{"product_id":"next-of-kin-the-family-in-chicano-a-cultural-politics-paperback-1","title":"Next of Kin: The Family in Chicano\/a Cultural Politics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard T. Rodríguez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs both an idea and an institution, the family has been at the heart of Chicano\/a cultural politics since the Mexican American civil rights movement emerged in the late 1960s. In \u003ci\u003eNext of Kin\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard T. Rodríguez explores the competing notions of \u003ci\u003ela familia\u003c\/i\u003e found in movement-inspired literature, film, video, music, painting, and other forms of cultural expression created by Chicano men. Drawing on cultural studies and feminist and queer theory, he examines representations of the family that reflect and support a patriarchal, heteronormative nationalism as well as those that reconfigure kinship to encompass alternative forms of belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescribing how \u003ci\u003ela familia\u003c\/i\u003e came to be adopted as an organizing strategy for communitarian politics, Rodríguez looks at foundational texts including Rodolfo Gonzales's well-known poem \"I Am Joaquín,\" the Chicano Liberation Youth Conference's manifesto \u003ci\u003eEl Plan Espiritual de Aztlán\u003c\/i\u003e, and José Armas's \u003ci\u003eLa Familia de La Raza\u003c\/i\u003e. Rodríguez analyzes representations of the family in the films \u003ci\u003eI Am Joaquín\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYo Soy Chicano\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChicana\u003c\/i\u003e; the Los Angeles public affairs television series \u003ci\u003e Ahora!\u003c\/i\u003e; the experimental videos of the artist-activist Harry Gamboa Jr.; and the work of hip-hop artists such as Kid Frost and Chicano Brotherhood. He reflects on homophobia in Chicano nationalist thought, and examines how Chicano gay men have responded to it in works including Al Lujan's video \u003ci\u003eS\u0026amp;M in the Hood\u003c\/i\u003e, the paintings of Eugene Rodríguez, and a poem by the late activist Rodrigo Reyes. \u003ci\u003eNext of Kin\u003c\/i\u003e is both a wide-ranging assessment of \u003ci\u003ela familia\u003c\/i\u003e's symbolic power and a hopeful call for a more inclusive cultural politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gorgeous tapestry of cultural forms and interpretive brilliance, Next of Kin\" reopens the debate over our conflicted understandings of \"la familia\" in light of the challenges produced by feminism and queer studies. A must read for all those interested in Chicana and Chicano politics, fiction, film, photography, performance, and painting. Richard T. Rodriguez has given us a map with which to negotiate the twenty-first century uses of the family.\"--George Mariscal, author of \"Brown-Eyed Children of the Sun: Lessons from the Chicano Movement, 1965-1975\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard T. Rodríguez is Associate Professor of English and Latina\/Latino Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9.31 x 6.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47676491268317,"sku":"9780822345435","price":61.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/tSRmHpA1jv9780822345435_c511a152-c99c-4424-8f5e-d88576d0fab7.webp?v=1773968370","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/next-of-kin-the-family-in-chicano-a-cultural-politics-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}