Beyond the moment : connecting histories of Latinx performance and resistance /

"Drawing from her scholarly background in performance, literary studies, and cultural studies, Irene Mata traces how Latinx performance art intersects with the work of recent activism on issues affecting Latinx communities. One way of doing this is by understanding that while performance itself...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mata, Irene, 1972- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2026.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Latinx (Series)
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Ritual, resistance, and remembrance onstage
  • Performing violence : Coco Fusco's guide to resistance
  • Topographies of resistance : on monologues and embracing the panza
  • A seat on the bus : radical organizing and performance in envisioning change
  • Conclusion: Mentoring and imagining visions of change