Gloria Anzaldúa’s Mexican Genealogy: From Pelados and Pachucos to New Mestizas

This essay examines Gloria Anzaldúa’s critical appropriation of two Mexican philosophers in the writing of Borderlands/La Frontera: Samuel Ramos and Octavio Paz. We argue that although neither of these authors is cited in her seminal work, Anzaldúa had them both in mind through the writing process and that their ideas are present in the text itself. Through a genealogical reading of Borderlands/La Frontera, and aided by archival research, we demonstrate how Anzaldúa’s philosophical vision of the “new mestiza” is a critical continuation of the broader tradition known as la filosofía de lo mexicano, which flourished during a golden age of Mexican philosophy (1910–1960). Our aim is to open new directions in Latinx and Latin American philosophy by presenting Anzaldúa’s Borderlands/La Frontera as a profound scholarly encounter with two classic works of Mexican philosophy, Ramos’ Profile of Man and Culture in Mexico and Paz’s The Labyrinth of Solitude

Editor\u27s Notes

Since the passing of two high-profile state legislative bills aimed at Arizona\u27s Latino residents this past April, the significance of ethnicity for American citizens has once again surfaced as a topic for national debate. Whether to legitimize, or just as frequently deny, what defines American identity, the question and meaning of one\u27s ethnic roots continues to be a contested matter for many Americans. In particular, HB 2281, a bill targeting the restriction of ethnic studies curricula in Arizona\u27s K- 12 educational system, has prompted accusations that Ethnic Studies scholarship and teachings work against a unified sense of nationhood by encouraging separatism and anti-American sentiment. Yet, as most Ethnic Studies proponents would counter, it is instead the artificial notion of a monolithic American identity, predicated upon a hegemonic rendering of what it is to be an American, that promotes divisions and distrust within a nation. In either case, the ambivalence over how to read the ambiguities of race and ethnicity implicit in U.S. citizenry underscore the ongoing need to address them. As such, the six authors featured in this issue provide fresh and thoughtful examinations of how race and ethnicity complicate understandings of self. Although diverse in content, the articles collectively consider the effects of how the ambivalence of ethnic origins both expand and challenge the meaning of American identity

El pachuco entre Octavio Paz y el trayecto para su reinvención en "Zoot Suit" de Luis Valdez

This article focuses on the figure of the pachuco in the play Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez in\ud order to explore the most important aspects about this character. To achieve this purpose\ud I will examine its representation in various literary texts and I will trace its history to\ud show how the projection of the character changes from the Chicano movement in the\ud 6os. This character is seen in a positive and memorable way, especially in the play Zoot\ud Suit by Luis Valdez, who regards him as a precursor of the Chicano movement. Zoot\ud Suit is based on a true story, the incident of the Sleepy Lagoon, happening during the\ud Second World War, when a group of pachucos is guilty of a crime and is imprisoned.\ud The accused become an evident target of discrimination and injustice, not only pachucos\ud but the Mexican American community in the United States, through police brutality\ud and the Anglo-American press. Valdez places the pachuco within a long historical\ud struggle by Mexican Americans for civil rights, giving him the status of political fighter\ud and symbol of resistance, Chicano pride and identity.Este artículo se centra en la figura del pachuco de la obra de teatro Zoot Suit con el\ud propósito de explorar los aspectos más relevantes del tratamiento que hace Luis Valdez\ud sobre este personaje. Para lograr ese objetivo se examina su representación en diversos\ud textos literarios y se traza su trayectoria para mostrar cómo su proyección cambia a partir\ud del movimiento chicano en los 60 y se concibe de manera positiva y exaltada, sobre todo\ud en la obra de teatro Zoot Suit de Luis Valdez, quien lo concibe como un precursor del\ud movimiento chicano. Zoot Suit se basa en un hecho real, en el incidente de Sleepy Lagoon\ud que ocurrió durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, cuando un grupo de pachucos es\ud culpado de un crimen y es encarcelado, haciéndose evidente la discriminación y la\ud injusticia, no sólo de los pachucos sino de la comunidad mexicoamericana en Estados\ud Unidos, a través de la brutalidad policiaca y la prensa angloamericana. Valdez entronca\ud al pachuco dentro de la larga lucha histórica de los mexicoamericanos por sus derechos\ud civiles, dándole el estatus de luchador político y símbolo de resistencia, orgullo e\ud identidad chicana

Zoot Suit , fiebre latina : la versión de Luis Valdez sobre la participación de tres mujeres en el caso de Sleepy Lagoon y los disturbios angelinos = Zoot Suit : Luis Valdez ' interpretation about three women during the "Sleepy lagoon" case as well as the turmoil in Los Angeles

1 archivo PDF (16 páginas). fhquadragintaseptemLuis Valdez, padre del teatro chicano con la creación de los Actos como denuncia política y conciencia social, da un giro a su producción con Zoot Suit. En esta obra incursiona en los hechos históricos más que en las relaciones laborales asimétricas. En medio del caso Sleepy Lagoon y los disturbios angelinos pondera la figura del pachuco; en este ensayo se rescata la participación femenina al lado de éste. Mujeres que protegieron a sus hombres como hermanos, amigos, novios o esposos, pese a ser arrestadas. PALABRAS CLAVE: LuisValdez. Zoot Suit. Pachucas. Mujeres en el teatro chicano. Luis Valdez, "Father of the Chicano Theater" with the creation of the "Acts" as a way of inducing social consciousness as well as political denouncement, changes his production with "Zoot Suit". This play touches the historical facts more than the asimmetry in the working relationships. In the middle of both "Sleepy Lagoon" case as well as the "Zoot Suit riots", he ponders the "Pachuco" image. In this essay it is analyzed women's participation side by side with the Zoot Suiters. Women protected their men whether they were brothers, friends, boyfriends or husbands. Although they were arrested. KEY WORDS: Luis Valdez. Zoot Suit. Women as Zoot suiters. Women in Chicano theater

Spartan Daily, October 8, 1981

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[Review of] Carl Gutierrez-Jones. Rethinking the Borderlands: Between Chicano Culture and Legal Discourse

In this ambitious book, Carl Gutierrez-Jones musters ideas from Critical Race Studies, Critical Legal Studies, and literary scholarship to explicate the relationship between Chicanos and the law. Contrary to the notion that American jurisprudence is a neutral, value-free institution, the author argues that, as Chicano and especially Chicana artists have depicted, the legal system\u27s emphasis on individual responsibility ignores the economic and social milieu entangling Chicanos. The broad scholarship, incisive analysis, and careful reasoning make this book a valuable contribution to our understanding of the Chicano experience

Reviving DIY: the importance of do it youself to the portuguese alternative rock scene

The approach of DIY music careers lies in the premise that music is a unifyingpole of activities, clustering a diversity of practices and lifestylesaround it. The analysis of musical production is usually based on an entrepreneurialperspective about creative workers and, specifically, aboutthe musicians. In this context, it can be useful to revisit one of the corevalues of the punk subculture, the DIY ethos, based on empowerment, ontaking possession of the means of production, as an alternative to mainstreamproduction circuits. Starting from the case of three projects - FilhoÚnico, Haus and Hey, Pachuco! - we explore the relevance of do it yourselflogics and procedures in the construction and maintenance of musicalcareers in the alternative rock, considering their impact on Lisbon metropolitanareas music alternative scenes