Queering Mesoamerican Diasporas

Queering Mesoamerican Diasporas
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 302
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ISBN-10 : 9780252053535
ISBN-13 : 0252053532
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Book Synopsis Queering Mesoamerican Diasporas by : Susy J. Zepeda

Download or read book Queering Mesoamerican Diasporas written by Susy J. Zepeda and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acts of remembering offer a path to decolonization for Indigenous peoples forcibly dislocated from their culture, knowledge, and land. Susy J. Zepeda highlights the often overlooked yet intertwined legacies of Chicana feminisms and queer decolonial theory through the work of select queer Indígena cultural producers and thinkers. By tracing the ancestries and silences of gender-nonconforming people of color, she addresses colonial forms of epistemic violence and methods of transformation, in particular spirit research. Zepeda also uses archival materials, raised ceremonial altars, and analysis of decolonial artwork in conjunction with oral histories to explore the matriarchal roots of Chicana/x and Latina/x feminisms. As she shows, these feminisms are forms of knowledge that people can remember through Indigenous-centered visual narratives, cultural wisdom, and spirit practices. A fascinating exploration of hidden Indígena histories and silences, Queering Mesoamerican Diasporas blends scholarship with spirit practices to reimagine the root work, dis/connection to land, and the political decolonization of Xicana/x peoples.


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