Description
Book SynopsisOffers a broad portrait of Latino/a life in the United States at the beginning of the twenty-first century
Trade Review"The authors of these essays explore the theme of Latino/a identity by presenting popular media images of Latino/as and by examining the issues of representation that these images raise...instructive and useful." * Choice *
"A valuable and highly informative discussion of the theoretical questions that underlie the production of popular culture in the twenty-first century." * Latin American Research Review *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments IntroductionPart I The Shape of the Latino Group: Who Are We and What Are We Talking about Anyway? Part II Conquest and Immigration: How We Got (Get) Here Part III Nativism, Racism, and Our Social Construction as a "Problem" Group: How Once We Were Here, We Were Racialized by the Dominant Culture Part IV Racial Construction and Demonization in Mass Culture: Media Treatment and StereotypesPart V Counterstories: We Begin to Talk Back and "Name Our Own Reality" Part VI Rebellious Lawyering and Resistance Strategies: We Fight Back Part VII Revisionist Law: Does the Legal System Work for Us? Part VIII Assimilation: Maybe Our Best Strategy Is Just to Duck? Part IX Splits and Tensions within the Civil Rights Community Part X Sex, Gender, and Class: Sure I'm a Latino, but I'm Still Different from You - How about It? Part XI English-Only, Bilingualism, Interpreters: You Mean I Can't Speak Spanish? Contributors Index
