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  • Petra Rivera-Rideau, left, and Vanessa Díaz in conversation at the launch party for their new book about Bad Bunny

    Iris Zhan ’27 writes for the Swellesley Report about the launch of American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau and co-author Vanessa Díaz’s book about Bad Bunny

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    Iris Zhan ’27 writes for the Swellesley Report about the debut of American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau and co-author Vanessa Díaz’s book “P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance.”

  • Photo of Bad Bunny performing against a pink backdrop.

    Charlotte, N.C., radio station highlights American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau and co-author Vanessa Díaz’s new book on Bad Bunny

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    Kiss 95.1 FM in Charlotte, N.C., featured a segment on American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau and co-author Vanessa Díaz’s new book on Bad Bunny and their Bad Bunny syllabus.

  • A student sits on the floor of a library, reading the book Death, Diversion and Departure. She leans against shelf stacks. On the floor next to her are two other faculty books.
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    Thirteen titles perfect for a snow day!

  • Bad Bunny performs at the Super Bowl

    Petra Rivera-Rideau talked about Bad Bunny with the daily newspaper of Santiago, Chile

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    American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau told La Tercera that while Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show doesn’t change societal inequalities, it brought the situation in Puerto Rico to the forefront.

  • Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl halftime show

    Petra Rivera-Rideau co-authors a piece for the New York Times about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show

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    Petra Rivera-Rideau co-writes an essay for the New York Times about Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl: “[H]is performance was unapologetically political. And you know what? It was a party, too.”

  • Photo of Bad Bunny holding a Puerto Rican flag as he performs in the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show.

    American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau writes about the hidden symbols and meanings in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl set

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    American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau and Loyola Marymount University professor Vanessa Díaz write in Rolling Stone about the symbols and meanings in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show.

  • Photo of Bad Bunny performing overlaid with the Code Switch logo.

    American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau speaks about Bad Bunny’s halftime show performance on NPR’s Code Switch

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    Bad Bunny, resistance, and the Super Bowl halftime show: American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau appears on NPR’s Code Switch.

  • A photo of Bad Bunny singing overlaid images of a football field.

    Petra Rivera-Rideau in the New York Times on Bad Bunny’s “All-Eyes-on-Him Super Bowl”

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    In a time of anti-immigrant rhetoric, said Petra Rivera-Rideau, American studies professor and co-author of a book about Bad Bunny, his presence “because of this political context, is a statement.”

  • Bad Bunny speaks onstage during the Super Bowl LX halftime show press conference at Moscone Center West on February 5, 2026, in San Francisco, California.

    Petra Rivera-Rideau talks with NPR about what to expect from Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl

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    American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau wrote the book on Bad Bunny. NPR’s A Martinez asks her what to expect from the Puerto Rican superstar at the Super Bowl this weekend.