Contribution to Book
From Father to Humanitarian: Charting the Intimacies and Discontinuities of Ricky Martin's Social Media Presence
Caribbean Migrations: Legacies of Colonialism
(2020)
Abstract
Contributing to the scholarly dialogues of Migration Studies, this chapter offers an examination of the social media presence that is created by the popular Puerto Rican performer Ricky Martin. Drawing on several sources including Ricky Martin's autobiography and his social media postings, this chapter theorizes how Ricky Martin creates a unique pattern of fathering and family-making in several contexts. Moreover, this chapter's examination speaks to the ways that Ricky Martin's self-portrayals offer an alternative way of understanding the experiences of family, fatherhood, migration, and humanitarianism. This chapter is published in a scholarly and peer-reviewed volume from Rutgers University Press in 2020.
Keywords
- Celebrity,
- LGBTQ,
- Music,
- Performance,
- Politics,
- Puerto Rico,
- Family,
- Intimacy,
- Media Studies,
- New Media,
- Social Media,
- Digital Humanities,
- Ethnic Studies,
- Caribbean,
- Queer,
- Cuir,
- Culture,
- Parenting,
- Ethnicity,
- Gender
Disciplines
- Arts and Humanities,
- American Studies,
- American Popular Culture,
- Comparative Literature,
- Digital Humanities,
- Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies,
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies,
- Film and Media Studies,
- Latin American Languages and Societies,
- Caribbean Languages and Societies,
- Modern Languages,
- Music,
- Music Performance,
- Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies,
- Ethnic Studies,
- Latina/o Studies,
- Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature,
- Latin American Literature,
- Social and Behavioral Sciences,
- International and Area Studies,
- Latin American Studies,
- Political Science,
- American Politics,
- International Relations,
- Sociology,
- Gender and Sexuality,
- Place and Environment,
- Politics and Social Change,
- Race and Ethnicity,
- Migration Studies and
- Social Justice
Publication Date
Winter December 18, 2020
Editor
Anke Birkenmaier
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Series
Critical Caribbean Studies
ISBN
978-1978814493
Citation Information
Ed Chamberlain. "From Father to Humanitarian: Charting the Intimacies and Discontinuities of Ricky Martin's Social Media Presence" New BrunswickCaribbean Migrations: Legacies of Colonialism (2020) p. 87 - 102 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ed_chamberlain/21/