I want to dance with you : resistance, community, and solidarity in the work of contemporary Mexican women artists /

"I Want to Dance with You focuses on five contemporary Mexican women artists-Gina Arizpe, Melissa García, Nuria Montiel, Brenda Anayatzin Ortiz, and Laura Valencia-analyzing their artistic projects since the early 2000s as a response to escalations in the Mexican drug war, feminicide, state-san...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McKelligan Hernández, Alberto (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2026]
Subjects:	Mexican American women artists > 21st century. Art, Mexican > 21st century > Political aspects. Feminism and art > Mexico. Art and social action > Mexico. Decolonization > Mexico. Violence in art. Femmes artistes américaines d'origine mexicaine > 21e siècle. Art mexicain > 21e siècle > Aspect politique. Féminisme et art > Mexique. Art et action sociale > Mexique. Décolonisation > Mexique. Violence dans l'art. Art and social action Art, Mexican Decolonization Feminism and art Mexican American women artists Violence in art Mexico 2000-2099

Table of Contents:

Introduction
"We are all responsible" : reflecting on Mexico's murdered and disappeared bodies via artistic practices
"This is sacred, this is not sacred" : reimagining the environment in Mexico
"We need to create a space for these other stories" : challenging historical narratives in Mexico's public plazas
"They were able to convert their time into money, just like we all do" : exposing the human costs of global capitalism
Epilogue.