My book is included in a series for Palgrave MacMillan on Latin@ Pop Culture, edited by Frederick L. Aldama. Poch@ Pop extends scholarship that began with my article on the hip hop fusion group Ozomatli for alter/nativas Latin American Studies journal, but the research began much earlier than that. While living in Tucson, some of the only relief from the ultraconservative legislation being passed came from pop culture artists who actively subverted the political messages about Latin@ immigration and education.
Highlights
- Foreword by Arturo Aldama
- Artwork by Lalo Alcaraz, Felicia Rice & Guillermo Gomez-Pena
- Personal photos with Chican@ icons Dolores Huerta & Cheech Marin
- An interview with Ozomatli members Uli Bella & Raul Pacheco
From Palgrave.com:
"This book traces the historical trajectory of the
pocho (Latinos who are influenced by Anglo culture) in pop culture, beginning
with iconic Latin@ films of the 1990s and '80s to demonstrate how
representations of English-speaking Latin@s break from cliché misrepresentations.
Medina looks at themes including resistance to cultural deficiency through
subversive rhetorical productions that engage with issues of immigration,
identity, and education. He shows how the trope of pocho/pocha/poch@, which
traditionally signified the negative connotation of "cultural
traitor" in Spanish, has been reclaimed through the pop cultural
productions of Latinos who self-identify as poch@."
Reclaiming Poch@ Pop on Google Books
See the trailer here:
Refereed Book Reviews:
Rhetoric Society Quarterly: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02773945.2015.1061862
Reflections: A Journal of Public Rhetoric, Civic Writing and Service Learning: http://reflectionsjournal.net/purchase-articles/vol-15-2015/
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