Queering Mesoamerican diasporas : remembering Xicana ind igena ancestries / Susy J. Zepeda.

Author/creator Zepeda, Susy J., 1977- author.
Format Book
PublicationUrbana : University of Illinois Press, [2022]
Descriptionxviii, 198 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Mexican American women--Ethnic identity.
Mexican American women--Spiritual life.
Mexican American arts.
Hispanic American lesbians--Psychology.
Central American Americans--Ethnic identity.
Indian gay people--Intellectual life.
Feminism--United States.
Decolonization--Social aspects. --United States.
United States--Civilization. --Indian influences.

Portion of title Remembering Xicana ind igena ancestries
SeriesTransformations: womanist, feminist, and indigenous studies
Transformations. ^A494346
Contents Introduction : tracing queer Mesoamerican diasporas -- Decolonizing 1848 : unraveling conflicting colonial histories of land and race to trace queer ancestry -- Ense nanzas con la Maestra Gloria, in ceremony with Anzald ua: altars, archives, and aligning with the cosmic borderlands -- Queer ind igena art : visual prayers for remembering -- Grandmother Earth through oral and visual storytelling -- Tracing Latina lesbiana historias of resistance, solidarity, and visibility : genealogical archives of a generation of gatherers and guardians of knowledge -- Epilogue : coda of ense nanzas
Abstract "Acts of remembering offer a path to decolonization for Indigenous peoples forcibly dislocated from their culture, knowledge, and land. Susy J. Zepeda highlights the often overlooked yet intertwined legacies of Chicana feminisms and queer decolonial theory through the work of select queer Ind igena cultural producers and thinkers. By tracing the ancestries and silences of gender-nonconforming people of color, she addresses colonial forms of epistemic violence and methods of transformation, in particular spirit research. Zepeda also uses archival materials, raised ceremonial altars, and analysis of decolonial artwork in conjunction with oral histories to explore the matriarchal roots of Chicana/x and Latina/x feminisms. As she shows, these feminisms are forms of knowledge that people can remember through Indigenous-centered visual narratives, cultural wisdom, and spirit practices. A fascinating exploration of hidden Ind igena histories and silences, Queering Mesoamerican Diasporas blends scholarship with spirit practices to reimagine the root work, dis/connection to land, and the political decolonization of Xicana/x peoples"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Zepeda, Susy J., 1977- Queering Mesoamerican diasporas Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2022] 9780252053535
LCCN 2022003385
ISBN9780252086601
ISBN9780252044533 hardcover
ISBN0252044533 hardcover
ISBN0252086600 paperback
ISBNelectronic book

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