A Mexican State of Mind : New York City and the New Borderlands of Culture / Melissa Castillo Planas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Planas, Melissa Castillo, Author.

Series:

Global media and race.

Global Media and Race

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican Americans--New York (State)--New York.

Mexican Americans.

Arts, Mexican--New York (State)--New York.

Arts, Mexican.

Popular culture--New York (State)--New York--Mexican influences.

Popular culture.

United States--Civilization--Mexican influences.

United States.

New York (N.Y.)--Civilization.

New York (N.Y.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A Mexican State of Mind: New York City and the New Borderlands of Culture explores the cultural and creative lives of the largely young undocumented Mexican population in New York City since September 11, 2001. Inspired by a dialogue between the landmark works of Paul Gilroy and Gloria Anzaldúa, it develops a new analytic framework, the Atlantic Borderlands, which bridges Mexican diasporic experiences in New York City and the black diaspora, not as a comparison but in recognition that colonialism, interracial and interethnic contact through trade, migration, and slavery are connected via capitalist economies and technological developments. This book is based on ten years of fieldwork in New York City, with members of a vibrant community of young Mexican migrants who coexist and interact with people from all over the world. It focuses on youth culture including hip hop, graffiti, muralism, labor activism, arts entrepreneurship and collective making.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface. A Mexican State of Mind and Migrant Creativity

Note on the Text

Introduction. Mexican Manzana and the Next Great Migration

1. “Sólo Queremos el Respeto”

2. Hermandad, Arte y Rebeldía

3. Yo Soy Hip-Hop

4. “Dejamos una Huella”

Epilogue. Hauntings and Nightmares

Acknowledgments

Notes

Works Cited and Consulted

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jun 2020)

ISBN:

1-9788-0231-5

OCLC:

1138875679