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

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English
• VerfasserIn: Castillo Planas, Melissa,
• Place / Publishing House: New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Global Media and Race
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (232 p.) :; 19 B-W photographs

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface. A Mexican State of Mind and Migrant Creativity -- Note on the Text -- Introduction. Mexican Manzana and the Next Great Migration -- Part I. The Container: It’s the Intermediary That Fucks You -- 1. “Sólo Queremos el Respeto” -- 2. Hermandad, Arte y Rebeldía -- Part II. The Atlantic Borderlands: “Un movimiento joven, pero con mucho corazón” -- 3. Yo Soy Hip-Hop -- 4. “Dejamos una Huella” -- Epilogue. Hauntings and Nightmares -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Works Cited and Consulted -- Index -- About the Author