Johanna Hernández-Pérez
Biography
My research interests revolve around the relationships between cultural politics and nation-building processes, both for international and domestic consumption.
In my master’s thesis, I am looking at how nation-states manage their reputation through the tourist industry. I take Puerto Rico’s reputation management process during the 1948-1970 period as a case study. Namely, I look at how Puerto Rico’s particular racial dynamics and political status (both that stem from its colonial legacies) influence how state actors create and contest national narratives for tourists.
Degrees
- 2019. University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras.
- B.A., Sociology, Summa Cum Laude
- Emphasis Area: Criminology & Cultural Studies
Fields of Study
Political Sociology, Sociology of Culture, Race and Ethnicity, Tourism, Caribbean Studies
Research
My research interests revolve around the relationships between cultural politics and nation-building processes, both for international and domestic consumption.
Publications
- Hernández-Pérez, Johanna. 2019. “Espacio Urbano y Música Popular: La (De)Construcción de la Ciudad de San Juan en la Salsa.” [IN]Genios 5 (2): 1-10.
Awards & Grants
- 2019-2024. Eugene V. Cota-Robles Fellowship
Graduate Division, University of California, Los Angeles - 2020. Graduate Research Mentorship Program
Graduate Division, University of California, Los Angeles - 2017 – 2019. Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program (MMUF)
University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras - 2019. Academic Distinction Award
Academic Excellence Award
Dr. Carlos Gil Ramos Bellido Award
Honor Studies Program, University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras
Conference Presentations
- Hernández-Pérez, Johanna. 2018. “The Resignification of Race in the Discourses of Bomba Groups: Transiting through a Polysemy.” Presented at the MMUF Southeastern Regional Conference, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, November 3, 2018.
- Hernández-Pérez, Johanna. 2018. “Performeando Feminidad Negra: Libretos de Autenticidad en Las Prácticas de Bomba de Taller Tamboricua.” Presented at the Quinto Encuentro Subgraduado de Investigación y Creación, University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras, San Juan Puerto Rico, September 14, 2018.
- Hernández-Pérez, Johanna. 2018. “Transiting through Racial, National, and Gendered Understandings: The Facebook (Counter)Discourses of Puerto Rican Bomba Groups.” Presented at the Honors Program of the American Sociological Association (ASA) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 12, 2018.
- Hernández-Pérez, Johanna. 2018. “Performing Black Femininity: Scripts of Authenticity in Taller Tamboricua’s Bomba Practices.” Presented at the SROP Research Colloquium, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, August 9, 2018.
- Hernández-Pérez, Johanna. 2018. “La Resignificación de la Raza en Grupos de Bomba Puertorriqueña.” Presented at the Caribbean Studies Association 43rd Anual Conference in Havana, Cuba, June 6, 2018.
