A Mexican State of Mind: New York City and the New Borderlands of Culture

by Melissa Castillo Planas

Book Overview

A Mexican State of Mind: New York City and the New Borderlands of Culture explores the cultural and creative lives of the largely young undocumented Mexican population in New York City since September 11, 2001. Inspired by a dialogue between the landmark works of Paul Gilroy and Gloria Anzald a, it develops a new analytic framework, the Atlantic Borderlands, which bridges Mexican diasporic experiences in New York City and the black diaspora,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978802277
• ISBN13: 9781978802278
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher