Gender, Ethno-Nationalism, and the Anti-Mexicanist Trope

Abstract

This article presents the anti-Mexicanist trope as a cornerstone of American ethnonationalism wherein linguistic processes of racialization produce a derided Mexican otherness necessary to the project of white supremacy. Emphasis is placed on the discursive productions of “masculinity” that uniquely undergird this tropic construction’s past and present forms. In view of its pervasiveness in the contemporary American political landscape, the author offers rhetorical analysis of President Donald Trump’s political speech concerning ethnic-Mexicans as an exemplar of this trope’s broader sociological purchase. The gendered dimensions of this well-worn discursive genre of racial talk, it is argued, make possible the generalized social incrimination of ethnic-Mexicans by thrusting upon them gender identities in excess as the basis for their unlawfulness.

El disco es cultura: Sonic artifacts and Latinx Chicago

“…In extending this idea to Chicago, I argue temporality is also a key dimension in deciphering the cultural logics of the city space. With respect to Latinxs, their long-standing presence disturbs the city's origin myth, yet the silencing at play serves the greater purpose of, at best, perpetually deferring their social inclusion to some unnamed future (Rosa, 2019), or at worst, broadcasting a collective anxiety of a looming Latinx menace-the browning of America-which in turn shapes institutional exertions of social control and disposability (Chávez, 2021). And so, what might the significance of material artifacts bring to understanding a past, present, and future Latinx Chicago?…”