The Puerto Rican literature and culture discussion group of the MLA 2009 Convention will consider proposals for its session on:

Puerto Rican Culture and (Post)Work: Symbolic and social value of (im)productivity in this transnational community: cultural activism; commodification of artistic labor; local/global socioeconomic dynamics.

Submit 1-page abstracts to guillermo.irizarry@uconn, by 1 March 2009.