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winner of the 2021 Ellen Koskoff Edited Volume Prize Decentering
the Nation: Music, Mexicanidad, and Globalization considers how
neoliberal capitalism has upset the symbolic economy of "Mexican"
cultural discourse, and how this phenomenon touches on a broader
crisis of representation affecting the nation-state in
globalization. This book argues that, while mexicanidad emerged in
the early twentieth century as a cultural trope about national
origins, culture, and history, it was, nonetheless a trope steeped
in 'otherization' and used by nation-states (Mexico and the United
States) to legitimize narratives of cultural and socioeconomic
development stemming out of nationalist political projects that are
now under strain. Using music as a phenomenological platform of
inquiry, contributors to this book focus on a critique of
mexicanidad in terms of the cultural processes through which people
contest ideas about race, gender, and sexuality; reframe ideas of
memory, history, and belonging; and negotiate the experiences of
dislocation that affect them. The volume urges readers to find
points of resonance in its chapters, and thus, interrogate the
asymmetrical ways in which power traverses their own historical
experience. In light of the crisis in representation that currently
affects the nation-state as a political unit in globalization, such
resonance is critical to make culture an arena of social collusion,
where alliances can restore the fiber of civil society and contest
the pressures that have made disenfranchisement one of the most
alarming features characterizing the complex relationships between
the state and the neoliberal corporate system that seeks to
regulate it. Scholars of history, international relations, cultural
anthropology, Latin American studies, queer and gender studies,
music, and cultural studies will find this book particularly
useful.
Dancing across Borders: Danzas y Bailes Mexicanos focuses
specifically on Mexican dance practices on both sides of the
U.S.-Mexico border. The essays explore various types of Mexican
popular and traditional dances and address questions of
authenticity, aesthetics, identity, interpretation, and research
methodologies in dance performance. Contributors include not only
noted scholars from a variety of disciplines but also several dance
practitioners who reflect on their engagement with dance and reveal
subtexts of dance culture. Capturing dance as a living expression,
the volume's ethnographic approach highlights the importance of the
cultural and social contexts in which dances are practiced.
Contributors are Norma E. Cantu, Susan Cashion, Maria Teresa
Cesena, Xochitl C. Chavez, Adriana Cruz-Manjarrez, Renee de la
Torre Castellanos, Peter J. Garcia, Rudy F. Garcia, Chris Goertzen,
Martha Gonzalez, Elisa Diana Huerta, Sydney Hutchinson, Marie
"Keta" Miranda, Olga Najera-Ramirez, Shakina Nayfack, Russell
Rodriguez, Brenda M. Romero, Nancy Lee Chalfa Ruyter, Jose Sanchez
Jimenez, and Alberto Zarate Rosales.
U.S. culture has been profoundly impacted by contributions from
Mexico and the rest of Central America, South America, and the
Spanish Caribbean. These contributions and their adaptations in the
United States are showcased in nearly 500 essay entries on noted
people, festivities, items, terms, movements, sports, food, events,
places, visual and performing arts, film, institutions, fashion,
literature, organizations, the media, and much more. The wide range
of entries with many areas of unique coverage will meet the high
demand for multidisciplinary use. Students and other readers will
appreciate the inclusiveness of cultural groups, the gender
sensitivity, and the heavy contextual grounding of the topics. The
Latino population is the fastest-growing segment of our society,
and this encyclopedia is the first to focus on the breadth of their
cultural expression. The up-to-date entries and authoritative
information provided by a host of subject experts will make this
the source to turn to for quick reference and research. Numerous
photos complement the text.
In this interdisciplinary volume, contributors analyze the
expression of Latina/o cultural identity through performance. With
music, theater, dance, visual arts, body art, spoken word,
performance activism, fashion, and street theater as points of
entry, contributors discuss cultural practices and the fashoning of
identity in Latino/a communities throughout the US. Examining the
areas of crossover between Latin and American cultures gives new
meaning to the notion of "borderlands." This volume features senior
scholars and up-and-coming academics from cultural, visual, and
performance studies, folklore, and ethnomusicology.
In this interdisciplinary volume, contributors analyze the
expression of Latina/o cultural identity through performance. With
music, theater, dance, visual arts, body art, spoken word,
performance activism, fashion, and street theater as points of
entry, contributors discuss cultural practices and the fashoning of
identity in Latino/a communities throughout the US. Examining the
areas of crossover between Latin and American cultures gives new
meaning to the notion of "borderlands." This volume features senior
scholars and up-and-coming academics from cultural, visual, and
performance studies, folklore, and ethnomusicology.
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