{"product_id":"selenidad-selena-latinos-and-the-performance-of-memory-paperback","title":"Selenidad: Selena, Latinos, and the Performance of Memory - 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\u003eDeborah Paredez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outpouring of memorial tributes and public expressions of grief followed the death of the Tejana recording artist Selena Quintanilla Pérez in 1995. The Latina superstar was remembered and mourned in documentaries, magazines, websites, monuments, biographies, murals, look-alike contests, musicals, drag shows, and more. Deborah Paredez explores the significance and broader meanings of this posthumous celebration of Selena, which she labels \"Selenidad.\" She considers the performer's career and emergence as an icon within the political and cultural transformations in the United States during the 1990s, a decade that witnessed a \"Latin explosion\" in culture and commerce alongside a resurgence of anti-immigrant discourse and policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParedez argues that Selena's death galvanized Latina\/o efforts to publicly mourn collective tragedies (such as the murders of young women along the U.S.-Mexico border) and to envision a brighter future. At the same time, reactions to the star's death catalyzed political jockeying for the Latino vote and corporate attempts to corner the Latino market. Foregrounding the role of performance in the politics of remembering, Paredez unravels the cultural, political, and economic dynamics at work in specific commemorations of Selena. She analyzes Selena's final concert, the controversy surrounding the memorial erected in the star's hometown of Corpus Christi, and the political climate that served as the backdrop to the touring musicals \u003ci\u003eSelena Forever \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Selena: A Musical Celebration of Life\u003c\/i\u003e. Paredez considers what \"becoming\" Selena meant to the young Latinas who auditioned for the biopic \u003ci\u003eSelena\u003c\/i\u003e, released in 1997, and she surveys a range of Latina\/o queer engagements with Selena, including Latina lesbian readings of the star's death scene and queer Selena drag. \u003ci\u003eSelenidad\u003c\/i\u003e is a provocative exploration of how commemorations of Selena reflected and changed Latinidad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this outstanding book, Deborah Paredez teaches us important lessons about the politics of Latinidad. She makes insightful connections between Selena's memorialization and contemporary issues including U.S. policy toward Latinos, the continued relevance of Texas's colonial and conquest history, the political economy of NAFTA, and even strategies for containing urban popular expression.--Arlene Davila, author of \"Latinos, Inc.: The Marketing and Making of a People\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah Paredez is Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance at the University of Texas, Austin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.8 x 5.9 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 August 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468564119805,"sku":"9780822345022","price":52.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/VElSNHVpMENJWlQ5K0M4eW9RMUtsQT09.webp?v=1777290468","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/selenidad-selena-latinos-and-the-performance-of-memory-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}