Bridging Cultures Reflections on the Heritage Identity of the Texas-Mexico Borderlands / edited by Harriett Romo and William Dupont.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dupont, William, 1961- editor.

Romo, Harriett, editor.

Series:

Summerfield G. Roberts Texas history series.

Summerfield G. Roberts Texas history series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican Americans--Texas--Ethnic identity.

Mexican Americans.

Border security--Mexican-American Border Region.

Border security.

Architecture and transnationalism--Mexican-American Border Region.

Architecture and transnationalism.

Group identity--Mexican-American Border Region.

Group identity.

Cultural property--Mexican-American Border Region.

Cultural property.

Cultural fusion--Mexican-American Border Region.

Cultural fusion.

Mexicans--Cultural assimilation--Texas.

Mexicans.

Mexico, North--Foreign relations--Texas.

Mexico, North.

Texas--Foreign relations--Mexico, North.

Texas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Texas A&M University Press, College Station : [2021]

Summary:

"Borderlands: they stretch across national boundaries; they encompass many shared interests, relationships, and histories; they create a unique space that extends beyond the international boundary. They extend north and south of what we think of as the actual "border," encompassing even the urban areas of San Antonio, Texas, and Monterrey, Nueva León, Mexico, affirming shared identities and a sense of belonging far away from the geographical boundary. In Bridging Cultures: Reflections on the Heritage Identity of the Texas-Mexico Borderlands, editors Harriett Romo and William Dupont focus specifically on the lower reaches of the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo as it exits the mountains and meanders across a coastal plain. Bringing together perspectives of architects, historians, anthropologists, sociologists, educators, political scientists, geographers, and creative writers who span and encompass the border, its four sections explore the historical and cultural background of the region; the built environment of the transnational border region and how border towns came to look as they do; shared systems of ideas, beliefs, values, knowledge, norms of behavior, and customs-the way of life we think of as Borderlands culture; and how border security, trade and militarization, and media depictions impact the inhabitants of the Borderlands. In this edited volume, Romo and Dupont present the complexity of the Texas-Mexico Borderlands culture and historical heritage, exploring the tangible and intangible aspects of border culture, the meaning and legacy of the Borderlands, its influence on relationships and connections, and importantly, how to manage change in a region evolving dramatically over the past five centuries and into the future"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chronology in Context

The Spanish Borderlands: An Overview / by Jesús F. de la Teja

The Indigenous Borderlands: Cultures without Boundaries / Daniel J. Gelo

Defining Heritage Continuity and Contemporary Values in the Built Environment

The Architecture of the Twentieth Century: Management of a Cultural Tradition of Modernity / by Enrique X. de Anda Alanis

The Many Values of Cultural Heritage / by William A. Dupont

The Question of Modern Heritage: Mid-Twentieth Century Architecture of the Texas-Tamaulipas Border / by Stephen Fox

Picturing Reynosa: Visualizing the Past of a Rio Bravo Mexican Border Town / by Daniel D. Arreola

Continuity of Cultural Heritage

Extended Borders and Cultural Citizenship / by Harriett Romo and Gabriel Aguilar

The Enduring Practice of Quinceañeras in the Borderlands: How a Timeless Ritual Maintains Culture, Language, and Latinx Identities / by Patricia Sánchez and Melinda Vargas

Texas Borderlands Artists: A Modern Perspective / by Ricardo Romo

Traversing Beloved Topographies of Immanence: Storying the Borderlands Imaginary / by John Phillip Santos

Discontinuity of Cultural Heritage

Militarized Borders and Digital Bridges: Ethnography, Art Exhibitions, and Archives / by Margaret E. Dorsey and Miguel Díaz-Barriga

A History of Conflict and Resilience: Borderlands Transformations / by Harriett Romo and William A. Dupont.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781623499761

1623499763

OCLC:

1287099258