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  • Fans in a stadium watch Bad Bunny perform in concert.

    American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau says having Bad Bunny perform in the Super Bowl is valuable for the NFL

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    Petra Rivera-Rideau, co-author of “P FKN R,” sees a potential benefit for companies that buy ads during the big game: U.S. Latinos are a growing demographic that they are trying to court.

  • Black and white portrait of Bad Bunny.

    The Washington Post reviews Vanessa Díaz and Petra R. Rivera-Rideau’s new book about Bad Bunny, “P FKN R”

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    The Post reviewer says that in their book “P FKN R,” Vanessa Díaz and Wellesley’s Petra Rivera-Rideau “boldly challenge common critiques of Bad Bunny.”

  • Bad Bunny performing in Mexico City.

    Petra Rivera-Rideau speaks to the AP about how Bad Bunny has made it cool to learn Spanish

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    Petra Rivera-Rideau, associate professor of American studies and co-author of “P FKN R,” says the U.S. has a long history of criminalizing Spanish, but Bad Bunny makes people want to learn it.

  • Bad Bunny performing in a concert overlaid with the cover of Petra Rivera-Rideau’s book P FKN R.

    American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau’s new book “P FKN R” is featured in Colombia’s leading newspaper

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    The leading Colombian newspaper, “El Colombiano,” writes about American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau’s new book, “P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance.”

  • Pop star Bad Bunny performs in a fog of blue smoke

    American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau talks to the AP about Bad Bunny

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    Petra Rivera-Rideau, associate professor of American studies, says reggaetón artist Bad Bunny’s six Grammy nominations are noteworthy because institutions often ignore marginalized genres.

  • Professor Petra Rivera-Rideau smiles will talking to her students.
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    Professor Petra Rivera-Rideau explores Zumba’s vision of Latinness in new book.