This tension highlights much of the work of Cuban-born writer Achy Obejas, whose recent novels have focused attention on the challenge of “remembering” Cuba in the United States. A tension emerges within the transnational as a result, as attempts to re-imagine the fluidity of political belonging are countered by a national rhetoric organized in terms of maintaining division. In her Presidential Address to the American Studies Association, Shelley Fisher Fishkin asks, “What does it mean to be ‘included’ in or ‘excluded’ from the nation?” The question reflects the transnational turn within American Studies, as increased attention to patterns of movement and changing notions of citizenship have led to a sense of indeterminacy over how national belonging is defined.
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