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  • 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.

  • A person dressed in all black wearing a face mask and goggles waves the Puerto Rican flag.

    Rolling Stone reviews American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau’s new book on Bad Bunny

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    In “P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance,” American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau and co-author Vanessa Díaz trace the star’s music and activism.

  • Blue-toned image of Bad Bunny performing on stage.

    American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau speaks with L’Équipe about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show

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    American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau speaks with French sports newspaper L’Équipe about how Bad Bunny, the world’s most streamed artist, will single-handedly overshadow the Super Bowl.