As weve seen throughout the semester culture is comprised of practices that are alive. That is, a groups culture is created and recreated, adapted and changed, and constantly produced as its environment changes and/or as new generations come along. So while we tend to think of culture as a legacy from the past, culture is really about the present.

Using the example of reggaeton discuss in 700-words how Puerto Rican culture is renovated through innovation, mixing and contact with other cultures.

Be sure to include in your essay

what is reggaeton?
where does it come from?
describe its ‘hybridity’
are these musical forms destroying the traditional culture?
are they just a normal evolution of the culture?

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