Amílcar Antonio Barreto
Professor, Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies; Professor, International Affairs; Professor, Political Science; Affiliated faculty member of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies; Affiliated faculty member in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
Professor Amílcar Antonio Barreto specializes in nationalism & ethnic politics, citizenship and race. Most of his work has focused on Puerto Rico and Latinos in the United States. His most recent books are Bait and Switch: The American Alt-Right’s Manufactured Martyrdom (2024, co-authored with Ana Abraham), The Politics of Language in Puerto Rico Revisited (2020), and American Identity in the Age of Obama (2014, co-edited with Richard L. O’Bryant).
Among most recent articles are “Race and Populism on the Left: Political Rhetoric in Hugo Chávez’s Venezuela” in Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies (2024, co-authored with Diego Maldonado), “From Porto Rico to Puerto Rico: Citizenship, Race and the Politics of Worthiness” (2023) in Bulletin of Latin American Research, “From Nearly White to Brown: Nation, Identity, and the Racialization of Muslim Americans” (2022, co-authored with Omar Sindi) in Culture and Religion, “Bifurcating American Identity: Partisanship, Sexual Orientation, and the 2016 Presidential Election” Politics, Groups and Identities (2018, co-authored with Nicholas G. Napolio), “Hierarchies of Belonging: Intersecting Race, Ethnicity, and Territoriality in the Construction of US Citizenship” Citizenship Studies (2017, co-authored with Kyle Lozano), and “American Identity, Congress and the Puerto Rico Statehood Debate” Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism (2016).
- 2013. Distinguished Faculty Award – John D. O’Bryant African American Institute, Northeastern University (April 5).
- 2005. Outstanding Teaching in Political Science Award – American Political Science Association & Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honor Society, Washington, DC (September 2)
- 2005. Excellence in Teaching Award – Northeastern University (April 30)
- 2002. Premio de Exalumno Distinguido / Distinguished Alumnus Award – Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico. San Juan, PR (October 12)
- 2001. One of the best books of the year – Newspaper El Nuevo Día for The Politics of Language in Puerto Rico. San Juan, PR (December 30)
- 1998. Inductee, Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars, Alpha Nu Chapter – Northeastern University (April 29)
- (co-authored with Diego Maldonado ’24)“Race and populism on the left: political rhetoric in Hugo Chávez’s Venezuela” in Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies, 2024
- (co-authored with Omar Sindi) “From Nearly White to Brown: Nation, Identity, and the Racialization of Muslim Americans.” Culture and Religion, 2022
- (co-authored with Edward Kammerer) “American Nationhood in Transition: Sexual Orientation, Race and the Media.” JamIt! (Journal of American Studies in Italy), 2022
- “From Porto Rico to Puerto Rico: Citizenship, Race and the Politics of Worthiness.” Bulletin of Latin American Research [published ahead of print], 2022
- (co-authored with HyungJin Kim) “One Identity, Two Flags: Christian Nationalism, the Israeli Flag and National Authenticity.” Ethnicities [published ahead of print], 2021
- (co-authored with Michal Fux) “Towards a Standard Model of the Cognitive Science of Nationalism – the Calendar.” Journal of Cognition and Culture 20(5): 431-456, 2020
- The Politics of Language in Puerto Rico Revisited. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2020
- “Economic Nationalism and International Business.” International Firms’ Economic Nationalism and Trade Policies in the Globalization Era, 2019
- “Bifurcating American Identity: Partisanship,Sexual Orientation, and the 2016 Presidential Election.” Politics, Groups, and Identities, 2018
- “Hierarchies of Belonging: Intersecting Race, Ethnicity, and Territoriality in the Construction of US Citizenship.” Citizenship Studies, 2017
- “American Identity, Congress and the Puerto Rico Statehood Debate.” Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, 2016
- American Identity in the Age of Obama. New York: Routledge, 2014 (co-edited with Richard L. O’Bryant)
- “The Taliban, Religious Revival and Innovation in Afghan Nationalism.” National Identities, 2014
- Nationalism and Its Logical Foundations. New York: Palgrave-Macmillan, 2009
- Vieques, the Navy, and Puerto Rican Politics. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2002
- Language, Elites and the State: Nationalism in Puerto Rico and Quebec. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1998
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Education
JD, 1993
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
PhD, 1995, Political Science
University at Buffalo, State University of New York -
Contact
617.373.2783 a.barreto@northeastern.edu -
Address
225K Renaissance Park
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115 -
Office Hours
Mondays from 2:30pm - 4pm
Thursdays from 1:30pm - 3pm
And by appointment
Nationalism
CLTR 3418/POLS 3418
Explores contending theories of identity and nationalism—a powerful force in international and domestic politics. Examines topics such as the process of identity creation, the choice of national symbols, how group boundaries are established, the role of identity in conflict and state building, and the debate over nationalism’s constructed or primordial nature.
