From threatening guerrillas to forever illegals :: US Central Americans and the cultural politics of non-belonging /

"The book explores how Central Americans have been imagined and represented in the United States since the 1980s, particularly as guerrillas/military strongmen, disfranchised refugees, gang-bangers, domestic workers, and illegal aliens. Drawing from popular films, TV, news reports, and social m...

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1. Verfasser: Padilla, Yajaira M. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2022.
Ausgabe:First edition.
Schriftenreihe:Latinx: the Future Is Now
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Zusammenfassung:"The book explores how Central Americans have been imagined and represented in the United States since the 1980s, particularly as guerrillas/military strongmen, disfranchised refugees, gang-bangers, domestic workers, and illegal aliens. Drawing from popular films, TV, news reports, and social media, it shows how these representations firm up the image of Central Americans as undeserving of citizenship while often making them invisible within discussions of Latinx community and representation"--
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xi, 184 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781477325285
147732528X
9781477325292
1477325298

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