The lowrider studies reader : culture, resistance, liberation, and familia / edited by Anthony J. Nocella II.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Nocella, Anthony J., II, editor.

Series:

Lowrider studies ; 2831-4468 vol. 1.

Lowrider studies, 2831-4468 ; vol. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States.

Mexican Americans.

Mexican Americans--Social life and customs.

Lowriders--Social aspects--United States.

Lowriders.

Lowriders--Social aspects.

Automobiles--Social aspects.

Automobiles.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 191 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Peter Lang, [2024]

Summary:

"The Lowrider Studies Reader: Culture, Resistance, Liberation and Familia, the first book dedicated to lowrider studies in the world, is a powerful groundbreaking book that is a collection of writings from brilliant lowriders from inside and outside the academia speaking on lowrider history, teaching, pedagogy, culture, politics, society, justice, art, language, education, and importance within larger society. Lowrider studies influenced by beautifully painted hydraulic cars and bicycles with chrome, gold, and murals and strolling slow and low with Dickie shirts and shorts, black low-top Chuck Taylors, and pulled up white socks, is a growing global field with an international influence and global cultural involvement. This book is a must for all Latina/o/x studies, Chicana/o/x studies, ethnic studies, sociology, and cultural studies programs. This interdisciplinary intersectional social justice book emerged out of the 1st Annual International Lowrider Studies Conference, a public free grassroots effort organized by Save the Kids. Like Hip Hop, lowrider culture is a space and place to divert violence, promote peace, and build familia. Read this book slow and low"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / Frank Hernandez

Preface / Selinda Guerrero

Introduction. The rise of lowrider studies / Guillermo Aviles-Rodriguez, William A. Calvo-Quiros, Anthony J. Nocella II, and Elizabeth G. Ramos

Cruising into the classroom : lowriding as a pedagogical practice / John Ulloa

Aesthetics and the battle for the Eastside : Google's lowrider, Chicano Park, and the performance of space / Ben Chappell

East side hero / Daniel Osorio

Our existence is resistance / Xris Macias

Maui the lowrider : healing the house of trouble / Lea Lani Kinikini and Marlena Wolfgramm

Car clubs to cohorts / Dionicio Miguel Garcia

Lowriding as an ancestral healing phenomena / David Escobar

It's not a hobby, it's my culture / Juan Roman-Medina

El Campesino Project : conciencia y las raices de tu causa / Martín Morales Ramírez

Raza's membership in lowrider car clubs / Elizabeth G. Ramos

Lowriding murals : freeways, automobiles and mobility / Guillermo Aviles-Rodriguez

Exploring San José's lowrider industries / Estella Inda, Kathryn Blackmer Reyes, and Julia Curry Rodriguez

Afterword / Luis Alvarez.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Lowrider studies reader

ISBN:

9781433197482

1433197480

9781433197475

1433197472

OCLC:

1378092107

Publisher Number:

99995912512