1. THE POETICS AND POLITICS OF PAIN: DECOLONIAL SPIRITUALITY IN THE AFRO-CARIBBEAN AND ITS DIASPORA Open Access Author: Deckman, Joshua Ryan Title: THE POETICS AND POLITICS OF PAIN: DECOLONIAL SPIRITUALITY IN THE AFRO-CARIBBEAN AND ITS DIASPORA Graduate Program: Spanish Keywords: CaribbeanPuerto RicoDominican RepublicCubaHaiti File: Download Deckman_Dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Judith Sierra-Rivera, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorJudith Sierra-Rivera, Committee Chair/Co-ChairJulia Cuervo-Hewitt, Committee MemberJohn Andres Ochoa, Committee MemberMaha Marouan, Outside Member