Woman in the Zoot Suit - Gender, Nationalism, and the Cultural Politics of Memory

Informationen zum Autor Catherine S. Ramírez Klappentext "Powerful and innovative! "The Woman in the Zoot Suit" will serve as a foundational text for future studies on culture! race! gender! and sexuality. Catherine S. Ramirez expertly reveals the complexities of pachuca identity! the extent of Mexican American women zoot suiters' representation in and engagement with popular culture and mainstream media! and! ultimately! the ways that these young women disrupted dominant notions of U.S.! Mexican American! and Chicana/o identity! nationalism! and family."--Luis Alvarez! author of "The Power of the Zoot: Youth Culture and Resistance during World War II" Zusammenfassung Recovers the neglected history of young Mexican American women zoot-suiters in wartime Los Angeles and explains their absence from Chicano movement narratives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ix Acknowledgments xxi A Note on Terminology xxv Introduction: A Genealogy of Vendidas 1 1. Domesticating the Pachuca 25 2. Black Skirts, Dark Slacks, and Brown Knees: Pachuca Style and Spectacle during World War II 55 3. Saying "Nothin'": Pachucas and the Languages of Resistance 83 4. La Pachuca and the Excesses of Family and Nation 109 Epilogue: Homegirls Then and Now, from the Home Front to the Frontline 137 Notes 149 Bibliography 197 Index 225

Product details

• Authors: Catherine S. Ramirez, Catherine Sue Ramirez, Catherine S Ramírez, Catherine S. Ramírez
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.01.2009
• EAN: 9780822342861
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-4286-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Amerikanische Geschichte, Gender Studies, Ethnic Studies, USA Westen, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)