Transnational Latina/o Communities
Subtitle
Politics, Processes, and Cultures
Edited by Manolo Gonzalez-Estay, Carlos Velez-Ibanez and Anna Sampaio
This groundbreaking text challenges the traditional paradigm of Latina/o studies by focusing on transnational issues and examining the manner in which gender, race and class emerge out of local and global processes. Divided into three parts, the volume first critiques current theoretical and methodological approaches within the discipline. It then explores alternate propositions concerning material culture and human identity by introducing different frames for analysis. Finally, it moves us beyond nation-based approaches of previous studies as well as attending to emergent rural and urban innovations at the local level. This work expands our understandings of the links between Latino and Latin American studies and will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars from both fields.
Bio
Carlos Velez-Ibanez is a Regents' Professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change and the founding director emeritus in the School of Transborder Studies. His academic fields include applied anthropology, culture and education, ethno-class relations in complex social systems, migration and adaptation of human populations, political ecology and qualitative methodology.
Praise for this book
A fascinating contribution to the study of the formation of Latina/o communities in the United States.
American Anthropologist
The volume presents an excellent orientation to new directions and trends in theorizing the Latina/o experience in the U.S.
Ethnic And Racial Studies
