Rock the nation : Latin/o identities and the Latin rock diaspora / Roberto Avant-Mier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Avant-Mier, Roberto, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rock music--Latin America--History and criticism.

Rock music.

Rock music--United States--Latin American influences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Continuum, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Rock the Nation analyzes Latino/a identity through rock 'n' roll music and its deep Latin/o history. By linking rock music to Latinos and to music from Latin America, the author argues that Latin/o music, people, and culture have been central to the development of rock music as a major popular music form, in spite of North American racial logic that marginalizes Latino/as as outsiders, foreigners, and always exotic. According to the author, the Latin/o Rock Diaspora illuminates complex identity issues and interesting paradoxes with regard to identity politics, such as nationalism. Latino/as use rock music for assimilation to mainstream North American culture, while in Latin America, rock music in Spanish is used to resist English and the hegemony of U.S. culture. Meanwhile, singing in English and adopting U.S. popular culture allows youth to resist the hegemonic nationalisms of their own countries. Thus, throughout the Americas, Latino/as utilize rock music for assimilation to mainstream national culture(s), for resistance to the hegemony of dominant culture(s), and for mediating the negotiation of Latino/a identities."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction : On Latinos/Hispanics in the United States: 'Latino/as,' the US Census, and Other Foundational Concepts

Chapter 1. Heard it on the X: Border Radio as Public Discourse, the Latin/o Legacy in Popular Music, and the Roots of Multicultural America

Chapter 2. The Missing Links: Zoot Suits, Original Chicanos, and Diasporic Latin/o Connections

Chapter 3. Latinos in the Garage: Latin/o Presence and Influence in Garage-Rock ... and Other Rock and Pop Music

Chapter 4. Las Ondas de José Agustín: The Birth of Rock in México and the Latin/o Rock Diaspora (1970-1990)

Chapter 5. Transnational Punk(s): On the Transnational Character of the Latin/o Rock Diaspora.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-216) and index.

ISBN:

9786612821950

9781628928297

1628928298

9781282821958

1282821954

9781441167972

1441167978

OCLC:

670412100