- Poetry in East Germany (1970)
- Insularismo e ideologia burguesa en Antonio Pedreira (1980)
- Divided Borders: Essays on Puerto Rican Identity (1993)
- La venganza de Cortijo (1997)
- From Bomba to Hip-Hop: Puerto Rican Culture and Latino Identity (2000)
- Cortijo's Wake (2004, translation)
- A Companion to Latino Studies (2007, co-edited)
- The Diaspora Strikes Back (2009)
- Bugalú y otros guisos (2010)
- The Afro-Latin@ Reader (2011, co-edited)
- Salsa Rising (2016, posthumous)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Interdisciplinary approach (cultural studies and social theory)Historical and sociological analytical writingEmphasis on oral culture and music
- 頻出モチーフ
- Diaspora and transnationalismPuerto Rican / Latino identityMusic culture (bomba, salsa, hip-hop)Racial categorization of Afro-Latinos
健康
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Guillain–Barré syndrome晩年（詳細不明）Reported to have neurological effects in later life; details unclear
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Pulmonary embolism2014年（死亡原因）Died in December 2014 from a pulmonary embolism
評価・遺産
Juan Flores was a New York–based scholar who made major contributions to Latino studies, Puerto Rican studies, and Afro-Latino studies. He is known for work on diaspora theory and analyses of music culture. Through editing and translation he helped expand the field and bridge academia and community.
豆知識
- Birth name was John Martin Flores.
- Co-edited The Afro-Latin@ Reader with his wife Miriam Jiménez Román; the book received an American Book Award in 2011.
- Died at age 71 in December 2014 at Duke University Medical Center of a pulmonary embolism.
- Reported to have suffered from Guillain–Barré syndrome in later life.